Dealing with threats from other nations

[naervod]

I like that poll format. Also, I believe that we should not give in to any threat unless:
a) Our border with that civ is not secure and all our troops are elswhhere.
or
b) They have a signifigantly stronger military than us(at least outnumbered 2:1). It is by all means possible to win a war having a mildly weaker (outnumbered 1.5:1) military, I have done it beforeon my own games.

 

[Octavian X]

I like the current proposed poll.

 

[donsig]

I'm not so sure I like the proposed polls. Seems like we might end up locking ourselves into a system we may regret. I think we need a little more flexability built in. I really liked having the other nations classified from rouge state to most favored nation in the last demo game. If we had a (flexible) ranking like that here we could then make our responses to the *requests* based on our attitude towards the *requesting* nation. We could give in to MFNs but tell rouge states to pound rock salt.

 

[eyrei]

Originally posted by donsig
I'm not so sure I like the proposed polls. Seems like we might end up locking ourselves into a system we may regret. I think we need a little more flexability built in. I really liked having the other nations classified from rouge state to most favored nation in the last demo game. If we had a (flexible) ranking like that here we could then make our responses to the *requests* based on our attitude towards the *requesting* nation. We could give in to MFNs but tell rouge states to pound rock salt.

The way I look at it, the instant another civ threatens us they temporarily become a rogue state and a potential enemy. Regardless, this issue needs to be resolved and polls posted by the next turn chat. Maybe we could add stipulations that the first threat from a MFN we would give in to, but then their status would be revisited.

 

[FortyJ]

My only suggestion would be to change the "right next us" into something more like "close enough to attack us within 10 turns".

 

[GenMarshall]

Or within striking distances between 4-6 tiles away