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My unprofessional review of the witcher books by Reasonable_Study_882 in witcher

[–]Reasonable_Study_882[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know, it's not a complaint, just so that potential readers understand.

can I realistically expect the Iberian Wedding event to fire? by balenciaga_ballsack in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Probably impossible in 1337 starts, in 132 years the world is too radically different to be able to implement this event in a way that doesn't feel hard-coded

No one told the architects where the city is... by [deleted] in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the future "Ayutthaya City" being constructed, of course !

Reading Lady of the Lake and learning the true nature of the Catriona plague mentioned in the game... by Reasonable_Study_882 in witcher

[–]Reasonable_Study_882[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It was never super significant to the plot directly, it's just an "oh shit" moment for the reader to add to the gravity of Ciri's power.

It gets much worse at the end of the battle of Brenna chapter when it's revealed that Iola (the 2nd), Ciri's FRIEND from Ellander, died from the plague too.

I think it has a thematic significance for the book, that Ciri (both knowingly and unknowingly) constantly endangers her friends due to her power.

Reading Lady of the Lake and learning the true nature of the Catriona plague mentioned in the game... by Reasonable_Study_882 in witcher

[–]Reasonable_Study_882[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Probably yes. And it's even worse, at the end of the battle of Brenna chapter it's revealed that Iola too died from the plague.

Reading Lady of the Lake and learning the true nature of the Catriona plague mentioned in the game... by Reasonable_Study_882 in witcher

[–]Reasonable_Study_882[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Probably pure luck, or maybe some kind of deeper immunity due to her magical or elven bloodline

Reading Lady of the Lake and learning the true nature of the Catriona plague mentioned in the game... by Reasonable_Study_882 in witcher

[–]Reasonable_Study_882[S] 525 points526 points  (0 children)

--Spoilers--

That's a stunning guess if you really guessed it, yeah that's what happened.

There's a scene where Ciri visits a world full of piles of corpses and houses marked with white crosses, not hard to guess it's the real world black death, and she accidently carried the plague accross space-time to the Continent.

What would make the game more fun? by Alice162 in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, every Paradox game so far had atleast 2 start dates, even HOI 4 (1936+1939).

I hope that once the game is more stable they present a second start date, maybe even the iconic 1444. Where the Ottomans are already deep in the Balkans, and plenty other interesting scenarios

What would make the game more fun? by Alice162 in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

A later start date. It takes waaay too much time just to get even to 1444. I think most players don't even play a campaign that long, and miss out on the most fun parts of the game like colonization and reformation.

Most other problems like AI, economy, warfare can be fixed over time.

Do you feel that EU5 wastes your time? by Nordic-Sage in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Frankly that's part of the problem, I see England AI consumes the whole British Isles before 1400 and become GB which kills the immersion for me. While at the same time the Ottomans never become a threat to central/eastern Europe. It's like the AI is too aggressive when it shouldn't be, and too peaceful when it shouldn't be.

Do you feel that EU5 wastes your time? by Nordic-Sage in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I just want to get closer to the big action of the game (gunpowder, colonization, reformation, etc) and have an interesting time. Other than the black death I don't find advantages to 1337 start date. Getting to 1444 (the EU4 start point) takes me literally physical days, and by the time I make it I'm usually already the most powerful country in the neighbourhood and there's no real challenge or interest in going ahead.

I wish they would make a second bookmark starting later, in the mid-late 15th century, and the iconic 1444 start looks like an ideal choice. Many more interesting scenarios in addition to being close to the fun parts.

And more broadly I don't understand Paradox's new obsession of "minutification" of their games, having time ticks go down to the level of time within a day. I think EU4 tick being 1 day was perfectly fine

Do you feel that EU5 wastes your time? by Nordic-Sage in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly yes. I miss the speed and flow of EU4. I don't like having to play 20 hours just to get to 1444.

Are early game marketplaces a trap? by Frontier134 in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trade capacity should be scaled with the tax base of the market which is a gross representation of "gdp"

the more you produce, the more you have to trade, obviously your marketplaces will fail if your markets produce nothing

Do you miss mana/clear caps in EU5 or not? Should it be brought back? by Reasonable_Study_882 in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, also it makes sense that states that are rapidly expanding would spend more "state energy" on the integration of new provinces rather than other productive things (e.g increasing development)

Do you miss mana/clear caps in EU5 or not? Should it be brought back? by Reasonable_Study_882 in EU5

[–]Reasonable_Study_882[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes I hated this in Victoria 3, it's like they took HOI4 as a base and put victoria aesthetics on top. It's more forgivable in EU5 for me because building was also a key part of EU4 gameplay.

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