You know you play too much EU3 when...

[unmerged(62478)]

yeah, in austria too.
btw. have been to ljubljana last summer. its a damn smooth city, i've got to say.

If any one of you international guys is thinking about vacation in europe, you can defenitely give slovenia and kroatia a try.
very nice places to be, and the both capitals are a must see.

but actually right now I'm thinking about making a tour to the former ottoman empire. But I'm not sure if I should go through hungary, serbia, bulgaria/romania to the black sea (along the danube), and then south, or more along the adriatic coast to see some of the good old greek provinces and new rebel countries..

or better to the baltics? and maybe moskva.. has anybody of you ever been there?

Ljubljana is a nice place to be, but a bad place to live. Its cloudy 24/7, you are lucky to see the sun.

 

[unmerged(79411)]

yeah true, it had a very different climate then southern austria and croatia.
seems to be something like between the mountains or so. but that day was pretty nice, it was one of the hottest weeks that year.

I am pretty sure Iraq was a 'Fabricated Documents' CB. And who to think only Monarchs could get these... mmm...

no, they didn't have a CB at all. thats why their reputation skyrocket, and their stability went down (it just means that there is less stability in this country, and yes i assume thats exactly what happened.).
and they got a pretty heavy drop in relations with other countries of the United Nations.

and right now, the stability still hasn't recovered since the united states have a huge amount of provinces, and have to mint like crazy because of their huge military upkeep.

wow, right now, I'm really impressed by paradox. I think they have some genious plan behind this game that just no one understands..

You're playing too much EU3 if you think that games like these will be used for professional simulations of world politics and country management in the mid future.
Paradox should keep that in mind, because they could make a as$load of money with such a thing. and it would be pretty awesome too, and would provide better management for a country, because with such a simulation you can keep the overview a hundret times better.

Do it!

 

[unmerged(93974)]

when you wonder what the MTTH is for getting laid.

 

[naggy]

when you wonder what the MTTH is for getting laid.

That event is all about the modifiers.

 

[Hidden Legend]

That event is all about the modifiers.

First one must be completely narrowminded. completely centralised. Then one must spend a lot of money to enact the date event which requires one diplomat. In game it is an initial 50 percent chance with odds increasing on each date attempt.

 

[nyczhugo]

-When you refer to Istanbul as Constantinople...even to your Turkish friend..lol

-When your medieval history teacher asks what is the ethnic culture in Hungary...everyone wonders what is Hungary and you answer Magyar and everyone gives you a look like.. how the hell does this kid know this?!

-When you know where all the cities are in Europe, specially Germany since they were independent kingdoms in EU, but you never been there nor do you study recent maps.

-When you think you are the best EU player ever because you been playing since EU1 but then u read AARs WC using Iroquis or some African OPM then you realize you suck at being a loser. LOL

-When you are at work, and all you think about is coming home to continue your saved game.

-When you know that 1407 is a great opportunity for BYZ.

-When you are very familiar with the Megali Idea, yet you are not Greek or Turkish.

-When you dream of defending your city-state from infidels.

can't think of anymore haha.

 

[Poach]

-When you try to work out the legitimacy of your children.

-When you divide election candidates into Same, ADM, MIL and DIPLO candidates.

-When you can draw reasonably accurate maps of most parts of the world from memory.

-When you refuse to believe anyone lives in the middle of Africa or the centre of Canada because you haven't installed WWM on real life yet.

-When you see in the papers David Cameron saying British society is broken and wonder why we don't just spam Endorse Culture or some other event, are we short on Magistrates?

-You conclude that no, we can't be, there are Post Offices everywhere.

 

[unmerged(79411)]

... When you are happy that in real life, borders aren't that messed up as in the game.

.. When you think Zoe II. is the best name ever.

 

[synthshadow]

Considering the amount of people in this thread who have said they owe their great grades in Geography and/or History at school (of which I count myself as one in both too) to playing EU3 and similar games, should that mean they are posted in a "You know you play too much EU3 when..."?

Shouldn't they be posted in a "You know your country has a shoddy educational system when..." off-topic thread?

 

[Profane]

Considering the amount of people in this thread who have said they owe their great grades in Geography and/or History at school (of which I count myself as one in both too) to playing EU3 and similar games, should that mean they are posted in a "You know you play too much EU3 when..."?

Shouldn't they be posted in a "You know your country has a shoddy educational system when..." off-topic thread?

Nope, the problem with educational systems is that they rarely engender interest in the subjects being taught, good games on the other hand can cause people to become interested in the subjects the game touches or is based on.

And without having an interest in the subject, people rarely take that extra step to learn more about it.

 

[unmerged(193246)]

-When a priest scolds a guy, you beat the guy up for being excommunicated.

-When you wonder how someone could travel around the world in 80 days, when in EU3 it takes you 80 days to move 2 provinces.

-When you wonder why USA chose to vassalize Iraq and Afghanistan instead of making them release the Jalayrids and Baluchistan respectively.

-When your friends plan to go on a trip to Las Vegas, you tell them it's impossible, because it's in the PTI.

-When you hate Mali for annexing Ashanti.

-When you wonder why Greece is on the Balkan peninsula, when it should be in Kaffa.

-When you refer to Zimbabwe as Mutapa, and to Chad as Kanem Bornu.

-When you wonder why most developed countries chose Humanist Tolerance as a national idea.

 

[unmerged(146885)]

When you are trying to conquer a girl's heart, you think it's a siege.
In my case, there was a breach in the walls but my army was not strong enough to assault her.

 

[lazysunside]

When you start to have a real job.

 

[unmerged(62478)]

When the Croatian president says that Croatia has the best possible relations with Slovenia and you understand it as: The Relations between Slovenia and Croatia are +200.

 

[unmerged(193246)]

When a new European Union treaty is passed, you urge your country's leader to attack Sweden before they vassalize and inherit all of Europe.

 

[unmerged(77746)]

-When you wonder how someone could travel around the world in 80 days, when in EU3 it takes you 80 days to move 2 provinces.

Good point :rofl:

 

[L Lawliet]

When you are trying to conquer a girl's heart, you think it's a siege.
In my case, there was a breach in the walls but my army was not strong enough to assault her.

Yeah, this may be just me, but man, but if I didn't read the world "heart" I'd think you threw a brick in her window but didn't have enough men to overpower the family and commence with the raep.
I've been on the internet for too long...

 

[unmerged(146885)]

Yeah, this may be just me, but man, but if I didn't read the world "heart" I'd think you threw a brick in her window but didn't have enough men to overpower the family and commence with the raep.
I've been on the internet for too long...

A true Byzantine Knight like me would never do such thing. That's what barbarian Turks do.

 

[unmerged(79411)]

Be carefull that you dont give them a CB for your insult.

 

[Profane]

Greeks and Turks have a permanent Insult cb on each other, and its fun to stand on the sidelines and throw rocks in order to incite them further.o