(7-14b) Remove Spy XP

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Counterproposal of:

(7-66) Remove spy levels

Main idea: Remove the level-up mechanic of spies completely. Rationale: The number of spies available scales with era. But also the strength of spies increases over time because they level up. Together, this makes espionage too strong in the late game while it's not strong enough in...

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Obsoletes:

(7-12) Double Spy XP for completing missions [Spy Update 2]

This is one of a series of proposed tweaks to the Spy system to polish the new version. Current: Spies gain XP equal to teh Network Point cost of the mission / 50. Proposal: Make XP = NP Cost / 25 (aka double the current value). Rationale: Currently spies level up too slowly in the game...

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Proposal:

• Spy XP is disabled. The only way of leveling up spies is by being England or building Bletchley Park.
  
  • I don't know what happens currently when Bletchley Park is lost, but either way, change the behaviour to instantly downgrade all spies by 1 rank.
• Base NP rate for spies/diplomats is set to 30 (same as original proposal)
• Number of tradeable votes is changed to be the same as the original proposal
• England's UA stays the same
• Bletchley Park stays the same
• The "Chase Spies" mission is still removed as there's no point killing spies
  
  • As a result, all counterspies are always visible to other players

What +1 Spy Rank does:
1. +10 NP per turn when stationed in a foreign city
2. Extra -10 NP per turn on foreign spies when performing the "Establish Network" mission
3. Extra +10% City Strike Strength to the city when performing the "Strengthen Defense" mission
4. +1 vote per turn when stationed in a City State

Rationale:
Changing it this way wouldn't require a big change to both England and Bletchley Park. Plus the ranks and their effects are already shown on the UI.

 

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