The new mercs alone make the game unplayable several times over.
Personaly i just devmode myself however much manpower i think i should have if i was using the old mercs.
Give them back now.
Subjects are as incompetent as ever with the added benefit of them not properly converting nowadays.
Gov Reforms are as restrictive and unfun as ever. But at this point im more amazed at how boring the Monarchy tree is
and how little choice the tiers have.
The schizophreni between restricive GovCap, excessive courthouse micro and unstated land destroying reformprogress gain
makes me feel like im doing pointless clicking.
Got slightly better after i started using the mod for no-slot courthouses and increases the effect of townhalls to 80% so i dont need statehouses aswell.
Got even better after i stopped giving a shit about unstated land and just devmode points in once i think its time for the next reform.
The new estates, while not bad per se, are way less interesting to use than the old ones.
Especialy the Crownland minigame becomes such a drag after a while.
Got better after i moded out the "dev a province" missions. Pieces of shit wasting my points.
Eventualy i also started modding missions that had arbitrary nonsense in them.
Cant for Sard-Pi as a Theocracy? GTFO.
Build 15 Galleys! Nope. I have 50 Heavies, how about those?
Be the DotF! My religion does not have that. Why does this Mission not have a fallback?
The game is still recognizable as EU4 but it has degraded alot from
what it was 4 years ago in the ~1.24 era.