Historical basis for STW etc (split from the Shogun II Thread)

[Karl08]

Disbanding units from a certain perspective is an exploit because the AI can't do the same. Similar arguments can be made for manual pillaging.

It can't? Well, that's a bit silly. Anyway, I can't think why you would want to, anyway, other than to cut upkeep costs (and perhaps to tidy the board). In MTW this isn't really an issue, as you can quickly make hoards of gold from trade, although just one contested sea region can wreak havoc on the economy. Upkeep costs of units are very low in MTW, too, quite unlike RTW and in particular M2TW, where upkeep becomes - and remains - a serious concern. Which makes it more realistic, perhaps.