There is/will be combat, just shouldn't be in a brothel. I am not disregarding the guard job since there is always a chance of unruly customers in borohel/stripclub/bar. I simply don't want to make something crazy out of it. I don't like the idea with the different ranks not attacking one another, seems a bit out there.
Not as out there as you might think. With any society, there is corruption in the upper levels and with the justice system. What I was thinking is that, the lower class citizens would fear reprisal if they tried to hurt everyone's favorite courtesan. However, they wouldn't be so afraid when it's a low class slave. In contrast, the upper class citizens wouldn't expect to be punished, or would expect to get off with a light sentence, no matter how they acted.
However, now that I think about it, it is rather pointless to try and implement. For one, it adds a degree of realism that the player won't even notice. Second, from what I've read on here, the higher ranked girls won't even be seeing the lower class guys, so this calculation would become pointless.
Although, applying some difference with the free girls vs the slave girls might be good. But, a different way to implement it would be a decrease in the bribe money (for a failed customer assault) if the girl is a slave. The reasoning behind this is that it is, technically, a different crime. Instead of assault, it would be viewed as property damage, thus the lower bribe. This would also add another benefit to having free girls, instead of just slaves.
It's a decent idea... BDSM similar to SimBro 1X where a specialized upgrade was required and it meant a great deal of money at once. This at cost of disposition (unless traits are applied), joy (same) and fatigue...
Yeap, this could be a way to go...
Yay! I finally came up with a good idea! I gotta mark this on the calendar!