1508 is supposed to have way less troops than 2018 in the first place, while in game it has twice. 80k army for half the Australian tribes is ridiculous in “in game” sense or “realistic sense”. That number is huger than the force limit of most major countries on the planet and they are supposed to be primitive tribes.
idk why though. 4k army is closer to the truth than 20k right? Why do they feel it is necessary to give natives the strength to raise an army larger than France?
I don’t know. At some point any number is just absurd. 1,000 would be stupid. 4,000 would be stupid. 20,000 is stupid. It’s all just kind of stupid, does the specific silliness matter?
I am an immortal rational king with a knowledge of the world for the next 400 years and no self interest except the prosperity of the state. I am constantly aware of each and every potential rebellion and know the exact potential of a baby the moment it is born. So the country i rule will be absolutely bonkers strong. One can say an experienced eu4 player is a philosopher king according to Plato.
It could be said that each AI is the same (as you are), as they get the same information as you do.
Well, as the drum @TheMeInTeam never tires of banging says, if we take this view then the point of divergence for EUIV’s alternative history is 11 November 1444 and from there on all bets are off; your immortal rational kingship is far and away the most ahistorical thing in the game, and so wildly ahistorical that it makes a mockery of efforts to bring “historical accuracy” into EUIV.
There can be a difference in philosophy about what EU 4 should be, but actual implementations in EU 4 are not the realm of the philosophical. They exist to the same extent the game does.
Statement isn't internally consistent to EU 4's mechanics.
I consider a simulation game to be: the game world works without you, sometimes it creates alternate history, like France goes Protestant or Ming destroys Manchuria, but at the end of day it makes sense. While the player puts himself in this simulation free to to whatever he wants to change this world. All worlds that simulates a world should be like this. For instance GTA is a bit goofy world, but if I stay in the house everything is fine. I am the lunatic driving tanks over pedestrians.
They are designed to be bad so that players don’t suffer too hard. That said, even the greatest tribal ruler can’t generate 80k of army with 5 provinces in Australia. They don’t have 80k army because they are playing good, they have that because the game mechanics is bs.
