EU4 Dev Clash #11 - Baltic Elephants - Tuesdays 15:00 CET

[dynalon]

The number of "i"s is alarmingly increasing. Is it a coincidence? I say no.

To quote the late Pterry:

And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head.

Now, I wouldn't want to imply anything, but did anyone else ever think about how the letter "i" is basically just a exclamation mark upside down? So let us all be glad that the Kaiser stopped himself after the fourth.

 

[Duplo]

To quote the late Pterry:

Now, I wouldn't want to imply anything, but did anyone else ever think about how the letter "i" is basically just a exclamation mark upside down? So let us all be glad that the Kaiser stopped himself after the fourth.

Honestly. This made my day

 

[sprites]

... i just realized i accepted an appointment during the game ... i will miss it once again :/

 

[BoxOfHats]

The great Kaiser Johan of Troy, the face that sank a thousand ships.

 

[Darth.]

@Duplo wants Jersualem back!! And he will get it no matter what!

 

[DystopianAlphaOmega]

To Hindustan/Dai Viet: Impressive consolidation and a job well done in finally breaking the Delhian menace. However, things are far from secure. The mighty Revolutionary French seem to have secured their place in the sun and will likely try to find trophy spots for the rest of their alliance. Now is not the time to rest, but to build a coalition of as many allies as possible (The remnants of the marketing sea, Theodoro, The Patriarch of Africa, El Presidente Kaiser, and maybe even Persia all come to mind). Even if it is somewhat unlikely Revolutionary France can actually be defeated, a large enough coalition might just be able to keep them in check long enough for Hindustan to secure a trophy placement.

To France: Well done on a game well played and great job building up a nearly insurmountable empire with a secure enough position that none could contest it going revolutionary. You have earned your pre-eminent position and should wear it with pride, but the question now becomes if you can carry your allies on your coattails to secure the top three spots. There is no time to waste if you want to guarantee the podium looks exactly how you want it to. Also the tragic saga of Nitra continues. If only there were any Slovaks left to actually enjoy/whine about Nitra's rebirth and newfound subservience.

To Venice: A heroic effort undermined at every turn by the fickle finger of fate. However, true faith in Valfard burns bright in the hearts of those on the Dalmatian and Albanian coastline. Kudos for staying in and here's to the hope of returning the true seat of the Battledoge to its rightful owner. Persia's victory in the near east gives me hope that it's possible if all the stars align.

To Persia: Out of friends, out of money, and seemingly out of luck, but a heroic defence against the Western crusaders nonetheless, especially after your abolition of money. At this point it seems that you will need some crafty diplomacy to survive against the Ethiopia-Theodoro and Hindustan-Vietnam alliances. Perhaps if you were to offer you support in the wars to come against the Revolutionary France in return for some territorial recovery? Or perhaps selling out to the French for a taste of true power. Either way, your army's morale still has a role to play in conflicts portended.

To the Kaiser: It may be a cold and bitter winter at Valley Forge Commune #11 right now, but I have confidence that in due time your armies will re-cross the Delaware Hudson River and liberate the cities of the revolution from their imperialist capitalist oppressors. With action hopefully shifting back to the old world now that the Dutch believe you humbled your chance could yet come to fight a renewed Great patriotic War. Until then focus on improving the quality of the Red Army however possible. Also, have you considered staggering your reinforcements to battles against qualitatively superior foes? I have found that this can allow your armies recover morale as battle goes on, rather than having your whole stack run out of morale at once, increasing chances at success, although I am far from an expert on such matters so do as you feel best.

 

[dynalon]

(originial strip from Sep. 13, 1953)

 

[poyi]

New
When Bourgeoisies Bring Their So-call "Revoultion" to Amerika with God, Dutch and Dragon King, You Know You Are on the Right Side of History!

 

[Jarl Bread Maker]

I feel like I had to make this after what I said last week

 

[omfgBlondie]

I was so happy because I thought this was my time. I was going to have the best card. Then @neondt came in and ruined it for me

 

[Bratyn]

Het Jaar des Heren 1809​

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## STATS FOR MP ###
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Current Score

1. Ming 17009 (+8.36)
2. Revolutionary France 15221 (+11.14)
3. Netherlands 14234 (+10.74)
4. Dithmarschen 12548 (+0.00)
5. Hindustan 11556 (+6.76)
6. Persia 7467 (+-1.00)
7. Kilwa 5867 (+5.17)
8. Ethiopia 5111 (+1.79)
9. Theodoro 4927 (+5.97)
10. The Papal State 4887 (+8.16)
11. Spain 3925 (+0.19)
12. Korea 3768 (+0.00)
13. Dai Viet 3349 (+2.38)
14. Prussia 2898 (+0.00)
15. Brazil 2183 (+6.97)
16. Ottomans 1955 (+-1.00)
17. Delhi 1343 (+0.00)
18. Portugal 908 (+0.00)
19. Poland 712 (+0.00)
20. California 211 (+0.00)

Development

1. Revolutionary France 2964
2. Hindustan 2711
3. Dithmarschen 2582
4. Netherlands 2274
5. Ethiopia 2190
6. Ming 2136
7. Theodoro 1986
8. Dai Viet 1564
9. Kilwa 1220
10. Persia 1150
11. The Papal State 1126
12. Prussia 1107
13. Brazil 1063
14. Korea 1032
15. Poland 819
16. Mongolia 773
17. Sweden 715
18. Nitra 410
19. Peasant Republic of S 404
20. California 298

Income

1. Netherlands 1634.75
2. Revolutionary France 881.32
3. Hindustan 557.35
4. The Papal State 504.60
5. Ming 472.91
6. Kilwa 463.91
7. Brazil 393.03
8. Dithmarschen 364.80
9. Dai Viet 323.01
10. Ethiopia 288.95
11. Theodoro 286.47
12. Mongolia 276.48
13. Persia 269.21
14. Prussia 236.13
15. Nitra 114.62
16. Sweden 103.53
17. Poland 102.35
18. Spain 86.77
19. Bavaria 66.64
20. Korea 60.37

Max. Manpower

1. Ming 21,800
2. Hindustan 20,500
3. Persia 19,270
4. Habsan 19,190
5. Prussia 19,000
6. Peasant Republic of S 19,000
7. Dai Viet 18,500
8. Mongolia 18,500
9. Chagatai 18,150
10. Iceland 18,000
11. Kilwa 17,500
12. Sweden 17,500
13. Poland 17,500
14. Kleine Preussen 17,500
15. Transoxiana 17,500
16. Tunis 17,330
17. Ethiopia 17,000
18. Ottomans 17,000
19. Theodoro 16,500
20. Venice 16,500

Standing Army

1. Revolutionary France 455k
2. Theodoro 410k
3. Ming 349k
4. Brazil 298k
5. The Papal State 281k
6. Netherlands 243k
7. Mongolia 242k
8. Hindustan 210k
9. Kilwa 197k
10. Ethiopia 193k
11. Dai Viet 168k
12. Persia 119k
13. Sweden 114k
14. Nitra 90,000
15. Korea 71,982
16. Dithmarschen 65,749
17. Spain 54,000
18. California 46,000
19. Bavaria 43,000
20. New Hollandia 41,000

War Fleet

1. Netherlands 848/0
2. Ming 28/105
3. Kilwa 80/0
4. Spain 29/40
5. Revolutionary France 62/0
6. Brazil 58/0
7. Korea 0/50
8. The Papal State 0/40
9. Theodoro 2/28
10. Hindustan 30/0
11. Sweden 10/15
12. Kikuchi 8/11
13. Venice 6/10
14. Persia 0/14
15. Japan 2/11
16. New Portugal 12/0
17. Spanish La Plata 9/0
18. California 8/0
19. Portugal 8/0
20. Tunis 0/8

Trade Fleet

1. Netherlands 426
2. Brazil 80
3. Kilwa 74
4. Dai Viet 73
5. Ming 52
6. New Portugal 51
7. Spanish La Plata 41
8. Hindustan 36
9. Poland 31
10. Venice 30
11. Ethiopia 30
12. Theodoro 29
13. California 28
14. Korea 25
15. Portugal 20
16. Spain 18
17. Alaska 16
18. Kikuchi 14
19. Tunis 13
20. New Hollandia 13

Technologies

1. Netherlands 93
2. Ming 93
3. Spanish La Plata 93
4. Hindustan 93
5. Alaska 93
6. Revolutionary France 93
7. The Papal State 93
8. Mongolia 93
9. Tibet 93
10. Chagatai 93
11. Spanish Columbia 93
12. Prussia 93
13. Brazil 92
14. Kilwa 92
15. New Portugal 92
16. Theodoro 92
17. California 92
18. Korea 92
19. Kikuchi 92
20. Ryukyu 92

Great Power

1. Revolutionary France 3271
2. Dithmarschen 2878
3. Hindustan 2722
4. Netherlands 2382
5. Ming 2370
6. Ethiopia 2190
7. Theodoro 1986
8. Dai Viet 1564
   [~]Prussia 1268
   [~]Kilwa 1220
   [~]Persia 1152
   [~]The Papal State 1125
   [~]Brazil 1063
   [~]Korea 1032
   [~]Poland 819
   [~]Mongolia 773
   [~]Sweden 715
   [~]Spain 590
   [~]Spanish La Plata 513
   [~]Chagatai 439

 

[Eric The Terrible II]

I'm glad to see Bratyn finally get one on the Kaiser in this dev clash. They're basically Batman (Bratynman?!?) and the Joker (Johanker!?!). Can't wait to see their next bout.

 

[sprites]

i forgot there was the game today now i know who won wars ><

 

[omfgBlondie]

i forgot there was the game today now i know who won wars ><

It's not the end, but the journey that matters

 

[omfgBlondie]

As mentioned on the stream, we're having a vote for fan favourite. You can find the poll here.

I'll post it again next tuesday

 

[rildog]

Truly believed in the marketing sea/Prusso-Polish confederation after the success of the initial blitzkrieg. Shame to see them struck low by France's embrace-tetragon and the rearending salty one.

 

[MisterCooper]

I am not surprised that France ended up winning, given that Burgundy was the strongest starting nations of all the players. (Under these scoring rules were the first couple decades are so important for score.)

The marketing team had an oppertunity to destroy France + the Netherlands, but first they let them get away for no reason. (Despite being able to stabhit.) And then they just played bad. (Not taking policies, not teching up military.)

Bratyn only been fighting his easy wars (versus Kaiser) but not against the people who he's competing against for 2nd place, would be well deserved if he falls out of the top 3 while fighting against the number 9.

 

[defy]

Shamebox!

 

[Duplo]

Truly believed in the marketing sea/Prusso-Polish confederation after the success of the initial blitzkrieg. Shame to see them struck low by France's embrace-tetragon and the rearending salty one.

When the man with the discipline meets the man with The Faith, you said, "the man with the discipline is a dead man.”

- Clemens XVI

 

[Bratyn]

Bratyn only been fighting his easy wars (versus Kaiser) but not against the people who he's competing against for 2nd place, would be well deserved if he falls out of the top 3 while fighting against the number 9.

Calling these wars "easy" is not doing justice to how well KJ is defending himself.

Also, I never wanted this. I offered him peace for the rest of the game because I wanted to do other things than constantly war him over and over again, but guess who doesn't want to get off my back? If I could get some peace in North America maybe I would have the time to war someone else. As it is, I need the truce timers -just- to recover my manpower from fighting in the atrocious North American terrain, in time for KJ's inevitable next war declaration.

Not to mention he is just one ranking away from taking 3rd place. If he beats Hindustan in score this age (and he was only 150 score shy from doing that at one point during this session) then he ties me for third. So calling him 9th place is -very- misleading and disingenuous. He will end this campaign just shy of a podium spot.