Resource cost on pariah system?
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Resource cost on pariah system?
I was chatting with people and there's a lot of confusion about the pariah system. What is the resource cost on a city for having someone made pariah? Or is there no resource cost? Is there a limit to how many people a city can pariah?
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Pariah just means they're not protected by laws, right? Aren't they just names on a board somewhere? Wouldn't cost anything.
... I see what you mean about confusion, lol. Now I'm confused too!
... I see what you mean about confusion, lol. Now I'm confused too!
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Re: Resource cost on pariah system?
No, a pariah system was added where mechanically people who are set to pariah in a settlement cannot purchase from NPC and player shops, cannot buy things from the trade tzar, can only use ships to LEAVE but not come to a settlement, and cannot participate in any citizen services other than voting.
That's why I'm wondering if there's any limit to it, or if it costs the city anything to maintain it.
Here's the wiki entry on it: http://wiki.arelith.com/Settlements#Pariah
That's why I'm wondering if there's any limit to it, or if it costs the city anything to maintain it.
Here's the wiki entry on it: http://wiki.arelith.com/Settlements#Pariah
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dont think they can vote eitherParty in the forest at midnight wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:32 amNo, a pariah system was added where mechanically people who are set to pariah in a settlement cannot purchase from NPC and player shops, cannot buy things from the trade tzar, can only use ships to LEAVE but not come to a settlement, and cannot participate in any citizen services other than voting.
That's why I'm wondering if there's any limit to it, or if it costs the city anything to maintain it.
Here's the wiki entry on it: http://wiki.arelith.com/Settlements#Pariah
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Re: Resource cost on pariah system?
Pariahs can voteEbonstar wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:09 amdont think they can vote eitherParty in the forest at midnight wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:32 amNo, a pariah system was added where mechanically people who are set to pariah in a settlement cannot purchase from NPC and player shops, cannot buy things from the trade tzar, can only use ships to LEAVE but not come to a settlement, and cannot participate in any citizen services other than voting.
That's why I'm wondering if there's any limit to it, or if it costs the city anything to maintain it.
Here's the wiki entry on it: http://wiki.arelith.com/Settlements#Pariah
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Dont you dare to buy this bottle of water at this shop you criminal!!!
But...dont forget to vote.
But...dont forget to vote.
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Re: Resource cost on pariah system?
I asked in this thread and was told that it didn't cost resources.
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=24271
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=24271
Re: Resource cost on pariah system?
i think it should cost resources because it is mechanically enforced. it shouldn't cost as much as exiles, but there should be a cost. pariah systems were enforced purely by characters before and thusly RP was required; if you have a "pariah and forget" system now, there should be a cost to make it somewhat prohibitive.
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I imagine the dev team is waiting to see if it's abused before they do that?
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I think it's fine without a resource cost, because I can't think of what resources it would cost to have shop keepers be like "Ew. No. Get out."
If anything we're saving money and resources because they can't make use of the settlement services.
If anything we're saving money and resources because they can't make use of the settlement services.
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I have to agree the concept of you can vote but you can't sail to or even buy anything in town to me just seems odd.
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From a gameplay standpoint any power that you get to enforce via the power of scripting and NPCs, rather than actual PC manpower, should have a resource cost behind it, purely to represent the expenditure of resource it takes to have your settlement performing these actions on your behalf.
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Yeah, I think that's likely the thinking too.Party in the forest at midnight wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:29 amYeah, I was thinking the same thing. I imagine the dev team is waiting to see if it's abused before they do that?
And I get it's kinda wierd that you can be a pariah and still vote, but I think that is prehaps part of the reason why there isn't a limit. Let's say you wanted to make every single halforc a pariah in your town, you could do that -but you'd risk annoying a LOT of people who surely wouldn't vote for you next election. Likewise without a resource cost it could be used as a way of effectlvy stopping any opposition to you next election. So whilst yeah, allowing voting for them seems wierd, over all it's a good decision.