Byzantium. If I am not eliminated by 1500, I will conclude the game is not good enough, and await patches to fix it.
The first real game is England.
The first real game is England.
What country will you start as?
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Part of me wants to play the Inca first, but mostly to see how EU4 will handle them. If I had to guess, my first real game will likely be Brandenburg, Austria, or some other German state.
I'm thinking either Crimea or Styria.
Then, after I die, maybe someone like Aragon or Brandenburg.
Then, after I die, maybe someone like Aragon or Brandenburg.
England i always start as England but i might end up playing the Teutonic Order even if they are in a really bad state at the time
0. Correct some of the historical errors and stupidity Paradox will almost surely put into the game.
1. Then play several countries of the corrected Central-Europe. First Hungary of course
Then Poland, Wallachia, Serbia, and finally, the ultimate challenge: Albania
1. Then play several countries of the corrected Central-Europe. First Hungary of course
Then Poland, Wallachia, Serbia, and finally, the ultimate challenge: Albania 
Portugal for obvious reasons, then either try the Byzantines, Brandenburg or Ming depending how they handle it (hopefully they will make changes in the terrible faction system)
To experience with the new trading system, I would start as Portugal
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Also, think I started EU3 as Portugal!
Propably france. I love france. And i will kill burgundy. Get it for screwing up my beatiful map!
As second propably poland or russia. I love playing russia, and love playing poland.
As second propably poland or russia. I love playing russia, and love playing poland.
1. France, to really complete the learning curve, and actually play the game dynamically after the tutorials. That nation is really forgiving, a player can survive about any bad decisions.
2. Once I feel I have a working grasp of the game, England
3. Burgundy (not sure)
4. Austria (not sure)
5. Venice to delve deeper into trade
6. Castille to learn colonization
7. Brandenburg, I guess.
After that, I will play whichever state I wish, with an all-around understanding. Except my real home country, as the map is far too immersion-breaking to enjoy if one is familiar enough with a region in real life. However, if the map will be correct, then I'll play with that state too.
And I will try many countries, but only later when I can be sure I won't eradicate myself by making a bad decision just by not knowing what it will do.
2. Once I feel I have a working grasp of the game, England
3. Burgundy (not sure)
4. Austria (not sure)
5. Venice to delve deeper into trade
6. Castille to learn colonization
7. Brandenburg, I guess.
After that, I will play whichever state I wish, with an all-around understanding. Except my real home country, as the map is far too immersion-breaking to enjoy if one is familiar enough with a region in real life. However, if the map will be correct, then I'll play with that state too.
And I will try many countries, but only later when I can be sure I won't eradicate myself by making a bad decision just by not knowing what it will do.
1 - I think I'll start with England, to learn the basics of the game's new features.
2 - Ottomans to see if I can expand the same way they did + see if the new trade system is a serious source of power.
3 - Granada or Morocco to see if I can reverse the spanish reconquista... I hope the new features makes small countries viable.
4 - Inca or Azthec... to see if I can stop spanish conquistadors from stealing these nations gold.
2 - Ottomans to see if I can expand the same way they did + see if the new trade system is a serious source of power.
3 - Granada or Morocco to see if I can reverse the spanish reconquista... I hope the new features makes small countries viable.
4 - Inca or Azthec... to see if I can stop spanish conquistadors from stealing these nations gold.
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For the sake of tradition I will play a short game as England first. Who I play my first full game as will depend on what features are added and what new nations if any are added.