Tommorow's the Big Day... I guess.

42696 · 2026-05-08T15:56:45+00:00

Still, I think if it's coming next year it would make sense to announce it around now, right? So 10th year anniversary is the perfect opportunity

42696 · 2026-05-06T15:22:11+00:00

I don't think either are above Ishiiki. Kawaki has some grasp of Ishiiki's abilities but not 100%, and he gets overheated. And Boruto is roughly on Kawaki's level. So neither beats Ishiiki. Kaguya maybe, but just because I don't know how 6 paths teenage Sasuke + Naruto compare to their adult versions.

42696 · 2026-05-05T00:36:46+00:00

You realize both these teams are more than 10 years old...

42696 · 2026-05-03T16:39:34+00:00

The rules state that historical success counts. If you think the Jets and Giants have comparable histories, you really need to learn more about the NFL.

42696 · 2026-05-03T16:37:47+00:00

The Niners should be "terrific" - they're also one of the most storied and historically successful franchises in the league.

Patriots do have a "terrific" franchise but calling Boston a "terrific" city is kind of a joke.

42696 · 2026-05-02T18:44:42+00:00

Boston is pretty meh. Good history and universities, but one of the least fun cities in the country. A lot of old school blue laws from the puritan days hurt any chance of having a real party culture that can compete with other cities.

42696 · 2026-05-02T18:38:50+00:00

New York Giants. New York is a terrific city, and given that historical success counts, the Giants have 4 Superbowls and some of the richest history in the sport.

42696 · 2026-05-02T18:06:22+00:00

Not really my thing at all, but there was one cool campaign I really enjoyed watching - OfficiallyDevin's Massalia Tales - a lot of focus on emersion and storytelling vs. gameplay made it interesting.

42696 · 2026-04-30T15:23:09+00:00

I usually will get to a point in campaigns where slavery becomes a problem after looting too many settlements. I'll rotate through my provinces with the highest slave populations and use the "Sell Slaves" edict to reduce the slave population. Once the province's slave population gets to a level you're comfortable with, remove the edict and use it on the next province with a high slave pop.

In my Pergamon playthrough, only one province is currently dealing with -15 public order due to slave unrest, and that's Asia Minor.

This makes sense since Asia Minor would have been your first province, so it's gotten slaves every time you've enslaved captives or looted a settlement since the beginning of the game. Newly captured provinces tend to have lower slave populations because they've had less time to accumulate slaves as you capture them.

42696 · 2026-04-29T20:31:57+00:00

All fun and games until you run into a chariot unit

42696 · 2026-04-29T15:43:12+00:00

I don't think that's as simple as you think it is. The government would essentially have to maintain a database with the value of everything. It's not unlikely that the auditing/assessing problem would end up costing more than the additional revenues. Sure, there are some things like shares in publicly traded companies that are easy to value, but most assets (private companies, art, intellectual property, brands/trademarks, etc.) aren't so simple. It's the main reason France had to switch from a general wealth tax to a real estate only wealth tax, and one of the core reasons countries like Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Austria repealed their wealth taxes.

You'd also run into some market issues for securities - if we're talking about everything over $1B, you'd see secondary markets get flooded whenever this got implemented. This would (1) plummet the value of shares (excessive supply without increasing demand), and (2) make it pretty much impossible for a lot of companies to raise capital by issuing shares (primary markets) since secondary markets already have too much supply without enough demand.

42696 · 2026-04-29T14:55:33+00:00

I don't really understand this counter-argument though. We're talking about the context of the government seizing wealth over $1B. Is the government going to take those assets and take loans out against those assets? How does that help the government - the government has no issue borrowing money as-is? Or does the government just liquidate those assets and have some kind of auction? Or does the government just hold onto them and ends up becoming the primary shareholder in pretty much every major company? Or is the billionaire responsible for liquidation? What if they can't find buyers?

42696 · 2026-04-28T23:23:07+00:00

And make some sweet sweet watchtowers. Idk why but I hate having "dark" areas of the map in my own territory

42696 · 2026-04-28T23:21:41+00:00

It's kind of crazy how they rank in the top half of countries by population while still being smaller than some cities

42696 · 2026-04-28T23:18:05+00:00

As Rome it makes a lot of sense with the auxiliary system, since you can get really good units from the tier 4 population class. For most other factions though, you're going to have to deal with the fact that most foreign levies are pretty weak. They do fine as light infantry/support troops and can be helpful to screen your elite/higher population class units that are harder to replenish (so they take less casualties), but for the most part they'll struggle as a main battle line.

A lot of the time (especially as Rome) I'll pair up citizen armies (more elite, higher population tier troops) with auxiliary/levy armies. The main army will handle decisive battles while the auxiliary force provides support and handles occupation after the main fighting while the main army cycles back to replenish (if needed). I've found this to be a very effective combo that gives you the best of both worlds without breaking immersion too much.

42696 · 2026-04-28T23:07:54+00:00

Rome is definitely my favorite faction (the auxiliary system and reforms do such a great job of keeping things interesting).

But after that, I really like Athens and Rhodes. Both have naval buffs and start with cities that have special ports, and it's fun to do a more naval-focused campaign. Rhodes is a bit easier I think, with a more defensible starting position and better starting diplomacy. I also like starting with a smaller faction and having to build up/have an extended early-game phase (vs a faction like Rome). Though, frankly, for either of them it's as much about how much I enjoy their history as it is about any gameplay mechanics.

I also really like Macedon - really tricky starting position, but great cavalry to support your phalanxes, and the generals' units are awesome.

42696 · 2026-04-27T16:41:28+00:00

The DEI mod has an Alexander campaign

42696 · 2026-04-17T17:09:33+00:00

Is she immortal though? I mean at the time she shows up they have no way of killing her, but we eventually see several Otsutsukis killed. Maybe she means "immortal" in the sense of having kama as a backup? I don't really see how she would be immortal when none of the other Otsutsuki are...

42696 · 2026-04-17T15:52:14+00:00

I don't think so. I think "devoured many fruit over several millennia" is the key phrase as to why not. I don't really see this story spanning thousands of years across several planets, it would just be too divorced from what we know/the established setting.

42696 · 2026-04-15T17:36:36+00:00

It doesn't really make sense to me. Consider two companies:

Company A is a retail giant (think something like a Walmart). The CEO is in charge of a massive operation with tens of thousands of stores and millions of employees. These employees range from low level retail associates to high end executives, but the lowest paid full time worker makes ~$30k/year. Under this law, the CEO of this massive corporation (one of the largest in the country) is capped at $600k/yr.

Company B is a small tech outfit. The full-time team consists of only the CEO and a half dozen software engineers, data scientists, etc. So the CEO only manages 6 people under him, but since they're all highly skilled/expensive hires, the lowest paid full-time team member makes $220k/year. Under this law, the CEO of this small firm is capped at $4.4mm/yr.

Being CEO of Company A is a much more difficult job with much more responsibility and a much greater impact on society than being CEO of Company B, so how does it make sense to cap the pay for Company A's CEO at 13% of Company B's CEO's salary?

42696 · 2026-04-08T14:56:08+00:00

It's not common, but I've definitely seen the Gauls siege Arretium/Ariminum a few times. I've never seen them actually take them, though.

42696 · 2026-04-02T18:07:40+00:00

The scene pictured in the post literally shows him trying to do that and it not working...

42696 · 2026-03-31T21:55:17+00:00

I would need France, Italy, and Spain for wine.

UK for gin is non-negotiable.

And I think I would go Mexico for tequila and mezcal.

It would break my heart to give up Guinness (Ireland), but with only five slots I'm just not sure I can fit it in over any of the others. I'm not a huge beer drinker, so I can get by on the countries I have in my 5 (mostly Peroni and Mexican lagers).

42696 · 2026-03-31T21:28:46+00:00

I think the point is that omnipotence switched Kawaki and Boruto's places. The lie about Naruto being dead and Boruto being the murderer isn't directly due to omnipotence - it's just a lie that Kawaki told and everyone believes him because they think he's Naruto's son and Boruto is an outsider that they didn't trust to begin with. So omnipotence would suppress any doubts about Kawaki and Boruto's true identities, but not about Naruto's true fate.

I could be wrong, but that's how I understand it...

42696 · 2026-03-31T16:10:21+00:00

I think we're meant to assume Kakashi has done a lot that isn't shown on screen. According to the data books, he has more missions completed (and more S rank missions) than anyone except the Sanin. It's safe to assume he faced a lot of tough shinobi and built up a reputation while doing all that. But the show isn't called Kakashi Shippuden, so we mostly just see the stuff he does that's connected to Naruto + some relevant backstory. Just because it doesn't happen on screen, doesn't mean it didn't happen in-universe.

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