Getting the same starting rival over and over in 1.24?

[Natz]

So I've noticed that as of 1.24 the starting rivalry situation has gotten a lot more... repetitive? Especially as some specific nations:
- As Brandenburg, trying to get a start with Bohemia not rivaling you seems impossible. I gave up after 20 (yes 20!) restarts...
- As Aragon, Hungary seems to rival you every single time (bit annoying if you want to go into the Balkans early).
- Those two are the most glaring ones I've seen but other nation also seem to have had their rivalries more streamlined.

I find this change (fairly sure it was much less common before cradle) extremely annoying when trying to get a specific strategy going for a nation, and I also find that it goes against having a varied experience when replaying a nation. I would understand if you did this for historical rivals, yet even as England I seem to get Burgundy as a rival much more consistently than France. I am not sure if it came a unintended change with the AI getting better alliances last patch, or if they just straight up did it as a nerf to specific strategies in some starts. Anyway just saying I find it annoying, even game breaking for some starting nations (rip my plans to PU bohemia ) and that I hope it is something that can be changed.

 

[Zemurin]

I've noticed the same thing. Starting as Brandenburg without Bohemia rivalry is something I gave up trying after 30th (!) attempt and simply proceded slowly eating them when opportunities arose.

 

[Dominion]

Seems like certain alliances are now fixed as well.

The old "just do the same as the AI to get the same as the AI" rule doesn't work anymore.

 

[Geodynamis]

I really don't get how the criteria for rivalry is determined. When I played with Poland, it was rather erratic in whether the Teutonic Order could be a valid rival in the early years.