demand

I don't think it's very controversial to say that "Demands" are pretty much toothless in Civ VI. For clarity, I'm talking about the diplomatic option to "Make Demand", in which a civ demands a trade deal from another civ without giving anything in return (as opposed to "Ask for promise", which...

I had never made a demand of any civ before but tonight, while waiting 5 turns for a denouncement Casus I demanded furs off Gilgamesh and he gave them to me for a -5 permanent "We made a demand of them" What was surprising was my military was not double theirs (811 strength to 443)... But most...

So it used to be in CIv5 that occasionally your ally would ask for a gift. In Civ6, the dynamic has shifted: anyone you've ticked off or beaten the crap out of will ask for "gift" style trade deals CONSTANTLY. These aren't demands - none of these AIs could possibly back up any kind of demand...

Really? All I demanded was 30 gold...