Let's Play: Europa Universalis IV: NATION VOTE!

[GameGabster]

I like Byzantium idea. Good nation to showcase the coalition mechanics, supporting rebels (province flipping). My imagination runs wild. Building the front against the Ottomans with early PU with Naples or other Italian state with good navy, getting big guns like Austria or Hungary into coalition.

Will Byzantium get negative relation modifier for annexing Greek minors?

Precisely. But the coalition mechanics only kick in at Administration level 10 or being the papal controller.

I doubt that, Byzantium has cores on everything in the area, so I find it hard to see any negatives except for the fact that it starts off orthodox.

 

[Basterbane]

Precisely. But the coalition mechanics only kick in at Administration level 10 or being the papal controller.

I doubt that, Byzantium has cores on everything in the area, so I find it hard to see any negatives except for the fact that it starts off orthodox.

Didn't latest DD state that Coalitions are open to anyone from the start?

 

[GameGabster]

Didn't latest DD state that Coalitions are open to anyone from the start?

Maybe it did. I didn't notice. I will have a look through it. I was using the info I got from quill's videos.

 

[GameGabster]

Didn't latest DD state that Coalitions are open to anyone from the start?

Jupp... just double checked. You are right! This should actually be very handy and interesting for Byzantium.

 

[AndreasPhokas]

Byzantium will win this, although i wonder why people are converting over whole roman empires. Much rather start in the 1444 posistion or my converter posistion, alexios III inherits nicaea ontop of trebizond leaving a shattered byzantium but a bit bigger than 1444(no constantinople, latin empire still fairly strong, not to mention rum)

 

[GameGabster]

Byzantium will win this, although i wonder why people are converting over whole roman empires. Much rather start in the 1444 posistion or my converter posistion, alexios III inherits nicaea ontop of trebizond leaving a shattered byzantium but a bit bigger than 1444(no constantinople, latin empire still fairly strong, not to mention rum)

I was asking myself the same thing. Why import the Empire? It's kind of lame having to start with an OP world power. I mean... what do you do?

 

[Cabbage]

Do Byzantium the manly way, start as naxos and culture shift and form it!

 

[GameGabster]

Do Byzantium the manly way, start as naxos and culture shift and form it!

Hahaha, I didn't even know that was possible. Who knows? Maybe at a later date... I will try that alone someday.

 

[GameGabster]

I have to admit... I knew Byzantium would be one of the favourites, but not that it would come out on top like this!

 

[Alley]

all the old EU fans are byzantofiles

 

[GameGabster]

all the old EU fans are byzantofiles

Yeah... I kind of am too. But I thought the newer, noob CKII community wasn't that interested.

 

[Hootieleece]

What is it with Byzantine Love? It's cool that it is playable. It would be more plausible from a pre 1204 CK2 conversion.......maybe We should Ask for the Universal Empire Tag so you can start as heirs of Alexander. Just so there is at least one other "Fantasy" scenario.

 

[Hootieleece]

I was asking myself the same thing. Why import the Empire? It's kind of lame having to start with an OP world power. I mean... what do you do?

World Conquest, what else?

 

[GameGabster]

World Conquest, what else?

Well... that is achievable with ANY nation. Even a one province minor in Asia.

 

[calvinhobbeslik]

Well... that is achievable with ANY nation. Even a one province minor in Asia.

No it's not...

 

[GameGabster]

No it's not...

Ok... not the New World/African nations.

 

[Kinghillard]

Play the Knights you pussy ! (*checks wikipedia to see if they exist in 1444)

 

[Hootieleece]

Actually the answer as to why bring OP Empires into EUIV from CK2. Because you CAN! be happy when your 1 county Tribe from 867 rises to rule the earth.....

 

[leafs43]

I usually choose one of the small independent, former HRE countries in Germany like Essen or Bavaria.



You have to play lots of politics but if you make some right moves you can conglomerate some of those smaller countries into a global power.

 

[GameGabster]

We are getting close. I am so exited.