Suggestion for next expansion/DLC - Expanded dynasty mechanics!

[randylek]

I, along with many others that I see in the forums, feel extremely underwhelmed by the current dynasty mechanics.

It would be great to see expanded dynasty mechanics that would provide consistency and logic to the heirs, royal marriages, starting legitimacy claim strengths and personal unions mechanics that as of current, appears to be extremely random or luck-based.

This would also address concerns of more peace-based mechanics to EU, being able to play a more diplomatic/intrigue based game built around expanding the dynasty's influence instead of just war warmongering and conquering. It would also give a more interesting interaction with the revolution mechanics and the other more democratic government forms.

 

[magnusvejby]

There has been alot of threads about dynasty mechanics, but ive never seen PDX answer any of them (If they have i would love to get a link.)

They are probably aware of it, and maybe are improving it in secret for now, they already added the achievement to get the same dynasty on 8 thrones so mabey that a clue.

Another thing, they have already done alot already about the dynasties: Support heir, put relative on vassal throne, you can only claim throne if its the same dynasty, (before it was you only needed a royal marriage.) so they will probly add more stuff.

 

[Martin_Mortyry]

Another thing, they have already done alot already about the dynasties: Support heir, put relative on vassal throne, you can only claim throne if its the same dynasty, (before it was you only needed a royal marriage.) so they will probly add more stuff.

Oooh, I certainly hope so - with current version of the game you're not really able to show the spread and rivalry of dynasties such as Habsburgs or Jagiellons.

 

[kitemasaki]

They have addressed this slightly before, many months ago. Essentially, not that you are asking for this, the game will never have a dynastic in-depth mechanic like CK2. It never will. Can't stress that enough (the devs).

However, it would be fun to have more political dynamism to the current system. The only issue is that "heirs" in EU4 are not meant to necessarily mean "children" at all. It just means legal claimant, be that your uncle, brother, daughter, minister, noble or chamber-maid-fling baby. The random luck roll for rulers is meant to be a challenge to deal with as a player, which it is as you can tell by players talking about it constantly.

 

[Mattius]

It certainly seems that the devs are laying a tiny bit of groundwork at least.