Non-blobbing achievements

[rulethechaos]

In 1.9 paradox is adding more achievements to the game and I am really happy about it.

Right now I am trying to get the Venetian Sea achievement and I like that its different then most of the other achievements, because it involves less blobbing.
So I would really like to see more non-blobbing achievements.

Example:

After 1700, have the highest land force limit in the world, without ever having owned more than 25 provinces and without ever having owned vassals that all together have more than 25 provinces.

Maybe 25 provinces, is too hard, but you get the idea.

What do you guys think about this potential achievement?
Would you like to see more non-blobbing achievements?
Any other ideas, for non-blobbing achievements?

 

[Quaade]

second the idea of having more non-blob achievements

 

[Andrei Cuza]

Guns for hire - win a war using only mercenaries.

 

[birincikalite]

In 1.9 paradox is adding more achievements to the game and I am really happy about it.

Right now I am trying to get the Venetian Sea achievement and I like that its different then most of the other achievements, because it involves less blobbing.
So I would really like to see more non-blobbing achievements.

Example:

After 1700, have the highest land force limit in the world, without ever having owned more than 25 provinces and without ever having owned vassals that all together have more than 25 provinces.

Maybe 25 provinces, is too hard, but you get the idea.

What do you guys think about this potential achievement?
Would you like to see more non-blobbing achievements?
Any other ideas, for non-blobbing achievements?

On a side note : What are your streategy for that achievement I wonder? Never played Venice in EU IV so no idea how difficult it is.

 

[Jack45]

Guns for hire - win a war using only mercenaries.

Too easy to get, you could just get it as a major power fighting an OPM.

How about:
As a nation starting with American tech, reach maximum tech before any other country.
Have 100 nations in the HRE as the emperor
Never lose a battle from 1444 to 1821
Own 1000 buildings
For the merc achievement, own 100,000 mercenaries with positive income
Release every releasable nation that exists in 1444, without expanding from your orignal cores (no vassals allowed)
Own every province with 8BT or more, but no others (including vassals) as Prussia

Etc

 

[Nunn45]

-Control only a single province from 1444-1821
-Maintain <insert number of mercs here> while only having <insert number of provinces here> for <insert time here>
-Control a single region and not own or manage any land outside of this region

And so forth

 

[rulethechaos]

Too easy to get, you could just get it as a major power fighting an OPM.

How about:
1.As a nation starting with American tech, reach maximum tech before any other country.
2.Have 100 nations in the HRE as the emperor
3.Never lose a battle from 1444 to 1821
4.Own 1000 buildings
5.For the merc achievement, own 100,000 mercenaries with positive income
6.Release every releasable nation that exists in 1444, without expanding from your orignal cores (no vassals allowed)
7.Own every province with 8BT or more, but no others (including vassals) as Prussia

Etc

1. Sounds ok
2. Sounds good
3. doesnt sound fun to me
4. Blobbing
5. Blobbing
6. maybe fun but doesnt sound possible to track
7. this is a WC were you sell all other provinces at the end of the game

 

[AurochsAway]

Nothing in the game is really achieved by sitting there not expanding. The Venetian achievement is fascinating and people enjoy it not because you don't expand, but because you have to expand in a certain way, rather than taking any land you feel like. More achievements with directional expansion are needed, not achievements where you sit there all game. Something like establishing a certain number of trade posts would be interesting.

 

[Nunn45]

Achievements where the challenge is not to indulge in your urges to kill everything are perfectly fine, where you got to find a way to contend with the growing powers around you in new ways.

 

[Stategem161803]

Venetian Sea is not as trivial as I thought because of Trade Power propagation. It took ~ 700 light ships, owning centers of trade in Constantinople, AND full occupation of both nodes to get it. If you're wondering how I had so many ships with 9 provinces, I had CNs. My naval FL at the time was ~800.

It's trivially easy to get 75%, but that last 15% is a pain.

 

[ChildeR]

Venetian Sea is not as trivial as I thought because of Trade Power propagation. It took ~ 700 light ships, owning centers of trade in Constantinople, AND full occupation of both nodes to get it. If you're wondering how I had so many ships with 9 provinces, I had CNs. My naval FL at the time was ~800.

It's trivially easy to get 75%, but that last 15% is a pain.

I can second that. Took me over 2000 light ships because I didn't want to resort to CNs. Was still making money, though.

 

[ChildeR]

What do you guys think about this potential achievement?
Would you like to see more non-blobbing achievements?

I think it's a bit complex. Something like highest FL with less than 25 provinces owned by you or subjects should be enough. Gives several ways to approach it, which is nice.

I definitely would like to see more non-blobbing ones. Many of the blobbing ones are too tedious that I'd want to try them, so just requiring less blobbing would be already an improvement.