There were heated discussions in several threads on what's good or bad, what works or not and indirect country comparison. Here I'd like to hear how people LIKE to play, not necessary the most efficient way to play.
I prefer Europeans (Eastern Europe and the Ottomans included), with medium powers being more fun. Mostly peaceful games of trade and development, with occasional colonies and bit of conquest in India and China. When facing blobs, I prefer to dismantle them and create new states instead of taking new provinces in wrong culture group. Lately I've been focusing on pure production games where trade goes mainly in home CoTs with automated merchants send to every CoT of the world on low priority, and limiting myself to only reasonable SoI where mostly minor vassals get in. To keep myself entertrained after 1550, I fight Austria/France/GB for minor gains while more or less preserving their tax/manpower base. Often it means constitutional monarchy combined with a bill of rights.
What type of games do you enjoy?
I prefer Europeans (Eastern Europe and the Ottomans included), with medium powers being more fun. Mostly peaceful games of trade and development, with occasional colonies and bit of conquest in India and China. When facing blobs, I prefer to dismantle them and create new states instead of taking new provinces in wrong culture group. Lately I've been focusing on pure production games where trade goes mainly in home CoTs with automated merchants send to every CoT of the world on low priority, and limiting myself to only reasonable SoI where mostly minor vassals get in. To keep myself entertrained after 1550, I fight Austria/France/GB for minor gains while more or less preserving their tax/manpower base. Often it means constitutional monarchy combined with a bill of rights.
What type of games do you enjoy?