ENG/GB Underpowered?

[Beagá]

Perhaps but the issue I´m seeing is England not managing even to stop armies from invading because of crappy fleets.

 

[Black_Shade]

Perhaps but the issue I´m seeing is England not managing even to stop armies from invading because of crappy fleets.

Well the English provinces aren't very good- they have slightly above average base tax (probably around 6 or so), but generally horrible trade goods consisting mainly of fish and grain, so they aren't particularly wealthy. If they lose their starting fleet somehow they often can't replace it because they are just too poor.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Well the English provinces aren't very good- they have slightly above average base tax (probably around 6 or so), but generally horrible trade goods consisting mainly of fish and grain, so they aren't particularly wealthy. If they lose their starting fleet somehow they often can't replace it because they are just too poor.

The ruler really screws them. A human can buy time or even just win PU over France before they fall behind in tech, but the AI is going to struggle. Luck of the Irish turned out easier than I thought because of the tech disparity you can get.

 

[Sairoh]

Well the English provinces aren't very good- they have slightly above average base tax (probably around 6 or so), but generally horrible trade goods consisting mainly of fish and grain, so they aren't particularly wealthy. If they lose their starting fleet somehow they often can't replace it because they are just too poor.

It does seem like they heavily rely on the London trade node for their income. So if they lose their ships early then it's hard for them to catch up. Good point.

 

[Korashy]

Some people reported better naval AI with 1.5. Not sure myself but could make them more viable.