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Thread: Polititian is on Test
This profession is now on test. And the question you all wanted answer, you must be a ......
Well actually it does not matter. 
The profession is listed under starting professions, but does require 500 apprentice experience points to train in Novice. At Novice all you can do is Place city hall and set taxes. One line is devote to decorations (fountains, statues, gardens). The other lines cover everything from mission terminals to placing a red light district. 
If no one posts more, I'll research it more tonight.
Please! More on this would be great! Thanks Draznar!
Since agreeing to be the merchant for our guild, kind of by default my nerfed character will also likely be the politician for our Player City.
Are there any elite professions that branch off of politician?
Slim Vargo, Corbantis
Novice takes 500 apprentice points to train. This is listed under basic professions. Grants ability to place city hall and set taxes.
Trees are
#1 Fiscal Policy
1. Tourism-Register City Ability-Places City on map
2. Banking and Travel-Place Bank and Shuttleport Abilities
3. Industrialization-Ability-City Specialization:Manufacturing Center-10% reduction of chance of critical fails in crafting in designated area.
4. Research-Ability-City Specialization:Research Structure-15% bonus to experimentation in designated area.
#2 Martial Policy
1. Militia-Ability-Manage Militia-ability to manage milita from militia terminal
2. Cloning-Ability-Place Cloning-Allows placement of cloning center;Ability-City Specialization:Clone Lab-Cost of cloning reduced 20%
3. Stronghold-Ability-City Specialization:Stronghold-All militia members get 50 point bonus on all defensive rolls while in zone
4. Faction-No benefits listed to taking this skill
#3 Civic Policy
1. Zoning-Ability-Grant Zoning Rights-Grants target player ability to place a commercial structure such as a cantina for 24 hours.
2. Jobs-Ability-Place Mission Terminal-Ability to place mission terminal;Ability-City Specialization:Improved Job Markets-Boosts pay from mission terminals in city by 20%
3. Education-Ability-Recruit Skill Trainer-grants politician ability to place skill trainer in the politicians city
4. Social Specialization-Ability-City Specialization:Medical Center-Healing(Medical) is 10% more effective in a medical center; Ability-City Specialization:Red Light District-Healing(Entertainer) is 10%more effective in district
#4 City Customization
1. Lamps & Statues - Ability-Place Streetlamp-duh; Ability-Place Statue-duh
2. Fountains - Ability - Place Foutain-duh once again lol
3. Gardens - Ability - Place Small Garden - guesses?; Ability - Place Medium Garden-anymore guesses?
4. Advanced Decorations - Ability - Place Large Garden - Not sure what this does; Ability - Place Exotic Garden - have no clue lol
Titles for the trees left to right
Accountant
Warmaster
Statesman
Urban Planner
XP required
Novice Politician - 500 Apprentice XP
Tier 1 - all take 1k political XP
Tier 2 - all take 5k political XP
Tier 3 - Accountant and UP tree take 10k political XP, War and State Tree take 15k political XP
Tier 4 - Accountant tree 15k political XP, War and State tree 45k political XP, UP tree 25k political XP
Master - 620 AP XP
Points to train
Novice 15
Tier 1 - 2
Tier 2 - 3
Tier 3 - 4
Tier 4 - 5
Master - 6
So there ya go...
No apparent advantage to Master politican. Any other questions post here and Ill look into it.
Dang, politician sounds pretty cool! I'm tempted to drop weaponsmith so I can take up politician instead. 
Any word on how we gain politician experience? Is it based on number of citizens in the city, or number of votes received in elections?
Also, it sounds like Urban Planner is no longer going to be an Architect elite profession, unless they are sharing titles with politician class.
Slim Vargo, Corbantis
>> Are we getting more skill points?
Everything I've read thus far, regarding the Player Cities update, has been consistent that there would NOT be additional skill points added.
Ewach wrote:
>> Are we getting more skill points?
Everything I've read thus far, regarding the Player Cities update, has been consistent that there would NOT be additional skill points added.
Yea that means giving up one of your base professions to do this. I'm not sure it is worth it 
EdOWar wrote:Any word on how we gain politician experience? Is it based on number of citizens in the city, or number of votes received in elections?
I wonder this too.
How do the Polititian gain experience?
*Any word on how we gain politician experience? Is it based on number of citizens in the city, or number of votes received in elections?*
from what ive read there will be an election once a week...every time you win the election you get points...
thats how it was the last time i checked....
Trucegore vonbloodworth for mayor!
a park on every corner and a bank near every store!