Threaten war option only available when at peace?

[tip001]

Probably raised earlier as it seems an old feature.

Why cant I threaten war when at war but I can start a another war for same province after one month anyway, when at war? This seems illogical It should be an available option even when at war.

 

[inreadible]

I have been thinking this same thing and I've come to the conclusion that there might be some way to exploit it that the devs don't want to happen.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

I have been thinking this same thing and I've come to the conclusion that there might be some way to exploit it that the devs don't want to happen.

It already can be in reverse, nations can give away provinces that their attackers could otherwise take via threaten war. Vs the AI this is a very rare nuisance, but players could abuse it a little extra.

 

[Sousuke123]

Probably to avoid situation when player and targeted country has same allies. Let's you CtA Otto and then threaten someone who has alliance with them as well. Since they're allied in war with you they can't help threatened country and the reason to decline due to powerful alliance goes away and they accept it demands.

 

[Less2]

Threaten for a province with a fort, trap entire enemy army in your current war to stackwipe them?

Could certainly be highly abusable in MP between conspirators.

 

[Dakka]

I’m going to guess either because it will mess with AI threat evaluation or some sort of alliance exploit