Too many ducats ...

[SuperSFX]

I use it to DoW people with big allies and then 'buying' the allies out of the war so I can get at the guy I want to get at.

 

[londoner247]

I use it to DoW people with big allies and then 'buying' the allies out of the war so I can get at the guy I want to get at.

Interesting. Might have to try this.

 

[TheBloke]

Hmm.

I went for Exploration, Economic, Quality, Trade, Quantity, Naval and Innovative. Looks like I still have a lot to learn ...

I went Economic in my first game. I think I ended up buying about two of the ideas

 

[TheBloke]

I use it to DoW people with big allies and then 'buying' the allies out of the war so I can get at the guy I want to get at.

Yeah that's a nice strategy. I'd worry about the lost Prestige, but I guess you're going to make it all back when you win a complete victory against the real target.

 

[londoner247]

I went Economic in my first game. I think I ended up buying about two of the ideas

The 10% tax boost is nice in the early game but irrelevant now and! looking at them closely, so are most of the others so I think that's one group I will be missing in future!

 

[m.stitek]

It's very sad to have tens of thousands of ducats and have nothing to do with them. I think that in this part EU4 fails in being historical. Money were always the most important resource for every country. In this game money is one the least important.

 

[LarryLeica]

It's very sad to have tens of thousands of ducats and have nothing to do with them. I think that in this part EU4 fails in being historical. Money were always the most important resource for every country. In this game money is one the least important.

Like a lot of things it's really important early on, for between the first 50-100 years, then after that it becomes meaningless. Monarch Points are always the most important resource alongside manpower; manpower you can help along with buildings up to a point, but your MP income is solely dependent on your rulers and availability of the 'right' advisors, both of which are random.

 

[Phelan]

I think it depends a lot on who are you playing. If you choose a big one from the start (like england) you never have any money problems. Try someone small and money is a much needed ressource.

 

[trojan1234]

Getting more money is always welcome.

This is how to spend all my money.

- Colonize 5,6 colonies at the same time.
- Pay harbor fees to colonizing vassals.
- Support rebels (best ones are the nationalist defecting to my vassals, or religous zealots of my faith)
- Send tons of gift to vassals if monarch point is in short. They build buildings(4/4/5/4 will become 3/3/4/3 after annexation) for you.
- Subside war to the rivals of your enemy. They will reduce your enemy size from 120% something to under 100%.

 

[rekiem]

Spit a vassal, gift him 5k gold, watch him waste all HIS monarch points on the buildings, annex vassal after a few years.