Today i noticed that trade efficiency 'only' modifies collected ducats.
Only the end money you get at the nodes you collect. And Embargoing someone who is not your rival or is embargoing you 'only' reduces trade efficiency. It only affects the increase of the money you gain in the node you collect, nothing else.
Yes it's a nice boost to the collection. But Just embargo EVERYONE. And everyone in a node where you have power has reduced power. And i made more ducat's at the node where i collected. Since i pulled more in the desired direction I wanted. And the competitors pulled less in the wrong direction. Also everyone had less power in my home node. Which gives me more of the pie than the increase in income it gives. Even if my income would be lower. Decreasing everyone else's income is enough of an incentive.
Well it depends on the country you play. Or on how many nodes you are competing. So it's not something for every country. Often the bonus to income is better. Especial in the early game. But when the colonies and the Asian trade around the cape come in, it's quite nice to just embargo everyone.
This seems wrong. Trade efficiency should have more impact than being a bonus modifier to the collection amount.
I remember it affecting your trade power.
Well everyone will have a CB against you but the AI using trade dispute seems unlikely.
Only the end money you get at the nodes you collect. And Embargoing someone who is not your rival or is embargoing you 'only' reduces trade efficiency. It only affects the increase of the money you gain in the node you collect, nothing else.
Yes it's a nice boost to the collection. But Just embargo EVERYONE. And everyone in a node where you have power has reduced power. And i made more ducat's at the node where i collected. Since i pulled more in the desired direction I wanted. And the competitors pulled less in the wrong direction. Also everyone had less power in my home node. Which gives me more of the pie than the increase in income it gives. Even if my income would be lower. Decreasing everyone else's income is enough of an incentive.
Well it depends on the country you play. Or on how many nodes you are competing. So it's not something for every country. Often the bonus to income is better. Especial in the early game. But when the colonies and the Asian trade around the cape come in, it's quite nice to just embargo everyone.
This seems wrong. Trade efficiency should have more impact than being a bonus modifier to the collection amount.
I remember it affecting your trade power.
Well everyone will have a CB against you but the AI using trade dispute seems unlikely.
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