Hi,
I am sorry, but i will not talk about sieges.
It seems that when you start talking about sieges you divert the attraction from other important facts. Like politicians creating some disputes in sports (or a war, depending on the country) when willing to pass some difficult regulation (like tax increases) and don't want the public to complain about it.
My complain is on the herbs extintion.
Those of us who regularly harvest (take care of) some herbs have to face now the loss of some herbs. This is a big problem that has passed unattended. Big on the sense that I (we) had specialised cities to harvest some herbs near by. This specialisation implied the construction of herbalists guilds to high levels (sometimes 20) with the investment in materials to produce the guild and the herbalists.
For example, in one of my cities, I was exploiting with 60 herbalists a rare herb that it has now dissapeared. And I cannot find the same or interesting herbs nearby, and I have to travel more for not so much interesting herbs. Similar things have happened in several of my cities.
Therefore, the most efficient decision would be to demolish that particular herbalist guild and dedicate the plot to another building. With a clear loss in materials and time (not to talk about cities especialisations, for example I have one workshop especialised using that herb, that I cannot further assure its supply).
Since I (we) have been exploiting the herbs sustainble, and the extintion has not been our fault, but a mistake (not our)
Are you planning compensate somehow those of us who have lost the exploitation of those rare resources?
Or maybe it is another lost cause ... as knights using swords (which was quite common, at least in Europe).
THanks