"More realistic" can equal "no fun", my opinion

[GeneralZaphod]

I have played ALL the EU games, and probably have done at least 1000 hours on each or more. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed all the early games, mainly up through the first several months of EU3. Then the rebel problem happened. I managed to conquer 90% of the world with France early on. I tried the game probably 2 years later and the rebels made it impossible to get anywhere. I quit and gave up. EU4 comes, rebels were a pain, but not impossible. Now, we seem to be here again. I took about a year off and am playing again. Playing with England and I am once again spending all my time and all my manpower fighting rebellions. I don't even have that large of an empire yet. I absorbed Sweden, and probably 10 other European provinces and have a typical amount of colonies. I converted to Reformed fairly early and have spend the last 60 years or so fighting rebellions with everything I have. Just assume I am a very experienced player, and know what I am doing (so don't respond with all the typical "did you do this obvious thing" crap, or "it is realistic" crap. If I wanted realism I would join the army. This is a game, and it is supposed to be FUN. This isn't fun, just frustrating. It is just plain too much. If I had to dedicate event 1/3 of my army to rebel watch I would be happy. I am at about 80% right now or more. I have probably killed as many rebels as the population of the earth at this point it seems (exaggerating, but probably seeing about 100k rebels a year). I have even mostly converted my provinces to reformed. Just my opinion.

Suggestions: I don't like this whole default colonial country thing. Takes too much away from the game. If I had a choice about it and which provinces they get, it might be acceptable.
2) Cultural conversion: it would be great if I could spend a chunk of diplo and create an accepted culture all at once.

 

[Zehir]

Go play Civ of Total War. Every blow dealt to the blobbers is making the game better. There is nothing worse than seeing another screens of Great Germany made by some kiddies with small "D" complex. Paradox is supposed to be historical, and for me, it is the thing that makes it fun.

 

[BaZERGer]

If you go over 100% overextension, the revolt system goes bonkers, apart from progressing 10% more per tick per 100% overextension, being over 100% also greatly increases the revolt progress chance. If you do that, you'd better make sure the rest of your country is very stable first, and unless you got religious or humanist ideas, you might also have to raise autonomy in new provinces, so the -20 revolt risk for recent rebellion brings the provinces below 0.