[Discuss] Re: Proposed Marshal changes

[Christopher Subich]

LilWolf wrote:
> Except probably every region in the game is already using as high a tax 
> rate as they can afford so they can't raise the tax % without the region 
> going down the drain. The local tax rate will only mean that regions 

Does the local tax rate affect region control yet?  I thought it was 
still inactive.

> next to the capital can afford to run a slightly higher tax rate than 
> the regions further away from it. The regions further away from the 
> capital will probably actually lower their tax rate just to make the 
> region upkeep a bit easier.

This is a good point, incidentally.  Currently, a realm's overall tax 
rate is limited by the tax supportable in its far-flung regions. 
Post-implementation, regions near the capital will be able to have a 
substantial tax rate, whilst borderlands may become nearly tax-free. 
Allowing free setting of local taxation by itself removes one of the 
important barriers we've had to realm expansion.

Since as far as I know local taxes do not affect region stats yet, I do 
not know if compensatory measures are in place.