[Discuss] Estates Problems

[Robert Croson, Jr]

On 2 May 2007 at 22:10, Chuong Huynh wrote:

> On 5/2/07, Dorian Gray <portrait.of.dorian.gray at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 5/3/07, Chuong Huynh <chuongbm at gmail.com> wrote:

> > > You forget to mention that stats drop substantially when claims get
> > > removed this way.
> >
> > How substantial? I've seen a few claims go away after the realm was
> > destroyed, and it was nothing a day or two of holding court couldn't fix.

The few claims I have seen removed this way were no big deal, as the regions 
were already in horrible shape. We didn't notice any special drop, though.

> Destroying Realms
> 
> If a realm is completely destroyed, any claims it holds will disappear *after
> some time*. At the disappearance of the claims, morale inside the region
> will fall and independence will increase considerably. It is much better to
> resolve a claim than to destroy a realm, but once a realm has been
> destroyed, it is very difficult to resolve any claims, so they disappear -
> sooner or later. The precise time can vary greatly.
> 
> Its true that holding court fixes independence very quickly, but your
> assuming only a few claims, theres no way to know when a claim will
> disappear, you need to have a lord appointed in order to hold court that can
> be difficult when its at some obscure corner of the realm.

Judges can hold court. Bureaucrats can do survey work. Other nobles can do 
police/civil work. Rich nobles with family gold can buy titles.

I don't see claims as being all that much of an incentive to ending a war. When 
the realm on the losing end doesn't want to end the war, after they have lost 
three cities and 7-8 other regions and are *still* thumbing their noses at you, 
what can you do? When it comes to ending a war, the attacking realm is very 
much at the mercy of the defending realm.


-- 
Rob

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