the power/prestige system only increases the differences between a poor/small country with larger ones. I think the prices should be extraordinary higher. This kind of games make me lose interest a lot. it's known this game tries to be realistic in historic matters and that's enough excuse to set the countries with their relative differences, (if a player wins as England or Spain has no comparison if one wins with Netherlands, Denmark or Portugal) we should know this, this is an unfair game due this game try to imitate history.
2nd: As this game try to imitate history, countries and balance are set in order to respect historical alliances which aren't respected once the game gets closer to 19th century.
It's very difficult to mantain balance, without balance the game uses not to end in 1820, it does earlier.
Add mad ideas of Ryoken and we have an explosive coctel. No scenario is perfect, but this one caused cots to disappear in the east and it causes unbalances in a comparative view by letting Oe and Russia to have latin "in order to play fair"
on the contrary, now Russia and OE can use their relative advantage with no penalties in technology.
Another mistake is to give some countries a lot of cultures, obviously Ryoken was thinking in great empires and in nappy times, but it requires a weak constant process to reach there where balance is necessary.
No Netherlands and no Portugal in the game will cause no competition at sea, Spain is weak and France prefers to be land based. is this good for balance?
the prestige and power system cause great imbalance, especially the power system. those countries that have advantages in war will win more wars, the power system will boost them and the vicious circle is formed (remember the game is unfair and some countries have less capabilities in war or economics for a poupose, it's got to be a historical game). in economic aspects, those countries that can access more cots will trade more as it was historically, they will make a lot of money and they will improve their trade efficiency, perfect!, but this reports "prestige". having fleets reports prestige when seas may be monopolized for sure. Incomes?, provinces? more prestige, exploits of diplomatic aspects for prestige? sure, are you sure you defined prestige correctly? I think prestige may be adquired in an honorable manner, don't you think? the system is a bit perverted. If countries distract their prestige point to take care of conversions, manufactories, base tax (this last is an abobination), etc, they won't report any balance on the contrary, great countries may enlarge differences with small ones, they will save money (5 prestige may cost 1000 or more time to time depending of the number of manufactories, that means England will have an Industrial revolution in 17th century and they can mantain the rythm of industrialization? amazing, Inflation doesn't count on manu' prices? We began having governors? awesome.
I only agree with cassus belli on everybody and no-alliance rule.
reforms: never use this scenario anymore, govs at the beginning is an abobination. to Use a prestige system based on money (1 prp = 25 duc. for example), so that Inflation will be counted and money will be invested CONSIDERING ITS RISKS, like convertions! this system works in a 100 percent chance of converting a province. how efficient. PLUS we have to respect the advance of technology, i can't have an atomic bomb in 1500 because i paid double prestige.
power system may be modified: Power points may be adquired only by wars. and costs may be higher, CC can't be bought since the demographic explotion IS an historical aspect humans can't control! Power can't buy strategical manufactories, it depends on technology. Power can buy fortifications depending on technology, Power can buy manpower with a huge cost for it. I think power system may be removed.
Damn, I'm upset. i voted 1492 PE's scenario and it resulted Ryo's one. Not only my vote was manipulated, i found mayor shits during the game cuz of the prestige/power system and I'm really mad with it. Remove governors, and set inflation considering incomes, +10 for mayors, +7,5 for medium ones, and +5 for small ones. We're in time.
And this my proposed system does to 100% while the present system in use does not.
