Sisiutil
All Leader Challenger
I haven't tried trade withdrawal in BtS--I haven't used it in a while, since I consider it an exploit rather than a tactic.Does the "tactic" (in my mind, exploit,) of Trade Withdrawal still work in BtS?
Trade renegotiation, however, strikes me as a very fair tactic that is reminiscent of the real world. Everybody renegotiates contracts after a period of time; furthermore, inflation is built into the game, so of course prices should go up.
It does still work in BtS, but with some significant changes. As of Warlords, I noticed, sometimes the AI appears to have more GPT available, but when you cancel the trade, they have none. You have to wait about 2 to 4 turns until their GPT returns to the level you thought it would be.
Also, as of BtS, the AI will cancel trades that it no longer considers suitable (such as an expensive trade for ivory once knights come along). The AI will also no longer trade all of its GPT for a particular resource. The price can usually rise very high, but there seems to be a cap for most resources.