Quote Originally Posted by Zarky View Post
I don´t take allies, and those who I ally with are only allies until I have crushed my enemies on opposite fronts. Dont trust anybody and kill everyone even pope
Agreed to the fullest possible degree. Expect to kill them all, everyone, on all sides.

The AI factions don't know whats good for them anyway. Recently as Scotland on VH/VH, I was rampaging down through England, proceeding to wipe them out for my French allies. I conquered Caen and Rennes and other such places that the English had in Northern France, effectively saving the French. They then betrayed me, I thought, alright fine, and proceeded to take Paris, Bruges and 3 other French territories, wiping out several of their stacks/generals in the process. They were then begging for peace, and it was very satisfying for the offer of "Ceasefire and 3000 florins for 13 turns" still appear as a "generous" on the diplomacy screen. Denmark later attacked me, so I sacked Antwerp with reinforcements from Nottingham.