I agree diplomacy isnt that weird im mtw2. Realistic even. See my thread https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72879. I really dont understand the flame/whine efforts to get this 'changed'. I can understand if people want more diplomacy options, but what would one suggest? There even is an option to ask another party to attack a faction. What more should be in the game to make it more functional diplomacy wise?