Will you be labeled a warmonger if keep recapturing an enemy city?
While playing on Emperor difficulty, I decided to take an enemy city. The notification said I would only receive a "minor" penalty, which I thought was no big deal. Turns out the enemy had at least 20 units hanging around nearby. Over the next 15 turns, I lost the city at least 7 times and ended up having to recapture it 8 times. That being said, does that mean a "minor" penalty is added every time I try to capture a city? I'm not a warmonger... just stubborn.
Best Answer
Actually, yes. You will receive a penalty each time a city you did not found is captured by you. It doesn't matter if it was retaken in the last turn. You capture a city = You gain warmonging points.
If you want to avoid being a warmonger, clear out the enemy units first and surround the city as fast as possible in order to protect it from melee units which are the only one able to capture a city.
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