Europa Universalis IV announced

[DGuller]

I played one game so far, and I like a lot of the changes.  I played as Sweden.  I like how the rivalry system forces you to butt heads with the powers that may seriously hurt you, rather than letting you take them on at the time of your choosing.  I also like the smoother progression of military technology, so no longer it's merely a race to tech 12, so that you can delete enemy units at 10-1 loss ratio.

[Viking]

France's strength derives from the immediate 100 PP when it takes it's cores from england and the fact that provence quickly becomes rivalable.

[garbon]

France's strength derives from the immediate 100 PP when it takes it's cores from england and the fact that provence quickly becomes rivalable.

Ah gotcha. Well I definitely spoke to soon. France got a bit bigger after inheriting Burgundian provinces and then has made strides against Avignon and Champagne (which I had forced it to release). I'm hoping I can remove fairly large Provence as a rival soon and draw it into my anti-French orbit.  I'd be making moves against France now but it also gained Castile as an ally mean that if I go to war, I have to hope Austria intervenes quickly enough to downplay the effects that Castile has either against me (or my other allies Portugal and Aragon).

[Liep]

So I had paused my game and alt-tabbed, 4 hours later I remembered I had a game going and went back to it. Turns out I didn't pause it. Over 40 years my very passive king had lost 8 provinces to France, all armies and the entire trade fleet, but had amassed 8000 gold.

I probably couldn't have done much better as Burgundy anyway.

[Jaron]

So I had paused my game and alt-tabbed, 4 hours later I remembered I had a game going and went back to it. Turns out I didn't pause it. Over 40 years my very passive king had lost 8 provinces to France, all armies and the entire trade fleet, but had amassed 8000 gold.

I probably couldn't have done much better as Burgundy anyway.

[garbon]

WTF, Henry VI just won't quit. His doddering ass is going on 64 years old...

[garbon]

And now his heir fell dead so I might have the War of the Roses afterwards.

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[Liep]

I can't beat France. At least not as Burgundy. Anyone has any countries where I'm in a good position to kick their ass?

[DGuller]

In my game as England, it's 1520, and France just diplo-annexed Castile after a personal union.    Well, this may be one of those games that remain a challenge until 1821.

[garbon]

I've heard that happening several times with latest patch.

In my game (around 1619), Austria is now a monster having eaten most of France and the Netherlands. Only good thing is that they are my monster (for now...? ).

Spain flipped out on me once we started sharing a border in Gascogne. When I just exited, a colonial war between my colony Newfoundland and Castilian Canada has erupted into all out war. Spain and its colonies vs. Great Britain (+ colonies), Portugal (+colonies) and Austria. I hope I can smash Spain.

[garbon]

In my game as England, it's 1520, and France just diplo-annexed Castile after a personal union.    Well, this may be one of those games that remain a challenge until 1821.

Oh France and Castile buddying up is apparently a common problem with latest patch.

edit: And I couldn't even remember that I'd already wrote this. Rough!

[Jaron]

[Tamas]

In my game as England, it's 1520, and France just diplo-annexed Castile after a personal union.    Well, this may be one of those games that remain a challenge until 1821.

Oh France and Castile buddying up is apparently a common problem with latest patch.

edit: And I couldn't even remember that I'd already wrote this. Rough!

Let's face it: you are getting old.

[garbon]

Okay, Grals.

[crazy canuck]

I am having fun game with Venice.  Austria is happy to leave me alone (which iirc is a big change) and I am able to dominate trade in the Eastern Med.  My goal is to occupy some the provinces in Egypt so I can eventually build the Canal and get to the Orient through that route.