Complicated Vassal Question

[WLFobe]

So I have two neighbors who don't like each other, or me either. One (A) of them attacked the other (B) and took a system (ceded). I then also attacked (B). As a result I liberated two worlds, that are now my vassal and isolating the ceded world. I am now ready to attack (A).

Would there be any advantage to making (A) cede that world to my vassal? Or should I just take it for myself as a new vassal? There will be other worlds I would be taking as well.

 

[GC13]

If it were me my thought process would be to have that world ceded to my new vassal, since it would be the same species. Then make a new vassal out of A's liberated worlds, keeping the species governments separate.

 

[henzington]

You can just take the planet yourself then trade it to them.

 

[ranma100]

You can just take the planet yourself then trade it to them.

If you do that you will get threat modifiers to your diplomacy. Better to do liberation, unless you want everone allying against you.

 

[henzington]

If you do that you will get threat modifiers to your diplomacy. Better to do liberation, unless you want everone allying against you.

Honestly threat in Stellaris is a joke compared to EU4.

 

[Foefaller]

The world A took from B would only get a bonus if it was actually B, not the liberated empire you created from part of B, that was going to get the world. In which case, the warscore for ceding that world to B would be much lower than normal, and they would also be able to use the cede wargoal even if their war policy normally forbids it.

Otherwise, whether you take the world directly yourself or ceding it to your vassal only matters in the case of who earns threat for it.