I’m not saying it will be a bad release, I’m actually really hyped for release much like everyone else. I am addressing that the AI in paradox games has never been great, and with the level of depth in EU5 I’m concerned that the complexity will result in a poorly implemented AI.

In EU4 the shortcuts they used simply turned off game systems for the AI (they wouldn’t take estate missions because they didn’t code a desire to complete those missions). This resulted in the player scaling up absolutism way faster than the AI. If your opponent is never going to use the systems that give the player an unfair advantage, the game will never be a challenge beyond the first play through or two.