This week's debate : Free Subjects versus Serdom

[Mad King James]

Freedom!

Free Subjects all the way, with my own personal strategy of massive technological superiority coupled with invincible morale. When I see my army of 5000 men defeat an army 7x it's size I just laugh. Free subjects increases more than just morale, it boosts production! Money!! Moneymoneymoney! IMHO the game is ALL about money. Technology, Military, Diplomacy, all depends on cash. Numerical superiority isn't as important as technology and morale. And stability I've never found much of a problem, since I find that even with -3 stability none of my provinces ever revolt, and the AI never has stability revolts either, since it magically has -4 religion for ALL religions

 

[Teije]

I'd have to go with on the free subjects side. Infantry is cheap anyways, and if you're tilted towards land, that cancels out the extra cost. The extra morale is fantastic, and I find I never use the available manpower anyways - I love beating up on bigger armies with my elite troops...

I do like having a low stability cost, though, so I if go towards free, I bump up narrowmindness - need that stability for a
warmongering empire with lots of religions.

2 Cdn cents, Teije

 

[Charles VII]

Im gonna have to go with Free Subjects.

 

[unmerged(7403)]

usually leave it alone, prefer it at slightly free, but not all the way. other things, both serfdom and free subjects have some nice bonuses, so i change other stuff like centralization and land (for land powers) where one side is way better than the other.

 

[unmerged(5083)]

For myself I prefer freedom (But that is not the question)

In the settings of the game I rarely touch that buttom, because there is mostly a huge demand in my empire for cheap stability. That is the reason why I am not willing to give my subjects more freedom than necessary.

The negative aspects of productivity do I retouch by simply having a large empire and the enormous merchant staff on the CoTs.

 

[unmerged(5974)]

Lets have a new debate! No one is particularly fanatical about one side or the other - just 'preferences'

 

[Carolus Rex]

BiB, you really should check the stickies you make, especially this one, this is a few weeks old now.

 

[BiB]

Haven't u got sommink interesting to add ?

 

[Chuwawa]

Originally posted by BiB
Haven't u got sommink interesting to add ?

I heard BiB is a girl.

But, seriously when are we gonna get a new poll? How about a religion poll?

 

[BiB]

Originally posted by Chuwawa


I heard BiB is a girl.

But, seriously when are we gonna get a new poll? How about a religion poll?

How about a quantity-quality one next ?

 

[Chuwawa]

Originally posted by BiB


How about a quantity-quality one next ?

What's wrong with the religion? Was there ever one?

Oh, I just thought of this. How about "Favorite Avatars"?

 

[BiB]

Originally posted by Chuwawa


What's wrong with the religion? Was there ever one?

Oh, I just thought of this. How about "Favorite Avatars"?

Because it might be a good idea to get thru all the DP settings first, bit silly to stop after 7.

 

[Chuwawa]

Originally posted by BiB


Because it might be a good idea to get thru all the DP settings first, bit silly to stop after 7.

Oh, I see. So which ones are left?

 

[BiB]

Originally posted by Chuwawa


Oh, I see. So which ones are left?

Like I said quantity-quality