First advice, play as something other than a King title. Such as a Count or small Duke.
Yeah, lets unite Gondor and destroy the shadows that lie in Mordor!
Why everyone is arguing that the game is "hard/near impossible pros only" with certain counts/dukes etc...
You can achieve everything you want WITHOUT using force. It does not matter how much troops you have or provinces, or titles or anything...Only thing you need is 1 male child and that's it. And even this goal can be achieved at the start of the game using Ruler Editor...
The only obstacle with this game is:
Someone revoking/declaring war/annexing/you name it holding in you control assuming you are OP Count. This leads to immediate capitulation. Other than that...this game on its hardest is more managable than Granada in EU3!
Why everyone is arguing that the game is "hard/near impossible pros only" with certain counts/dukes etc...
You can achieve everything you want WITHOUT using force. It does not matter how much troops you have or provinces, or titles or anything...Only thing you need is 1 male child and that's it. And even this goal can be achieved at the start of the game using Ruler Editor...
The only obstacle with this game is:
Someone revoking/declaring war/annexing/you name it holding in you control assuming you are OP Count. This leads to immediate capitulation. Other than that...this game on its hardest is more managable than Granada in EU3!
I have a house rule of not using assassination (I find it too cheesy), it adds a bit of difficulty, mainly as it takes longer to achieve some thingsI 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. )
If you savescum. I've had games ending after 40 years, when my heir died while crusading without heirs; also, I've lost when I had no heirs and my brother inherited at age 54 with two grown sons - both assassinated - divorced elderly wife, married young one but he died before producing an heir.
The thing with this game that makes people think it's easy is that they don't allow disaster to happen, loading when shit happens. That way, everything can be easy.
One problem I see is how mid-game, it seems that every country is BRIGHT GREEN on the economy screen. How?! I guess it's just inflation