Multiple Votes Per State
Seen here, single rulers could hold a lot of votes in the imperial diets. In EU4 each province in the empire should be granted 1 vote toward reforms so larger states have a greater say in decisions. If Austria eats up 10 of the smaller states those votes don’t disappear (sure the emperor bonuses can decrease like normal) but the “votes” themselves still exist. Further, if you have a large state rival to the emperor (e.g. Prussia) it’s a lot easier for them to hold back reforms. The one obvious problem that I see is that if the emperor expands outside of the HRE and adds their new provinces, it could be overpowered in vote total. Hungary and East Prussia were never part of the HRE so the whole adding provinces mechanic should probably be reworked (or removed) anyway. This could be displayed really easily in the UI, just mouse over the coat of arms and it could say "8 seats" or something as simple as that.
Inheriting Electorship
The add/remove elector makes some sense as with the historical Palatinate electorship (although that was only a transfer of title to a different branch of the dynasty) but it’s a little weird that an elector seat can disappear, especially with events like the Austrian Inheritance of Bohemia. As shown here, after Austria became de jure ruler of Bohemia they were able to use that vote to help secure their continued succession. In EU4, if you inherit an elector you should become the new elector. I don’t know if this should work for conquering because that’s a different beast than inheritance, but I think you get the idea. One difficult part of this suggestion is does the vote change on forming a PU or after full inheritance? King George got the Hanover elecotorship vote from a "PU" so it makes sense to give it then (and also get rid of the silly negative modifier for having a PU over an elector). The harder problem is what if Austria inherited Bohemia which later got its independence, would Austria retain the electorship (probably the simplest option but I can imagine more creative solutions) or lose it to a newly independent Bohemia?
There are fancier changes that could be done to make the HRE more realistic and interesting but I think these two could go a long way without too much added complexity. The new parliament and subject mechanics show a development shift toward internal management which opens exciting possibilities!
Seen here, single rulers could hold a lot of votes in the imperial diets. In EU4 each province in the empire should be granted 1 vote toward reforms so larger states have a greater say in decisions. If Austria eats up 10 of the smaller states those votes don’t disappear (sure the emperor bonuses can decrease like normal) but the “votes” themselves still exist. Further, if you have a large state rival to the emperor (e.g. Prussia) it’s a lot easier for them to hold back reforms. The one obvious problem that I see is that if the emperor expands outside of the HRE and adds their new provinces, it could be overpowered in vote total. Hungary and East Prussia were never part of the HRE so the whole adding provinces mechanic should probably be reworked (or removed) anyway. This could be displayed really easily in the UI, just mouse over the coat of arms and it could say "8 seats" or something as simple as that.
Inheriting Electorship
The add/remove elector makes some sense as with the historical Palatinate electorship (although that was only a transfer of title to a different branch of the dynasty) but it’s a little weird that an elector seat can disappear, especially with events like the Austrian Inheritance of Bohemia. As shown here, after Austria became de jure ruler of Bohemia they were able to use that vote to help secure their continued succession. In EU4, if you inherit an elector you should become the new elector. I don’t know if this should work for conquering because that’s a different beast than inheritance, but I think you get the idea. One difficult part of this suggestion is does the vote change on forming a PU or after full inheritance? King George got the Hanover elecotorship vote from a "PU" so it makes sense to give it then (and also get rid of the silly negative modifier for having a PU over an elector). The harder problem is what if Austria inherited Bohemia which later got its independence, would Austria retain the electorship (probably the simplest option but I can imagine more creative solutions) or lose it to a newly independent Bohemia?
There are fancier changes that could be done to make the HRE more realistic and interesting but I think these two could go a long way without too much added complexity. The new parliament and subject mechanics show a development shift toward internal management which opens exciting possibilities!
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