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#21

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 05:26:28 AM

I find it a bit funny how people are saying the Epstein files are going to be released. Nothing with Trump's name in it will be released. Those will be held due to the newly started investigation into Bill Clinton and other Democrats.

#22

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Syt - Today at 05:25:46 AM

And a lot of them seem to look at it from the perspective of the first 10, 20 years of a 500 years campaign instead of taking a higher level view.

#23

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 05:23:26 AM

As I am arguing with a couple of kids over at Paradox, one thing the "OMG DECENTRALISATION IMBALANCE" people ignore is that that one slider doesn't live in isolation.

Multiple times I made decisions in the game to forego significant bonuses because the law/option giving them meant raising decentralisation.

#24

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - Today at 05:13:31 AM

The period, at a bird's eye level, has centralised states triumphing over decentralised states. There is also an arms race where countries gain huge but temporary leads, the UK with very powerful finance, or France with conscription. There seem to be different viable ways to get that strong control, from the UK's parliamentary system to Russian autocracy.

The way to "balance" the game imo is to make a decision to decentralise good in the short term, interest groups are placated for example, be they old fashioned methods of commercial organisation, regional peculiarites or class privileges. But long term, for this period, the "meta" is that centralised states have the edge over the decentralised ones.

#25

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 04:45:33 AM

Not to mention many folks crying about low control in locations and that there "need" to be more ways to project it basically from day 1 of a campaign. "Second capitals", "provincial centers" etc., and while not completely invalid it's also increasing the chance to make the mechanic meaningless.

Yeah Johan will need to stand fast on core design elements. But, come to think of it, he is the guy who was patching EU2  based on what needed nerfing to avoid losing their MP game. 

#26

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Syt - Today at 04:39:48 AM

Not to mention many folks crying about low control in locations and that there "need" to be more ways to project it basically from day 1 of a campaign. "Second capitals", "provincial centers" etc., and while not completely invalid it's also increasing the chance to make the mechanic meaningless.

#27

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 04:25:19 AM

Not to mention that part of me worries that they end up balancing it to a point where the game becomes either too easy or too difficult (unless you relentlessly min/max), or that the simulation mechanics become irrelevant because they've been balanced into a grey formless mush.

Indeed, I am afraid that's already started with Johan's planned changes to make Decentralisation more viable. Maybe it's nothing but I thought the Centralisation>Decentralisation thing was a feature, after all the overall "meta" of internal politics in the game is to increase control and crown power throughout the centuries. I wonder what a high province control but very Decentralised society is supposed to represent?

#28

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by celedhring - Today at 04:00:36 AM

Every month he travels to Moscow and comes back with a "new peace plan". Every month it's the same plan. Every month the US press works itself into a frenzy about it.

Curious that the media frenzy you observe can be seen there but not in the US itself.

Yeah, the Euro media seems to be freaking out about it much more than the US one. I hope it means they know the plan has little credibility.

The freakout also goes to show how impotent we Euros are at the moment.

#29

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 03:47:24 AM

Hey Viper, just hesrd theres a new stargate project in the works at amazon

Actual new news and progress?
Or the vague rumours that have been around for years with the rights transferring et al?

#30

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 02:56:45 AM

Yeah, Japan busted the middle income trap and found itself trapped instead in a pretty stable self contained comfortable stagnancy.
That's the sort of failure countries dream of.
China is some way off having that safety net.