Game too easy or am I too good?

bmullins0118

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• Jun 19, 2012

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• #1

I always end up being some major power after 100 years of the game, my latest being only 20 years and having 4th largest army. Is this game too easy? Are there any ways of expansion I can leave out that are OP?

I try to roleplay, as I love roleplaying, but that doesn't always work either.


Poland - (First game, savescummed, learned a lot of mechanics)

England - (First MP game, played with friend, almost lost in the beginning but ended up getting Jerusalem and most of France through inheritance. Ended early because my friend is impatient and has a low attention span.)

Sicily - (Got CK2+ as I heard it makes the game harder. It was easy enough if I kept revolts down, but a lot of the 'balance' changes are just increasing number values, and I don't feel it too fun. I still managed to get Jerusalem and as a Pious ruler, called invasion on England and got all of it. Revolts were no problem at all. Still easy. )

Denmark - (Second MP game, most fun game so far, friend united Ireland as Connacht, and I inherited Poland through ingenious planning. Surprisingly a lot of female rulers, I managed to arrange marriages with Sweden, Ungvar, and Vitebsk. Friend is taking about 50% of my profits though, lol. )

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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• #2

First question, what difficulty do you play on?

First advice, play as something other than a King title. Such as a Count or small Duke.

 

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Are you always starting off as a King? Try playing as a vassal, like a count or something. Makes the first couple decades more difficult at least.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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Easy, dont start as major powers

 

bmullins0118

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• Jun 19, 2012

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Sicily was actually a Duke title, although independent.

I just remembered that I've played as Brandenburg once as a Duke in HRE, and it was pretty difficult. I'll try that out guys, thanks.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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Play as the Count of Macon.

Good luck with that.

 

bmullins0118

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• Jun 19, 2012

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spinoza013 said:

Play as the Count of Macon.

Good luck with that.

Click to expand...

Where is that?

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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Apulia is pretty much the Kingdom of Sicily already in the 1066 start...

But what we are trying to say is if you start as a well established, dominant nation to begin with you are not going to find many problems except for dynasty preservation.

 

bmullins0118

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• Jun 19, 2012

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XxIzualxX said:

First question, what difficulty do you play on?

First advice, play as something other than a King title. Such as a Count or small Duke.

Click to expand...

Default difficulty. I play that on every game, as I don't like 'just buffing numbers up' if the game isn't formed around it. I hope you catch my drift.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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bmullins0118 said:

Where is that?

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In Bourgogne, France, near Dijon.

Play county if you want big challenge. Or play in Spain.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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For ultimate challenge, play the Duke of the Khazars just north of the Alans and vassals of the Cumans. If you get to cover all of Khazaria, you have my eternal respect.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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Werther said:

In Bourgogne, France, near Dijon.

Click to expand...

I'll play as that. Let's see how it goes.

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NoobRage said:

For ultimate challenge, play the Duke of the Khazars just north of the Alans and vassals of the Cumans. If you get to cover all of Khazaria, you have my eternal respect.

Click to expand...

Or actually that first.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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The "problem" is that you are starting as relatively strong and independent kingdoms. I pretty much only start to play on the "Count-Level," and work my way up from there. Whether this is any harder is of course in the eye of the beholder, and depending upon what count you play and where.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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You never play in Spain?

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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Werther said:

You never play in Spain?

Click to expand...

I have. It was a decent challenge in the start, but it got pretty easy after getting Leon and Galicia.

 

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• Jun 19, 2012

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Playing as count can on the surface appear extremely tedious. The secret is in expert diplomacy, marriages, claims.

You really need to build up about 150 gold which can take a long time. You'll need at least this amount to hire mercs for your first conquest.

In the meantime build up your court by inviting people with claims to your court and getting them married matrilinealy into your dynasty. Don't be ashamed of marrying cousins as keeping a core dynasty is essential.

 

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So play a count in Spain

 

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Plays only kings -> game is too easy.

 

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Play as Jimena the Cid's widow. She's countess of Valencia in 1100, 49 years old, no heir, and surrounded by thousands of muslims. Good luck.

 

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I also recommend the count of Vermandois. It's in Northern France near the HRE boarder. House Karling has direct lineage from Charlemagne, and your de jure Duchy is the royal duchy of France, so to expand you'll have to break into a new one.

Have fun.