A pretty big exploit.

[Johan]

Crime fighting isn't worth it at all in 1.03, so there is little point for this exploit. The only big negative event that I can recall related with crime is stock market crash, but that's irrelevant now, considering that rich don't pay much anyway. Considering that it costs more than education, this is one option that is a no-brainer at any point of the game where you still value money.

Since crime-fighting affects revolt percentage significantly I never have it low if I got high militancy pops.

 

[Johan]

I dislike paying crime fighting costs, but although I know about this exploit, I no longer use it, and live with the high crime consequences.



Only spoil system really increases militancy. This can be countered by a few units. Mafia is bad too, although for economic terms. Immoral business can be VERY bad, but only if you pick meritocracy over aristocracy, which activates the worst market crash events.

Rotten Boroughs and machine politics are basically benevolent, in forcing the lower classes to vote the right way. Trusts performs a valuable wealth consolidations to the upper classes, which desperately need the cash to avoid devolving.

yeah.. but actual revolt-risk is multiplied by 1.5 - slider_position in the code