Reputation

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At the beginning of the game, you always have a rep of 100 with just about anyone. Exept for you few enemies ofcourse. I'm sure you can all understand my eager for provinces, so i declare war. I have a CB, so I attack. Well, do this for about 6 times, and you reputation is gone. -200 with everyone. Is there a way to prevent this? It's also not very realistic, because I'm sure Maya doesn't care I kill Tunesia, but still I get a reputation of -200! And I wont spend all my cash on rebuilding my reputation, that's way to expensive... Anyone got a great idea?

 

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apparently kicking a nations merchants out of a CoT upsets them to a tune of -5. Make sure anyone you want to keep freindly with you get a trade agreement with.

I dont think the Mayans (for example care. I think they are set at 0 till they meet europeans. not sure what happens later tho

anyone?

 

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They decide they hate them...but that really doesn't worry me, they can hate as much as possible.

No-one likes a power freak, who goes after lots of other people..especially if he is the warmonger. I also think relations will drop if you own one of their CB provinces and if you have a low tolerance for their religion...if you go on an annexation spree, and are not prepared to spend huge amounts of money repairing relations, then you're just gonna have to live with it...I know its hard, but you have to stay strong

 

[Castellon]

Originally posted by TritonStar
At the beginning of the game, you always have a rep of 100 with just about anyone. Exept for you few enemies ofcourse. I'm sure you can all understand my eager for provinces, so i declare war. I have a CB, so I attack. Well, do this for about 6 times, and you reputation is gone. -200 with everyone. Is there a way to prevent this? It's also not very realistic, because I'm sure Maya doesn't care I kill Tunesia, but still I get a reputation of -200! And I wont spend all my cash on rebuilding my reputation, that's way to expensive... Anyone got a great idea?

If you have a royal mariage with a nation they are more tolerant of your war like ways. The problem you have is that your BB rating is probabley high with your 6 DoW. This will impact your relations with other nations.

 

[Orm]

Originally posted by TritonStar
At the beginning of the game, you always have a rep of 100 with just about anyone. Exept for you few enemies ofcourse. I'm sure you can all understand my eager for provinces, so i declare war. I have a CB, so I attack. Well, do this for about 6 times, and you reputation is gone. -200 with everyone. Is there a way to prevent this? It's also not very realistic, because I'm sure Maya doesn't care I kill Tunesia, but still I get a reputation of -200! And I wont spend all my cash on rebuilding my reputation, that's way to expensive... Anyone got a great idea?

Just being a nitpick here... you are talking about relations, not reputation.
Usually, you have relations of 0 with most nations at the start, with some neighbours you can have anything between -200 and +200, but the default is zero. If you go through six wars in a short period of time, are you surprised if other nations start regarding you with mistrust and suspicion? Even if you have a CB.

The way to prevent it is to be patient, not grab everything immediately just because you can. You'll spend a long time paying money to better relations that keep dropping back down because of your reputation being shot to pieces in the first 20 years.

I agree that the part of Maya being ticked of because of Tunisia is unrealistic, but I don't think it is going to change.

Edit: I just found a rationale for the last part; because of your history as a brutal expansionist, your diplomats and commanders are a brutish lot. They immediately offend everyone they meet for the first time. The Mayans have a reason for not liking you after all...