[Discuss] Moving the Capital

[Tom Vogt]

Timothy Collett schrieb:
>> The first time someone fucks up, he gets a warning. If the same 
>> person does something similar again, there will be no mercy. That's 
>> the principle and has been for 5 years.
>
> So the *first* time a particular person moves their capital, they get 
> a warning, no actual punishment, and they get to enjoy the benefits of 
> their abuse...
>
You still don't get it, do you?

Just because I don't shoot people the first time they do something bad 
doesn't mean it's ok. It especially doesn't mean you can count on it. If 
I have proof or am reasonably sure that the abuse was intentional, I am 
far less friendly. If I know someone abused the game thinking he won't 
get punished because it's his first time, I will come down on him very, 
very heavy and quickly.

> How many times do you think it will even be beneficial to move a 
> capital?  How many times *within a particular ruler's reign*?
...and I didn't say you can exploit everything once. I said you are 
entitled to one mistake. If I find the same person doing various abuses, 
the "but this was my first murder, everything else was robbery!" excuse 
won't work.


> I completely understand the concept of a warning.  However, I would 
> say that for something like moving a capital for purely strategic 
> reasons, there needs to be more done than just a warning.  I think the 
> ideal thing to do would be to warn them, *then move the capital 
> back*.  That would get the point across, and ensure that no one 
> benefits from abuse.
I don't interfere with the game unless it is absolutely necessary, and 
if so I try hard to make changes that affect everyone equally.


> The way it is now seems to me to invite abuse, if everyone knows that 
> they can move their capital and just suffer a few days of wounding, 
> then be able to recruit on the front for the entire war.
>
> (I wrote half a novel about this particular issue directly to you not 
> long ago; did you really not get my email?)

You and I have different concepts of punishment and guilt. I truly 
believe in guilty until proven innocent, with the crucial word being 
"proven" as opposed to "suspected".



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