I don't think diplomacy is broken I think it just kinda sucks. You have to hire the right people to design things like TW diplomacy and I dont think CA have hired those people.

It's just not well done, and it annoys me a lot because some designers pour their heart and soul into things and wouldn't dare let any aspect suck that much. Admittedly its a difficult thing to do but once its done, its done and they can keep it the same for every TW game they make, with only slight improvements here and there.

I'm doing my best to like Medieval 2: Total War but right now things like diplomacy make me cancel a campaign and play a different game. I won't buy Kingdoms and will only play M2 when Broken Crescent mod is out because I am a supporter of hard workers and Modders work damn hard for free and do a better job than people who get paid!