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Thread: Hostile city takeover fair play or griefing?

Phuobar
Tue Feb 10, 2004 2:16 am
#1
Hello, I'm the mayor of a small imperial outpost of 17 citizens. We have a imp hq and had been warring against another rebel on our planet. So far, just battles with no lost hq.


In any case, a couple of weeks ago, new houses start popping up right on the outskirt of our city border. We traced the name back to members of that rebel city (it's a metro, prolly 100+ citizens). Last count was about 28 rebel houses.


So far we had been holding off adding 3 more citizens because if we do, the border will grow to encompass these rebel houses and they will become citizen and vote themselves in. I'm very sure they don't care about the city itself (our planet haven't hit cap yet). Pretty sure their intention is purely grief (eg raid the treasury, let all civic structures decay, etc).


The question I have is what are my options? Is my only options to recruit 13 more citizens to ensure I always have the majority?


figgbot
Tue Feb 10, 2004 3:12 am
#2

its for this reason i would like to see the mayor have to decide wether to OFFER citizenship to houses absorbed into cities this way. also realize that they could just get 1 member to convert to your faction (or get a friend you dont know of), trick you into granting zoning rights, then build enough houses and/transferstructure over and over till they out number you or buildable area runs out. so i dont recomemnd zoning rights, instead YOU place each new members house and use /transferstructure to give them residence. untill there is a way to block citizenship you are limited in your defenses. another option is uproot city and move it


SweetaboEwokJedi
Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:21 pm
#3

I think it's fair play.


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WolfDC
Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:25 pm
#4

You could uproot but if that’s not an option then get yourself 13 or more loyal players place them in the zone now and have them vote for you. After the city grows note the names of the new houses that just came in, up your tax on houses to 100% and the 2000 (make sure your clan can compensate for this put a lot in there current house) Locate the reb players who get added in and ban them. Get yourself a few more loyal players to build in your city to keep that vote in your favor and keep an eye out for any more houses poping up for next weeks vote.


Ideally what will happen is they did not bother to put in much cash in the house and will be busy trying to compensate for the high tax (with any luck it will demolish the house) they will have to scramble to get people in the house, have them declare, have a mayor train and get on the ballet. Meanwhile you keep the population up so you know they will have to get a lot more in to take over. chances are they will say the heck with it and pull up.


By now you know how hard it is to do some things in the city (what your people have a hard time doing, or understanding) use that to your advantage, you and your people know the game plan, the new ones do not.

WildmanHT
Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:22 pm
#5
Great plan Wolf!!!!





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Phuobar
Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:43 pm
#6
You can /cityban someone who's already citizen? So if I'm fast enough, I can ban the hostile mayor-wanna-be?
DaQuilla
Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:49 am
#7
As far as I know /cityban'ed players can still enter the city hall to vote ...


You could however simply place some statues infront of the city hall enterance (collidable) letting noone enter ... but I guess that would clearly be considered exploiting, where as I would count such a "hostile takover" to the "fair" part of the game system.


But as described, there are ways of defending against hostile takeovers.




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ImpKleaner
Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:03 am
#8

/citban the house owners before the city expands. Our guild tried to take over a small rebel city that was close to us and the main reason we didnt suceed was because they had already /citybanned the house owners so that they couldnt enter the cityhall to vote. We contacted CSR's about this and they pretty much said "tough, shouldnt have gotten banned".


BTW: Blocking entrance to the city hall is an exploit





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