What is everyone's favorite place to start? I tried starting the 30 years war which wasn't bad and then I did the War of Quadruple alliance. When I start any other period other than the earliest I always get a nagging feeling I'm missing out.
Favorite Starting Scenario
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I've only played the 1444 start. In many cases I don't think I'd want to let the AI/Paradox decide what idea groups my nation would have before I play them.
I think in every paradox games the first scenario is ever the official scenario when you play a serious game, the other are for fun, and to view an historical atlas.
The exception in maybe HoI, when sometimes is interesting play in the war yet started with a precise scenario and context.
The exception in maybe HoI, when sometimes is interesting play in the war yet started with a precise scenario and context.
1444 in general. Or 1447 in case I start as Milan, though 1444 is also possible in that case, just involves some gambling.
Most scenarios except 1444 are pretty unbalanced. Even 1453 feels considerably worse despite solving things like OP timmies. 1618 might be ok in 1.8 haven't checked.
I played one game as the USA for the achievement, tried the eighty years war as the Netherlands once, and that was so much fun I have been starting in 1444 ever since 
Its not. From the balance perspective, 1520s something is the best startdate.
I like 1492 because the borders are cleaner and things work out more realistically (which is important for me...) It's pretty good, actually: Burgundian Inheritance has fired, as has the Iberian Wedding, so even though France has mostly consolidated it's hemmed in by a stronger Spain and Austria. Russia and the Commonwealth should both form to counterbalance each other, the Ottomans are strong in the Mideast but not overly so, and even better there's nothing preventing a minor state from forming Italy, the Netherlands, or Germany.
Also, Portugal doesn't have a 15+ year headstart on the New World.
Also, Portugal doesn't have a 15+ year headstart on the New World.
Does the term 'balance' even make sense in the context of this game? Mossi will never, ever be balanced in comparison to France. Compare these two nations to Fox and Marth in SSBM...
I meant MP balance. in 1520, you have most majors matured, France is united, Muscovy too, Ottomans too. After you include Austria and Spain, western Europe is in position that dictated its politics for two or three next centuries (Habsburg-French conflict). And so is Eastern Europe theater with its four main participants.
It was the startade of choice in EU 2 MP for this reason.