World Congress oddities

[Dux1]

In my current game, I am good friends with Greece. I helped them become host of the World Congress, and I have assisted with all of their proposals thus far. This has won me great favor with Alexander, making it easy to establish a Declaration of Friendship. In fact, when I mouse over Alexander in the diplomacy menu, all of the listed modifiers are positive. And yet, Alexander has proposed an embargo on ME at the upcoming World Congress meeting! What gives? More importantly, why can't I call him out on it like he would call me out if I had done it to him?

Has anyone else run into a situation like this or something similar?

 

[jaldaen]

Dux,

Have you tried to see what it would take to get Alexander to vote against his own proposal? It'd be interesting to see if all those positive modifiers make it easy to have him "change" his mind.

 

[GreenThings]

Nope, the AI just played you like a fool.

 

[Dux1]

Dux,

Have you tried to see what it would take to get Alexander to vote against his own proposal? It'd be interesting to see if all those positive modifiers make it easy to have him "change" his mind.

I got him to change his mind (only with core delegates, of course), but it was expensive: one luxury, a couple of strategic resources and 650 gold. I just find it fairly ridiculous that my diplomatic ally can propose to embargo me and still remain a friend. There is no way for me to be like, "yo, Alexander, why you acting like a douche all of a sudden?" I mean, I could denounce him, but then that would count as if I was backstabbing him. It's kind of immersion-breaking, and it's unfair that the AI has the option to call me out on proposals it doesn't like but I don't.

 

[slowcar]

I agree, that seems to be an oversight. Strange that none of the playtesters caught that.

 

[Fredgerd]

The AI still needs a lot of work in general. It seems like its still almost as erratic as before but just less warlike. Which wasn't what we needed at all. Warmonger AIs are fine. Its the inability to establish any alliance you can trust further than you can throw it that is frustrating. Sure, the AI should put its own interests above it's allies, even screw them over if they're too powerful. But most of the time its decisions seem out right irrational.