Europa Universalis IV announced

[Queequeg]

Could someone give me tips on the new colonizing and trade systems?  I'm trying to play a game as Naples and I'm getting my ass handed to me repeatedly. 

[Ancient Demon]

Could someone give me tips on the new colonizing and trade systems?

No! 

I'm trying to play a game as Naples and I'm getting my ass handed to me repeatedly.

Good! 

[Queequeg]

Unified Italy as Naples from a 1492 start by 1690.

[Josephus]

A whole new patch and nothing get mentioned here.

Either EU or Languish is dying

[DGuller]

A whole new patch and nothing get mentioned here.

Either EU or Languish is dying

I have to say that while Common Sense sounded good on paper, it was meh for me.  Maybe it's missing something intangible, or maybe EU4 is just thoroughly played out.

[ulmont]

I have to say that while Common Sense sounded good on paper, it was meh for me.  Maybe it's missing something intangible, or maybe EU4 is just thoroughly played out.

I actively hate how the forts work out in practice.  Every pissant rebel gives 10 years of nationalism to your conquests every 2-3 years...

[Liep]

A whole new patch and nothing get mentioned here.

Either EU or Languish is dying

It's just a patch fixing the last DLC.

[Liep]

I have to say that while Common Sense sounded good on paper, it was meh for me.  Maybe it's missing something intangible, or maybe EU4 is just thoroughly played out.

I actively hate how the forts work out in practice.  Every pissant rebel gives 10 years of nationalism to your conquests every 2-3 years...

At least they don't cancel coring/converting processes. Also they bring a nice change of pace to the whole conquering thing.

[Ancient Demon]

I actively hate how the forts work out in practice.  Every pissant rebel gives 10 years of nationalism to your conquests every 2-3 years...

You're supposed to have interior forts too.

[garbon]

I actively hate how the forts work out in practice.  Every pissant rebel gives 10 years of nationalism to your conquests every 2-3 years...

You're supposed to have interior forts too.

Yeah, they don't have an impact on provinces within the ZOC of one of your forts, as long as they haven't already captured the fort.

[Josephus]

So I'm just about ready to complete my first game with new DLC. Playing as Sweden. Not sure if it's just a one-game abberation, but P-L Commonwealth is the new blobber. There is no Russia since early 1700s. by mid 1700s, Ottoman is reduced to a few provinces. France hasn't even got all of present day France. And Spain only formed in mid 1600s and never bothered with N.Africa. Other than odd Germanic wars, Europe is mostly quiet, most of the wars being fought overseas.

[Liep]

I've also noticed that France is weak and that Poland-Lithuania is blobtastic in my games.

[Josquius]

So I'm just about ready to complete my first game with new DLC. Playing as Sweden. Not sure if it's just a one-game abberation, but P-L Commonwealth is the new blobber. There is no Russia since early 1700s. by mid 1700s, Ottoman is reduced to a few provinces. France hasn't even got all of present day France. And Spain only formed in mid 1600s and never bothered with N.Africa. Other than odd Germanic wars, Europe is mostly quiet, most of the wars being fought overseas.

I played Sweden with the new dlc too and... Sounds similar to me for the poles.
I guess my helping to weaken polands main enemies freed up space for them.
The Turks lasted a little while but then went under too.

France was the big bad in my game. Inherited England who then remained forever loyal and... Yeah. Not at all the same outcome there. Though maybe Spain not getting such  great colonies weakened them so they couldn't counterbalance France?

[ulmont]

I actively hate how the forts work out in practice.  Every pissant rebel gives 10 years of nationalism to your conquests every 2-3 years...

You're supposed to have interior forts too.

No way can I afford a ducat / fort every 2 provinces after eating half of Africa.

[crazy canuck]

Then don't eat territories you can't afford to keep.