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Thread: No merchants for native factions ?
_Tristan_ 18:37 20/10/07
I've yet to see a single native merchant or create one as the Aztecs.

Seems lopsided to me as New Spain can rely on some and there is nothing to counter them except assassins and the dread that comes with it...

Finally, Aztecs had grat merchants trading with the Maya and traveling as far as the Andes so I think it should be in game.

Has anyone any info on whether or not their are native merchants ?

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Guru 21:00 20/10/07
No native merchants. And if I recall correctly foreign merchants trading on your lands give some profit to you too. And I dont know how you could possibly avoid dread as one of the native factions... But if it's a "no" to assassins you can always resort to the inquisitor-bashing trick.
- Guru

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WhiskeyGhost 21:59 20/10/07
Who needs merchants when your native factions pull in tons of money per city and most units have about 1/2 the maintenance costs?

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_Tristan_ 19:52 21/10/07
Originally Posted by WhiskeyGhost:
Who needs merchants when your native factions pull in tons of money per city and most units have about 1/2 the maintenance costs?
Just for the fun of it and to spite the Spaniards

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Monsieur Alphonse 21:10 21/10/07
You get assassins and Spaniards don't. Simply kill their merchants for fun.

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_Tristan_ 08:32 25/10/07
Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse:
You get assassins and Spaniards don't. Simply kill their merchants for fun.
I would prefer we both got those...

Originally Posted by Mithradates VI:
There aren't, which sucks. And is ahistorical--the Aztecs actually had a merchant class known as the Potcheca.
Exactly my point, the Pochtecatl were a major part of Aztec culture, acting as diplomats, explorers and traders, spreading Mexica culture through MesoAmerica...

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Mithradates VI 06:17 22/10/07
Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng:
I've yet to see a single native merchant or create one as the Aztecs.

Seems lopsided to me as New Spain can rely on some and there is nothing to counter them except assassins and the dread that comes with it...

Finally, Aztecs had grat merchants trading with the Maya and traveling as far as the Andes so I think it should be in game.

Has anyone any info on whether or not their are native merchants ?
There aren't, which sucks. And is ahistorical--the Aztecs actually had a merchant class known as the Potcheca.

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