Quote Originally Posted by Blxz View Post
Client rulers are good for ruling the bigger, more unruly cities. The reason I cautioned against them is that some newer players build the quickest gov type they can and just recruit client rulers in every town. They are not neccessary in every town, and building them for all your armies quickly leads to a real economic drain.

My post was all about planning out your government choice rather than randomly assigning them coz you don't understand what they do.
It does, but that's also part of the roleplaying of being a non-imperial power for me. These are independent places that pay tribute, but have to support their own government and garrisons. When your heartland is somewhere as rich as Asia Minor, it doesn't matter so much, but I'd imagine other regions are more problematic if you have a lot of client rulers.