When can Great Cities be taken?

christina_ege@icloud.com

I've been watching unoccupied great cities, waiting for when they are available for my alliance to take them over.  Cities clearly are occupied, so someone could at some point take them.  Neither the unoccupied ones nor the occupied ones ever seem to be in a state that they can be taken.  I can't find anything in a guide about taking them.  The help indicates that the city can't be in the Peace state and must, but they always seem to be in Peace even when the Castle Siege icon says Disputed.
What am I missing?  When can we actually take a great city?  What is the trigger that allows it?  How can we get the city?

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abwd5nwpson5keaa@facebook.com

You have to wait for a Castle Siege event, an then you have to have an alliance organized enough to act in concert, following the leader's orders to precise transfer as directed by the leader.  You can "get there the firstest with the mostest" tp occupy the vacant castle or attack the initial occupier with a superior force - think of it as a timed game of King of the Hill - whoever is in possession when the Siege event is over rules until the next siege.  On my level minor castles and towns are not "yet" part of the equation.  I assume Harrenhal might be popular once it is available

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tracelatham@yahoo.com

I think OP was referring to the several cities that are NEVER open for siege. Like Castle Black, Pyke, Moat Cailin, The Twins, etc. Always Truced, even during castle siege.

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starface

Hi there!

The small castles have not been opened yet and unfortunately we do not have any information as to when they will open.

Cheers!

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