[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#12638) Remove reputation from the game

["Per I. Mathisen" <per@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=12638 >

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005, Christian Knoke wrote:
> > I have not tested this much, but if breaking treaties has no consequence any
> > more, I fear only unexperienced players will fulfill them. Isn't reputation
> > a measure to hinder misuse of diplomacy? I don't say that it is good like it
> > is now
>
> Ok, I see your point of view. Perhaps removing reputation is the wrong
> approach. Let me think about that a little.

Now I've been thinking.

A penalty on reputation means:
 - a penalty on relationship to AI
 - a small chance of revolution when declaring war

We can easily replicate the first penalty effect by lowering 'AI love'
towards you when you do actions that would normally reduce reputation.
This would be quite natural (distrust).

The latter is not a big deal, I think. However, we can work a penalty into
the proposed barbarian framework suggested in PR#12968 for breaking
treaties, to add a penalty which is not only relevant for AIs.

So I want to continue with this ticket, and remove reputation.

  - Per