Quote Originally Posted by Celt Centurion
From Celt Centurion

I have never betrayed anybody. When I make an alliance, I honor it. Period. Still, when I offer to attack another faction (having my own army in place, ready to attack), asking an ally to attack a third, or the same enemy, offer them a region, and offer them cash, I still get some snide comment such as "you cannot be trusted." Although I am tempted to break the alliance and attack them, I restrain myself.

They usually betray and attack me soon afterward anyway, and then I don't have a problem with wiping them out with a vengeance.

While playing as the Selucids, the Egyptians betrayed me, and then just last night, for the first time ever, they sent a diplomat to beg for peace. It might be on account of I have destroyed 3 large Egyptian Armies, and have nearly full stacks at Sidon, Damascus, and Palmyra, and their cities have minimum manning. Keeping in mind that one of my objectives is to eliminate the "Necrophiliac Monsters", I refused them. In another few turns, I intend to simultaneously attack Jerusalem, Bostra, and Petra.

I have also learned that often, they just ask for peace to build up, and attack you again.

To betray, does not pay!


One thing that really bothers me is when a faction gets "free" armies. That is; we hold a city, such as Jerusalem, and it revolts. Instead of turning gray, as in rebels, it will turn yellow if Egypt still exists, or Carthage will turn white if they have not been taken down. Only twice have I benefitted from this, (and that's debateable as I seldom use incindiary pigs or ballistas), but I have had to take and retake cities hundreds of times when a revolt took place, and there was a full stack of yellow, green, or whatever color originally had that city.

Maybe it's because I have not lost many cities except to revolts.

When I RE-TAKE a city, only twice have I not exterminated them. Those two times, the population was enough to upgrade the governor's mansion or whatever, and if I had exterminated them, it would have really set me back. One of them immediately revolted, and I had to take it a third time, but by then the mansion was built so when I took it back, I could build. The other time, they wisely chose to be good subjects and let the city grow.

Strength and Honor

Celt Centurion


Greetings,

It's been 24 hours since I wrote the posting above. Last night, I concentrated on terminating the existance of Egypt. As of now, Egypt has Petra, and nothing else. Egyptian diplomats came to me about 8 times asking for a ceasefire, and demanding a list of cities I have taken from them. Since Selucids are to outlast or destroy Egypt anyway, I refused them. Egypt's ally, Pontus has declared war on me and asked for ceasefire several times, usually right after I give them a good buttocks kicking. I accept that and grant trade rights as well, as it adds to my income, but it's funny;

They are neutral, and attack me out of the blue. I wipe out that particular army, and next thing you know their diplomat wants peace. This has happend several times.

I saved and went to bed having 16 regions, and Egypt almost out of it. Later on tonight, I will take a full stack or two against their last city which has a family member and a full stack inside of it.

Another funny thing is Parthia's treatment of me. They keep sending spys and Assassins to Seleucia. That bothers me, so I have created an army of assassins and spys. Some of them stay at Seleucia and kill whatever spys and assassins that come around. The others are near Susa, Arsakia, and Phraaspa constantly sabotaging their buildings, concentrating mainly on their traders (the trader doesn't stay long enough to build a market)and shrine to Zoroastra. With 95% expected success rate for my saboteurs, they "keep the place level." I will have to make more though for the long campaign as they are all in their 50's now.

Anyway, I need to get back to my studying, and look forward to winning the "short campaign" tonight. I will then go for the long campaign as I am finally getting "good stuff" such as foundrys and silver shield legionaries. I don't want to stop when I am on such a good roll.

Strength and Honor

Celt Centurion.