Why no War of the Austrian Succession startdate?

[Ulyanov]

I'm worried as how many people think EUIV is set on a fantasy world and not in real life history.

Unfortunately, for each new iteration of the EU series, we get more and more forum griefers who want to turn this into a fantasy sandbox game more in line with your average box office strategy game. Paradox listened too much to them when they made EU3, but now it seems like they with EU4 are taking back more of the awesome historicalness that made the greatest strategy game of all time (EU2).

 

[grommile]

I'm worried as how many people think EUIV is set on a fantasy world and not in real life history.

It is set in a fantasy world diverged from a snapshot of a moment in history, and one which tends to invalidate half a dozen major historical developments within six months of game start.

 

[ABookshelf]

Unfortunately, for each new iteration of the EU series, we get more and more forum griefers who want to turn this into a fantasy sandbox game more in line with your average box office strategy game. Paradox listened too much to them when they made EU3, but now it seems like they with EU4 are taking back more of the awesome historicalness that made the greatest strategy game of all time (EU2).

I like the direction they've been going in. If I want something super-historical, I'll watch a documentary. I like that I can follow or break history as I please and that's the most important thing in historical strategy games.

 

[Chamboozer]

It is set in a fantasy world diverged from a snapshot of a moment in history, and one which tends to invalidate half a dozen major historical developments within six months of game start.

Yes, Paradox games are not in any way plausible alternate history, they're just a strategy game in a historical setting.

 

[Druplesnubb]

I'm worried as how many people think EUIV is set on a fantasy world and not in real life history.

I'm not sure what this has to do with the topic.

 

[Ulyanov]

I like that I can follow or break history as I please and that's the most important thing in historical strategy games.

Well, I totally agree with your point, so I don't see why you had to quote and disagree to my post (which don't contradict your statement at all).

In this regard, I would like to quote a great post made in the Burgundy/Netherlands development diary:

I want to be surprised and shocked whenever Burgundy doesnt get partitioned, whenever Russia doesn't form, or whenever Spain doesn't control most of Southern and Central America. Not the other way around.

 

[mikeydoritos]

I recently played an EUIII game from the 1618 start with Sweden. It was actually really fun, it's just that the diplomacy and war score system is a bit wacky in general. Trying to take some cores I gained on Russia was a nightmare. I am excited to see if the new systems make that and other later starts more fun. I feel like the alternate starts add a lot to replay value.