siege tax question

[Boron]

Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
If you drive the unrest over 100 then even if he gets the castle back he cant make troops until it goes down. So when I seige I always tax 200% and capture blood slaves. Pillaging nearby provinces is good also. When it looks like I might actually TAKE it soon then I might backoff but initially I drive it as high as I can as fast as I can.

That sword cuts both ways, and tends to hurt you worse than your foe. After all, it's *you* that's trying to end up with the province, not him. He can't make troops while under siege anyway, and you wouldn't/shouldn't be attacking if you didn't plan to win. I only tax at 200% when raiding, not when attacking for conquest.

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not necessary

especially when being ermor / pan cw you don't care about the population anyway.
so even if you don't conquer the province you do serious harm to your opponent .
but unless you are 100% sure you conquer the province it is always a good idea .
you have slightly reduced income / population later and to patrol or lower taxes for the following turns if you conquer the castle but that's not a bad deal for the nice extra money you get and the trouble your enemy gets through taxing .
gandalf you are a genie when playing nasty