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I had an amazing general, but when Persia's bringing in 2 or 3 stacks the size of my forcelimits and the Mamluks are doing the same with 5 or so and god only knows how many men Russia had, I didn't stand a chance.

I wouldn't be surprised. In all honesty, Russia was the only vulture there, the rest being an alliance, but still. I swear it was all set up decades in advance.

Fuck you Persia, fuck you Candar, fuck you Algeria, fuck you Russia and especially fuck you Mamluks. >_> Bunch of vulturing bastards. EU3 makes me rage sometimes.

In all honesty, by the end of it, I was quite disappointed with the outcome. It was hella fun, but if I'd tried harder, I could've stopped Brabant and Scotland from getting Canada, I could've expanded further into Mexico/South America and I could've taken more of China.

Quote from: Simmura McCrea on April 19, 2011, 05:21:17 pm

No, I like the challenge of building up a country from a few provinces. I've never managed a world conquest, and doubt I will for some time. I really enjoyed playing as Georgia and spending 30-some years getting the upper hand on that little horde next door. I enjoyed turning the Papal States into the Middle East. I loved turning Munster into the America-spanning, China crushing monster-Ireland it became.

I think all those things are possible and 600% more fun in MM.

I tried it, as Portugal, which should, theoretically, be okay. Did horribly. There's too much to look after, too much added with not enough guides on what the fuck everything does. I don't want to have to deal with some religious minority getting a bit pissy while my tiny army is ganking an army 3 times its size. I don't want to have to deal with all that crap. I want a fun sandbox, not a perfect simulator.

Europa Universalis II was a good history teacher with all the historical events. EUIII is just a generic strategy game sandbox. It is pretty boring as vanilla, Magna Mundi totally saves it. I'm definitely going to buy Magna Mundi the game. Regarding their new games, I look forward to CK2, but it will likely fall short again, mainly offering sandbox enviroment and mods will provide the real content. Regardless, as Paradox is the only of its kind in making strategy games like that, they earn all the monetary support they can get.

Honestly, I disagree with the Magna Mundi statement. I realise I'm in the minority in this, but I really didn't like Magna Mundi, and I really enjoy vanilla. It's the game I've spent most time on, ever.

I did something similar. Someone had a mug with a picture on it, with the word Liguria visible on it. They asked what it was, and I was able to tell them it's an Italian city just across the border from Nice, just due to EU3.