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#21

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

Last post by Tamas - Today at 01:13:50 PM

Massive patch just landed

Does this mean I have to start my game over? 

I am going to check if anything resulted in an immediate AI behaviour change, then start a new game.

#22

Off the Record / Re: Stocks and Trading Thread ...

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 12:56:22 PM

Warren Boofay took a big position in Alphabet in the third quarter.

#23

Off the Record / Re: The Miscellaneous Sports T...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 12:55:29 PM

Yeah, I am glad someone stepped into BB's shoes to remind us again that Grey Cups are often more fun to watch than Super Bowl games.  But you should have posted in the CFL thread

#24

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 12:54:12 PM

There was a good documentary by the CBC documenting the shift in lyrics of American Folk musicians after Germany attacked the Soviet Union.

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

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 12:48:35 PM

Massive patch just landed

Looks like they went bug squashing

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

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 12:37:40 PM

This is not EU4, just building stuff won't give you anything. You have to be able to tax it, and that means a) building things that produce goods that someone will buy and/or use, and b) having control so you can actually tax your population.

Well yeah I at least know that. I only built stuff that supposedly would make money and was in high control areas. But what "profit" means for those buildings is a little opaque. Profit for who? Me?

Though the problem with Lithuania remains that my largest cities (Polotsk and Riga) are neither Lithuanian nor close to Vilnius.

Though it kind of messes with my mind that 230 km is a vast politically significant distance. 

Profit that is then divided amongst the estates, which is why it is important to have crown power.  But also important to have a well funded clergy and burgher estate so they can build their own buildings.  And be merciless when taking power away from the nobles (within the tolerances of rebellion).

#27

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by garbon - Today at 12:18:47 PM

Sensible or not, it will fail it's ultimate objective. People who are bothered by immigration are bothered by immigrants not illegal ones specifically, they are just a good target either because they really think most of the new coloured faces are illegals, or because they feel allowed to speak against them.

But the number of brown people in the street won't decrease by this so it will not be deflating Reform. Quite the contrary because now both Reform and Labour are talking about immigration as The Issue.

They won't be able to out reform Reform.

Having said all that, I think it is fair to say that immigration is perceived as a problem to varying degrees by a now-critical amount of people (otherwise Reform wouldn't be this strong, simply). Conceding that field to them and just ignoring is probably the wrong idea at this stage.

But yeah, trying to be half as draconian as Farage promises (ha-ha) to be seems like a carbon-copy of the Tory strategy around Brexit - flaff about with half-arsed "solutions" not making a clear stance either pro or against.

Either they need to be positive about the immigration numbers (a tough sell I am sure) or do something that hinders Reform's ability to thematise properly: IDK, say "under the Tories we had record numbers of people coming in. This is a great potential for our country but it's also a short-term challenge. We are putting a practial full stop on immigration for a 5-year period while we catch up our infrastructure". Or something.

I don't know. It feels futile to try and avoid PM Farage, it is pre-ordained like Johnson or Trump was - too much the embodiment of English zeitgeist not to rule the country.

Certainly they can't ignore it is an issue.

I wonder if there's something to be said around communicating:


We know the Conservatives let too many asylum applications get backlogged and we're devoting x amount of resource to get that processed quicker so that we can make sure those who 'don't deserve' asylum are processed quickly out of the country. And amending legislation to get them through appeals faster too (though I know this is where right is proposing to exit ECHR)

We are also doing x to make sure that asylum seekers are contributing to society (while not stealing jobs) while we host them in our country.

We are introducing a more robust monitoring system so asylum seekers can't simply disappear into the country while awaiting outcomes on their cases

We also hear your frustration that we have asylum seekers getting housing to live in while you and your children struggle to find places to live where you have grown up/lived your whole lives. We're doing x, x, x to ensure that housing is being built in your neighborhoods that you can afford. No more endless cowering to developers who want to build endless luxury flats.


I feel like all of that sounds a little better while also working on things that will make a difference to British citizens.

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

Last post by Valmy - Today at 12:03:58 PM

Massive patch just landed

Does this mean I have to start my game over? 

#29

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

Last post by Tamas - Today at 11:59:34 AM

Massive patch just landed

#30

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

Last post by Valmy - Today at 11:09:38 AM

I do feel like the control/access mechanic is a bit overly punitive but I think it works.

Yeah I like it. It basically forces you to think about trying to govern your country.

As somebody from the US and Texas how short these distances are that seem so impossible to bridge cracks me up.