Is it worth it to start a native american game in the current version of the game?

[achmedino]

With the 50% LA floor going on, is it worth it to start as them atm? I've heard somewhere that's it's supposedly going to be changed sometime soon, which I am all for. For anyone that's played them already: is it doable to play as them and survive the europeans and come out okay?

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Your potential is shredded compared to playing as a CN that is set free, but you can still perform well if you can get over the psychological hurdle that is knowing that PI trashed your nation's potential a bit for what amounts to no reason whatsoever.

 

[achmedino]

Your potential is shredded compared to playing as a CN that is set free, but you can still perform well if you can get over the psychological hurdle that is knowing that PI trashed your nation's potential a bit for what amounts to no reason whatsoever.

Yeah, it's pretty difficult for me to get over that hurdle, haha.

 

[Illianor123]

Just think of America as being 50% base tax , but with the extra provinces it's more like 60% of what it was before.

 

[achmedino]

Just think of America as being 50% base tax , but with the extra provinces it's more like 60% of what it was before.

That isn't a correct comparison though, cause those 60% provinces aren't all going to be taken by you, it's just going to make the westerners that much stronger.

 

[AurochsAway]

That isn't a correct comparison though, cause those 60% provinces aren't all going to be taken by you, it's just going to make the westerners that much stronger.

Plus you're putting more money initially into opening up each basetax. Basetax is basically 100% more expensive to obtain.

 

[Kyoumen]

With the 50% LA floor going on, is it worth it to start as them atm? I've heard somewhere that's it's supposedly going to be changed sometime soon, which I am all for. For anyone that's played them already: is it doable to play as them and survive the europeans and come out okay?

It's somewhat doable, yes.

In all seriousness, it's very doable and not even very hard for any natives other than the isolated OPMs. If you could play it in pre-AOW, then you can play it now.

 

[Squirrelloid]

Form a CN on the other American continent, switch to it, now you don't have to deal with LA floor nonsense. I can't imagine playing an American native any other way now.