Is the AI really that dumb?

[The Blood Eagle]

I thought that if you don't use the CB, then after a while it goes away, leaving you with the mission but no CB.

10 years and the subjugation CB vanishes even if you have the mission.

 

[brifbates]

this still happens-most notably the ottoman mission to subjugate the mamluks.

The Ottoman mission I got was to conquer the Mameluks, it might have said "Subjugate" in the name but the details and CB were conquest related. Ran into the same thing with Russia and "Subjugate Sibir Horde"-name implies vassalize but actual goal is eradicate & own the capital.

Alternatively you got the generic subjugate a neighbor mission although you shouldn't if the target has more than 3 provinces.

 

[Octavio]

in the case of the OPs game, i wouldnt say that the AI behavior is THAT stupid. england never exceeded the infamy limit in my games, so i dont think its much of a warmongering nation.

in the end, its just another way to get the thing done, imo.

 

[unmerged(276427)]

I thought that if you don't use the CB, then after a while it goes away, leaving you with the mission but no CB.

This. The AI will use a CB if it has it.
The AI is not as "dumb" as people think.

 

[BlitzMartinDK]

But I am getting deeply disturbed by loading up as, say, castille (or any other major so far) in my Denmark game, and noticing that their cultural tradition stinks, and they have 5 magistrates..Maximazing you use of magistrates is an important part of the game, and whenever you have more than 4 mag's, you should either build something, or burn a magistrate for tradition.. that way you won't waste any magistrates, and get better advisors. Having 3 level 5-6 advisors most of the game helps quite a lot..Also it is quite good to take those temporary decisions that gives bonii for 10 years or so, instead of letting your mag's get wasted because you have 5 already.
And it is a rather simple decisiontree, should just check every month..

 

[unmerged(109327)]

The AI isn't dumb, the AI is very smart.
In reality they just want life peacefully.
So they make ''stupid'' decisions so the players gets annoyed and wreaks havoc on the forums.
While you have been away from EU3, Charles Aragon VII is enjoying his cup of tea.
The AI amazes me sometimes.

i laughed loudly haha

 

[v1989]

Well I wouldn't be suprised if Ai had different mission before. Mission about subjunction could appear later.