[Discuss] Arrested infiltrator abuse?

[Robert Croson, Jr]

On 28 Mar 2007 at 19:37, LilWolf wrote:

> James wrote:
> > However, now it seems like a judge keeps infiltrators in prison for 
> > the longest that they can and then shortly before the end of the last 
> > turn before they could buy their way out they are banned and let go so 
> > that they can't do anything against the realm for a few days.  This 
> > seems like a reverse abuse to me.  The time was only granted to make 
> > the game less light weight and is now being used so that the 
> > infiltrator (in most cases) has to spend a few days in prison (if the 
> > person could buy their way out I am sure the judge would simply steal 
> > the money and then let them rot in there for a few days still).

The game rules say you can hold someone in prison for 7 days.  If the judge 
wants to wait 6 and a half days, then ban, that's their right as judge. The 
longer they wait, the greater the chance the infil has to escape.

I fail to see how doing soemthing clearly defined in the game mechanics and 
rules cn be classified as abuse.

> If you can't handle sitting in prison for a day or two I suggest 
> changing class. Believe me, the judges would ban infiltrators the day 
> the arrive in prison if they had the choice, but they don't, so the 
> infiltrator sits in prison until they get the option to do it.

Most judges I know, including being judge a couple times myself, jump at the 
chance to ban an infiltrator at the first opportunity. The more skilled the infil, 
the more the motivation to ban as quickly as possible.

There are quite a few people that still are not aware that the 
ban/deport/execute option shows up before the family buy out option. And it's 
not several days. It's one turn.


-- 
Rob

If two wrongs don't make a right, how much more trouble can
three get you into?