Castille keeps asking me to transfer trade power to them - what is going on

[Gregorovitch]

Allied to Castille as Portugal with v good relationship they have asked me to transfer 10% and a second time 15% of my trade power to them in "our shared trade nodes". I have said no both times and i have not seen any negative consequences with the relationship.

Are they just asking for free money? Are they threatening me? Or is there something I don't yet understand going on here?

 

[Knut Skallagrim]

They are friendly and bigger than you, they need your power in their main node, so they ask you for your trade power. Keep declining, spain will never declare war on you for it

 

[Gregorovitch]

Thanks. Confirms what I have observed so far. Any idea why this is in the game? I mean under what circumstances would you ever agree to such a request and if there aren't any (except perhaps pure charity) what purpose is this mechanic serving in the game?

 

[Pellucid]

Thanks. Confirms what I have observed so far. Any idea why this is in the game? I mean under what circumstances would you ever agree to such a request and if there aren't any (except perhaps pure charity) what purpose is this mechanic serving in the game?

It serves no purpose other than to handicap the AI.

 

[IIWW]

It gives You a relation bonus, so sometimes You can accept, If You're desperate to get them as ally/avoid being attacked. But it's rather rare case, almost non-existant in Europe.

 

[haltabush]

You get a small opinion modifier too

 

[myrsl0ken]

I think you loose trust be declining, which is a seriously important resource if you want them in on your offensive wars. But I might be wrong.

 

[Ricox]

AI nations are ready to give you their trade power if you protect them with a guarantee or alliance (otherwise you get large penalty to chance of AI accepting it). It's sort of a way for the AI to submit to your might and whatnot, while getting something small, but important, in return (protection of the country - denying the call to arms of course is still possible, but, as usual, comes with large penalties that will likely ruin relations with that country), although you don't always need alliance/guarantee, enough military power etc. will sometimes allow you to get something little like 10%, but not worth a diplomatic relations slot for that, in my opinion.

 

[wolfing]

I don't understand why when I ask a country to transfer me their power they actually get a bonus to relationship with me? Sounds to me like eating the cake and having it too.

 

[Pugman]

Austria asks England to transfer power too. Yeah right.

 

[Bud_Backer]

I don't understand why when I ask a country to transfer me their power they actually get a bonus to relationship with me? Sounds to me like eating the cake and having it too.

You cannot DOW a country giving you trade power, so they like you because they feel safer from any expansionist ambitions you may have on them.

 

[VampireBoot]

You cannot DOW a country giving you trade power, so they like you because they feel safer from any expansionist ambitions you may have on them.

Exactly. I'd prefer if breaking a transfer relationship as the receiver gives you a truce as well, just like guarantees, since right now there's no cost to getting their trade power and then breaking it when you want to attack them. A truce would make the protection element more pronounced.