Prisoners...

**a completely inoffensive name** · 12-08-2008, 04:10

I always hated the whole piety/dread thing.

**Megas Methuselah** · 12-08-2008, 05:53

Yeah, me too. EB's gonna make it all kool, though.

**Gleemonex** · 12-08-2008, 07:08

Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus

The thing I hate about M2TW prisoners is that ever single guy you kill when chasing routers becomes a prisoner. By releasing prisoners you give the enemy 90% of their defeated army back without concequences. And killing prisoners makes your general get negative traits that effect more than killing prisoners should effect. I wish there was a "parole" option in M2TW, so you could "disband" the enemy's captured army.

I also find it disappointing that captured family members are just treated like super-expensive soldiers for ransoming purposes. What if I don't need 7000 florins, but I want you to give me back the city you took last turn? Or how about you call a truce and I set you free?

-Glee

**a completely inoffensive name** · 12-08-2008, 07:42

Originally Posted by Methuselah

Yeah, me too. EB's gonna make it all kool, though.

How so? I haven't heard anything about that.

**Megas Methuselah** · 12-08-2008, 08:11

How so? I haven't heard anything about that.

Wow, where have you been these past years. THIS IS EB!!! Of course it's gonna be better...

**Cambyses** · 12-11-2008, 15:26

If I remember my history correctly Romans were made to walk "under the yoke" after defeats against Numantia and again versus Jugurtha. The deal being they got to live and that the proconsul would recognise the other side's right to exist. It would be an amazing feature of EB II if releasing prisoners effectively forced the AI sign a peace deal.

Although of course like rl Romans it would assuredly ignore the terms of any treaty and attack again in the near future.

**Subotan** · 12-12-2008, 20:52

Originally Posted by Cambyses

If I remember my history correctly Romans were made to walk "under the yoke" after defeats against Numantia and again versus Jugurtha. The deal being they got to live and that the proconsul would recognise the other side's right to exist. It would be an amazing feature of EB II if releasing prisoners effectively forced the AI sign a peace deal.

Although of course like rl Romans it would assuredly ignore the terms of any treaty and attack again in the near future.

You'd have to capture a huge amount, and it would probably be a nightmare to code, but it sounds awesome.

**Megas Methuselah** · 12-12-2008, 21:53

Originally Posted by Cambyses

If I remember my history correctly Romans were made to walk "under the yoke" after defeats against Numantia and again versus Jugurtha.

The Romans were shamed like that plenty of times; just read the Years in History back in EB1.

And yes, it would be cool to include this feature, but...

Originally Posted by Footsie

We cannot mod that area.

**General Appo** · 12-16-2008, 13:57

Originally Posted by Cambyses

If I remember my history correctly Romans were made to walk "under the yoke" after defeats against Numantia and again versus Jugurtha. The deal being they got to live and that the proconsul would recognise the other side's right to exist. It would be an amazing feature of EB II if releasing prisoners effectively forced the AI sign a peace deal.

Although of course like rl Romans it would assuredly ignore the terms of any treaty and attack again in the near future.

It wasn´t so much that the Romans were evil treaty-breakers as that any deal negotiated by a Roman commander and not ratified by the Roman Senate simply wasn´t considered a official.
And when the treaty had been negotiated by a defeated, surrendered Roman commander who was no free with his army...well, then there was even less reason for the Senate to ratify the treaty.