A new exodus marking "rule"?

3f3 makes a good point about players "abusing" the marking system by marking far more than they can actually use in a reasonable period of time.  But is that any different than "10 sqs rule"?  After all, a key aspect to the 10 sqs claim is "future releases" _might_ make that area useful to a city.

I have seen several players use this technique when they are thousands of population away from their next settlement. To me, this technique is only valid if you will initiate exodus or settlement within a day or two. It's actually a courtesy to your new neighbors because it gives them a day to notify you of objections... and it's generally polite to IGM the nearest players prior to your departure.

I feel it's unreasonable to expect players to treat an army in the middle of an empty field the same as they would treat an established city with a 10 square radius. I also agree with Meagh--if you Tenaril to a spot, it's yours by definition. Possession is nine tenths the law, and the 10 square halo was obviously respected. Objecting to a teleport after the fact is a moot point, and if forcible removal is threatened, that's the same as initiating hostilities for other typical reasons (ownership of rare resources, etc.). Implying that people are responsible to scout armies is passive behavior--if you want a square, take ownership the traditional way. Or just sov a 5x5 area to block incoming settlements.

Generally I think if you want a location, then settle it. If you want to own a square, sov it. Then ownership is clear and cannot be disputed because it was implied but not established.

No Epi it works if someone moves within 10 squares radius of your city, where as you are referring to someone moving 10.5 squares from your city, in which case you did not need to be contacted.

Rill wrote: In response to Scorpain's question about marking armies to reserve a space for a Tenaril move:  Because the move is instant, there should be little need for a marking army. In fact, you cannot Tenaril a city to a square that is occupied by an army.  Putting a marking army on a square to which you want to Tenaril soon(tm) falls under the same category as putting a marking army on a square you want to settle or Exodus soon(tm). Just my two cents.

Darkwords wrote: No Epi it works if someone moves within 10 squares radius of your city, where as you are referring to someone moving 10.5 squares from your city, in which case you did not need to be contacted.

Actually it was 10.05 squares in the last instance. It has been too long to remember the other 6 instances i'm also referring to.

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