Peasant rebels have broken three of my last three games.

Liberation revolt. Form the kingdom of Ireland and you can stop them.

At this point, CK2 does have a serious problem with lack of UI feedback (the hint system is cumbersome, the tutorial system is out of date and to be honest I suspect both miss too much). I'm not holding my breath about them improving it. But hey, keeps the forums busy.

The game is very easy without these sorts of events. For gameplay reasons alone these stacks are welcome.

I get pissed off when things like this happen......but we're not playing Sim City here.

At the end of the day, CK2 is a game in which you can go from hero to zero in a matter of minutes. You've got to be able to roll with the punches.

Curdy said:

I get pissed off when things like this happen......but we're not playing Sim City here.

At the end of the day, CK2 is a game in which you can go from hero to zero in a matter of minutes. You've got to be able to roll with the punches.

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I don't think his issue is that he went 'from hero to zero' so quickly, but the fact that it was done in such an unrealistic way that make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

SovereignGrave said:

I don't think his issue is that he went 'from hero to zero' so quickly, but the fact that it was done in such an unrealistic way that make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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Well, peasant revolts caused major havoc in the Middle Ages......you can't play a Medieval Sim and then complain about peasant revolts IMHO lol.

Unrealistic? Heathen norsemen took over these green isles granted to us by Heaven Itself! Fellow Irishmen, if there was ever a time we put aside our differences and unite to push these heathens back into the sea, now would be it!

For some reason, people enjoy their independence and cultural homogeneity, especially if there are foreign invaders involved. When I invade provinces of foreign cultures or infidel religions, I -expect- them to eventually revolt against me, the racist bastards. Placing your Marshal in the worst of areas can help with reducing their revolt risk, as can some events. Put high-steward vassals in charge of those provinces and you can expect them to accept your culture more quickly. Converting the province helps pacify them some, too.

I like that they revolt against me. I do find, however, that while they usually pop up at random if the opportunities are right, similar revolts occur a LOT more often if I let them fester too long (say, if in conquest against More foreign infidels). Sometimes it's rough, but you can use mercs and standard terrain tactics to cut them down.

spartanlemur said:

The game isn't supposed to be hard for the sake of being hard, but hard through its representation of realistic challenges.

Update: 20 years later, the deathstack of 23k troops remain, and I've been absent from Ireland for that period.

These rebels can indeed improve the game, but there are realistic numbers of units (tied to province supply or holdings) and there are the numbers which the game currently presents.

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Its entirely realistic as thevmag writes. What would be unrealistic is the notion the Norse could take and hold Ireland without facing a very real challenge to their dominion.

You let the threat sit there for too long. More and more Catholic Irishmen started to see how unwilling the Norse were to defend their hold, and become more bold. More and more men dropped their hoes and grabbed their axes, marching against the jarls and burning down longhouses.

There's a lot more than 8,000 men in the island, and a lot more than 24,000. The longer you let the revolt go on, the more they gain support.