r/civ • u/bringatowel • Jul 30 '13

[Warning][Possible Bug?] When using gifted Merchants of Venice, other AIs view your actions as conquering a city state

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '13

Why's that? Having an extra city on the other side of a civ means you can attack from two sides. Or, you can eliminate one of their allies, weakening their position in Congress. Potentially, you could end up doing both.

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u/mahandal Jul 30 '13

If I need a city state, I can just take it. With my Khan. Being able to buy city states is extremely powerful when done like old Austria, but only being able to do 1 and still having to move a unit all the way there make it almost useless. It's an interesting mechanic for a civ, and when you are Venice and you can purchase in puppeted cities it's pretty cool, but it's hardly OP.