Negative Diplomacy

[randal7]

What exactly is the purpose of the diplomatic options with negative results (like claiming the throne)? I had assumed you could provoke a war, but I ran the relations down to -200, then sent several more provoking messages, but nothing happened. Does it take time, or is there some other use for these that I'm too lazy to come up with myself?

Randal7

 

[Morlac]

They don't, in fact, do anything other than run down relations. I think that the designers just never got around to implementing them. In EUII they do have effects, as well as potentially costing more. (For example, you can warn a country not to attack your neighbors for a period of time. If they do anyway, then I think you get a CB on them.)

 

[unmerged(7177)]

They might annoy someone enough to declare war on you eventually It's just a matter of time, but you probabyl have to get a lot of nations angry at you to provoke a war (at least that's my experience) with any one of them.

 

[unmerged(5184)]

There are better ways to spend diplomats

 

[unmerged(9191)]

The only use I see is if relations are +1 and u want a royal marriage, just send insults then the royal marriage offer.

 

[Morlac]

Originally posted by Imperial Army
The only use I see is if relations are +1 and u want a royal marriage, just send insults then the royal marriage offer.

Sure, though if you have even a small amount of money, it would be better to send a gift rather than an insult, to push relations up instead of down...

 

[unmerged(9191)]

YEa, but if your parma and have 25 D a LoI isnt the best way too go.

 

[Nikolai II]

Originally posted by Imperial Army
YEa, but if your parma and have 25 D a LoI isnt the best way too go.

The cheapest way is still to send several offers of RM, since every one turned down is a -5.

Costs more diplomats but less cash