Razing/Disbanding Question

[bras]

We had the self raze discussion too while building and our opinion is that you can raze for free when you capture or pay gold to raze at a later point because from a gameplay standpoint it makes sense that it costs money.
Right now you can't raze at a later point but I think it will be included along with rebuilding cities, probably beta4.

Makes perfect sense to me. It's actually the same as "Self-raze allowed anytime, but then razing yields gold", just uniformly offset by gold.

I think this a very wise solution that takes all sides of the argument into account.

[Pillager]

I agree, sounds like a winning solution.

[tyrannicide]

At some point, a self-raze (and rebuild) will become essential. Especially as tactics and players continue to mature. There is no question that you should be able to raze and city you can take and hold. Not only will this add a whole new level of complexity to the game, it is keeping with the original W2 as well as actual military practice. I can't wait. (Be it Beta 4 or 5; it is worth waiting for.)