Permanent Aggressive Expansion

[Trensicourt]

In the game, there is a very little representation of long-term fears of being annexed. There is that short term burst of fear, then everything cools down. Even if the player was literally Napolean, the a.i. wouldn't mind. They would sit there and not defend itself against the inevitable steamroll. Or it could be the complete opposite. The a.i. goes berserk and tag teams the entire continent to dog pile on a player who took 5 provinces. Which sometimes was very inaccurate.

Therefore I suggest permanent aggressive expansion to represent the fear of being annexed.

Permanent aggressive expansion can only occur, if the a.i. was threatened or has negative hostile relations. The more threatened or hostile the relations are, the higher the permanent aggressive expansion.

Threatened means the a.i. fears being annexed, so they are always cautious and ready to ask for help.
Negative Hostile Relations means the a.i. wants to weaken the target whenever possible. Rivals get a bonus + 1 Permanent Aggressive Expansion.

To make things fairer, permanent aggressive expansion should have a limit of 15. Maximum of 15 should occur if the target feels extremely threatened and outraged. Aggressive expansion in general should be lowered as a result, especially in HRE Europe.

 

[GiftGruen]

Fear of being annexed should be there, somehow. Perhaps even countries joining a defensive coalition permanently against a BIG big blob, but 1), that would have to be totally defense only and 2), the blob in question should be able to dictate whatever terms he wants if 100%-ed, not just another "4 provinces is unreasonable demands" problem.

 

[Shadowstrike]

I like the idea of a permanent AE, depending on how much of a threat that one nation is to others. It makes no sense that you can expand like a madman, then simply wait a while for everyone to forget about you, then go on another wild expansion spree. Successive European powers (the Habsburgs, the French, the Germans, etc.) were held back by what are effectively coalitions that opposed them simply because they would break the balance of power if they got larger. Though I would probably not allow this to be overcome with positive relations, as that would lead to the strange strategy of coddling your next annexation target.

 

[GiftGruen]

Who's a nice little addition to my Empire of Doom? You are! Yes, you are! *pets OPM*