Defensive / Full Alliances

[Viperswhip]

There should be the option for Defensive and Full Alliances.

I don't mind telling a country I will help defend them against aggression, but I am not going to get involved in a world war because they want one provinces from a neighbor.

 

[Salje]

Isn't that what "proclaim guarantee" is though?

 

[Viperswhip]

Not really, I can guarantee Austria if I want, sure, but they won't guarantee me in turn.

 

[AdamonEU4]

Yeah I've always actually seen it as a bit odd that a game with as much depth as eu4 only has one type of an alliance whereas total war games for example have defensive and military alliances.

 

[Retherz]

Alliances and rivalries should change, example would be that Sweden helped russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Muscovite_War_(1605–18) and 5 years later the Ingrian war sweden attacked them. So maybe switch sides in wars if someone is becoming a threat etc.

 

[Cthetheslayer]

Hmm, I could see a switch sides thing, Perhaps if they leader of the enemy liked you enough (i realise this is unrealistic) or if they wanted your help, it could have roughly the same modifiers as a white peace, if you had high enough, or maybe -10 on a white peace, then you could hit a button asking to switch side. Or it could be if they couldn't core/didn't want any of your land, you could switch sides at will.