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Originally posted by Talenn:
mafia:
Yes, what you are experiencing is a problem that needs to be addressed IMO. There is NO enforcement of agreements etc...not even diplomatic penalties for reneging. IMO, if you agree to something, you should be bound to it or else face SEVERE penalties from the other races as someone who cannot be trusted.
The same problem also occurs if you simply dont respond at all. There is no penalty assessed for that but a rather hefty one for a 'refusal'.
Note that this is something known to MM (or at least the playtesters) so I hope it will be addressed in the next patch. For now, I just make sure I: 1) always respond to all the enemy Messages with either a definate 'Yes' or 'No' answer and 2) I always honor all agreements made. If I SAY I'm breaking a Treaty, I do it...otherwise I tell them to go bugger off.
Its a MUCH better game when you enforce these rules as well. The AI actually seems to come to life a bit more and definately is far more hostile when its demands are continuously rebuffed. I HIGHLY recommend playing this way as so as not to exploit another weakness in the AI.
Talenn
That's funny, the Eee literally went to war against me for simply breaking a treaty... that's not a penalty?
It took them a long time to cool down, too, because they kept sending ships into my minefields and getting a ship destroyed is an increase in anger even though it's not technically a "battle" as far as I can tell. Also, there does seem to be a negative reaction to no answer for a treaty request. It's just less than the penalty for an outright refusal.