Why do we tax Italy?

[Northern_Warrior]

When the people of Italy wasnt required to pay taxes as the provinces were?
I always set all settlements in Italy to "very low tax rate"(to represent the small "taxes" they did have) and tax the living **** out of the provinces..

[Hopit]

the point of this? I'm not seeing it :/

[Northern_Warrior]

the point of this? I'm not seeing it :/

Its *drumroll* ..historical accuracy!! yaaay..

PS: no reason being posting snippy replies,it just creates bad athmosphere..

BTW,thats why we have provinces to tax(for later mods or BI) for the imperial campaign starting in 280 BC ,I dno..probably get a certain amount of money until you can establish yourself some provinces to squeeze

[Stu.]

Its *drumroll* ..historical accuracy!! yaaay..

PS: no reason being posting snippy replies,it just creates bad athmosphere..

Why do we tax Italy? Because you get money from taxing it...? -_-

[Northern_Warrior]

Why do we tax Italy? Because you get money from taxing it...? -_-

They didnt in real life,and at least mods attempt to be as close to reality as possible..but the vanilla game is more of a fantasy game..

Oh and what did I say about smartass replys..if you have nothing constructive to say,dont say it...

[shikaka]

They didnt in real life,and at least mods attempt to be as close to reality as possible..but the vanilla game is more of a fantasy game..

Oh and what did I say about smartass replys..if you have nothing constructive to say,dont say it...

I think most RTW players heared that there were no taxes.


However, if you want historical accurany, this is not the game for you.

Egypt units? Unified Spain? Unified Gaul? battlefield gladiators? Urban cohorst? Pretorian cavalry? There are lots of things which are not historical.


EDIT: I also think it doesn't make sense to create a game mechanic for a case when romans control the italian peninsula.

[Stu.]

the vanilla game is more of a fantasy game..
Oh and what did I say about smartass replys..if you have nothing constructive to say,dont say it...

I can't see how making the game ub3r realistic and getting EVERY single last detail about the Romans correct down to the wire would make the game any more fun. Romans not taxing citizens in Italy seems like a very trivial fact and I really can't see the inclusion of that feature making the game any better. So the game isn't exactly realistic? Who cares? Its much more realistic than most games and at the end of the day, it's a game, not a history documentary.

By the way my reply wasn't exactly "smartass", I was just answering your question which was: "Why do we tax Italy". Which seemed like a silly question, which was why I added my "... -_-"

[Arbitrary Crusader]

Its *drumroll* ..historical accuracy!! yaaay..

PS: no reason being posting snippy replies,it just creates bad athmosphere..

"We" taxed them, because "We" need money, and the game is unhistorical itself, I'm sure, you knew that.

[Northern_Warrior]

"We" taxed them, because "We" need money, and the game is unhistorical itself, I'm sure, you knew that.

You quote my post about snippy replys and then you proceed to post just that...Congratulations..
And I thought people on here at least tried to debate things seriously..

oh and "We" means us the players...what term would you rather prefer?

[Arbitrary Crusader]

You quote my post about snippy replys and then you proceed to post just that...gongratulations..
And I thought people on here at least tried to debate things seriously..

.........I wasn't being "snippy".

oh and "We" means us the players...

Umm yeah....


And, you also break your own rule.

Its *drumroll* ..historical accuracy!! yaaay..

PS: no reason being posting snippy replies,it just creates bad athmosphere..

BTW,thats why we have provinces to tax(for later mods or BI) for the imperial campaign starting in 280 BC ,I dno..probably get a certain amount of money until you can establish yourself some provinces to squeeze

They didnt in real life,and at least mods attempt to be as close to reality as possible..but the vanilla game is more of a fantasy game..

Oh and what did I say about smartass replys..if you have nothing constructive to say,dont say it...

[|Sith|Galvanized Iron]

Wow, I always learn something new of Roman retardedness each day. So the Romans were basicly a bunch of welfare recipients sitting on their asses while all other provinces had to support their decadent lifestyle, not strange their empire fell, they were the Somalians of the classical age

[Dodge]

Its *drumroll* ..historical accuracy!!

If it's historical accuracy you're after... you're playing the wrong game, pal.

[Northern_Warrior]

If it's historical accuracy you're after... you're playing the wrong game, pal.

Please take the time to read the thread..were been over this several times.

[|Sith|Galvanized Iron]

Yeah that mountain picture rocked, good evening to ya

[Dodge]

Please take the time to read the thread..were been over this several times.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

[|Sith| Max]

Because we need fight money.
We need this fight money to beat the out of other pixel countries.

[herne_the _hunter]

When the people of Italy wasnt required to pay taxes as the provinces were?
I always set all settlements in Italy to "very low tax rate"(to represent the small "taxes" they did have) and tax the living **** out of the provinces..

A good way to encourage population growth
But a bit of a vicous circle in the long term as you need to keep on gaining provinces to pay for the getting off and maintaing these provinces.....

[Northern_Warrior]

A good way to encourage population growth
But a bit of a vicous circle in the long term as you need to keep on gaining provinces to pay for the getting off and maintaing these provinces.....

Wich brings us full circle..what could be implemented instead ..say "what if"..even if that ship have sailed ages ago..and we do have mods still being produced.

I say maybe give a fixed amount of money in the start of the campaign,that we'll recieve every turn until we establish a foothold in the provinces..

[Northern_Warrior]

btw is it not usual on this board to have your actual picture as your profile pic?
Ive seen all kinds of cool avatars ,and I got my boring little thing

[C-Rob]

can't you consider the "taxes" from Italy as the money teh senators have to build armies to fight for them? At least in the time of Julius it makes sense to me to just consider all that money as very wealthy individuals.