Quote Originally Posted by Axalon View Post
Nah, it is da other way around... A Castle takes damage/downgrades if one takes it by siege, and no damage if it is taken by storm. I have many times stormed castles because I did not want them to downgrade. So, the whole point of upgrading castles between each major stage (Keep --- Castle etc.) is nominal - it does get slightly tougher to storm by each upgrade (and to siege too?). All max garrison levels are standardized with the big 4-5 stages so there is no change/gain to be had there (in raw MTW anyways).
Strange that a siege does more damage than an assault, but it makes sense from a gameplay perspective. Thanks for the correction, anyway. Like I wrote, it's been a while since I played the game.