If you don't hold the provincial capital you're screwed.
The first and most annoying is, you won't be able to trade. Factions like Epirus *despite having Apollonia as trade port* or Sparta *that doesn't have a port* are screwed because they are forced to take a provincial Capital to be able to trade.
What makes it even more ridiculous is that if you want to trade as Sparta you either have to attack Athens or Pella. Messing up your diplomatic relations for attacking allies.
And for Epirus, even if you have Apollonia, you still have to conquer Pella to be able to trade.
The same goes for Pontus. In the end you have to attack Nicomedia, because even if you are allies, it won't count when you set up trade agreeements. That's retarded!
Now imagine if CA adds playable factions like Rhodos, Knossos, Syracuse, Cyprus. Mainly factions that don't hold a major settlement yet they posses trade ports of their own. Now is when the mess starts. You won't be able to trade until you conquer the provincial capital.
Imagine you are trying an Economic victory, where allies are needed to fulfill your objectives. This idiocy of having to have the Provincial Capital, screws all your plans for a pacific gameplay.
Also add the fact that if you don't hold the provincial capital. You will suffer cultural, as well as public order unrest.
The province system really sucks. Specially when it comes to trading.
If only provincial capitals can trade, what's the point of having so many non-playable factions?
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Originally Posted by Toho
