Diplomacy Ministers

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I'd like to see diplomacy actions actually affected by the diplomatic ministers used. Instead of just adjusting the monetary cost of diplomatic actions, maybe the ministers could also affect the likelihood of the actions they undertake.

The actual modifiers could be very small, plus or minus, but would make these ministers more interesting to play, in my opinion. Currently, there is little reason to change ministers since money is not a major concern for most players. I would like to see a greater opportunity to influence events using diplomacy, such as creating "ahistorical" alliances based on ideology or economics for example.

 

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and some ministers can automatically improve or decrease the relations with some countries.

 

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I'd like to see these diplomatic ministers changing the odds so that they are greater than zero. So many options give you a zero chance to perform them that I don't even bother checking them anymore. If you had even a 3 or 4% chance to succeed you might find it worthwhile to keep trying and maybe accomplish something unique and ahistorical-it's a simulation AND a game right? My two cents anyway...

 

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This is happening, is it not?

and some ministers can automatically improve or decrease the relations with some countries.

But this is sort of happening, is it not?

 

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I'd like to see diplomacy actions actually affected by the diplomatic ministers used. Instead of just adjusting the monetary cost of diplomatic actions, maybe the ministers could also affect the likelihood of the actions they undertake.

The actual modifiers could be very small, plus or minus, but would make these ministers more interesting to play, in my opinion. Currently, there is little reason to change ministers since money is not a major concern for most players. I would like to see a greater opportunity to influence events using diplomacy, such as creating "ahistorical" alliances based on ideology or economics for example.

You are absolutely right.

To make this more concrete if Gemrany wishes to delay the onset of the war
or keep the USA out of it as long as possible, this should be a lot easier with von Neurath at the helm than Ribbentrop. Von Neurath was an old-style career diplomat and much more respected than his successor who was simply
AH's crony.