Do looters add anything to gameplay?

[Pensaci]

Ah yes, the little loot/XP piñatas. That's the way to put it.

 

[Sarissofoi]

Caravans have best ratio of experiences soldiers.
Shame they move with the speed of light.
If you want hard early fight prey on caravans.

 

[Badcritter]

If you want hard early fight prey on caravans.

Unfortunately by doing that you'll wreck your relations with some random notable who owns it and go to war with the faction they are associated with.

Looters and bandits are punching bags without macro consequences for you hitting them. It is important that such a thing exist in a game like this.