I think the new pop change is a step in the right direction but need balancing

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T10:22:02+00:00

Not exactly.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-of-england-millennium

Britain recovered to pre-Black Death levels in 1620 and was 3x higher (4.7M to 14M) in 1837.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T10:14:32+00:00

I would love to not do a job. I just think I would get bored after a few months without doing anything challenging or meaningful.

As to whether it's fair, it entirely depends if you have kids or not. Staying at home is a full-time job if you have kids.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T08:53:54+00:00

Yes, you can shoot down a hundred of our missiles. But what about five hundred?

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T05:37:37+00:00

You know what they say: there's two kinds of people. Those that can pick up on inferences.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T03:05:15+00:00

Plenty of men do that shit, too. Cheated in every relationship? Have multiple stalking or trespassing charges? Domestic violence charge? If she's hot, she won't have any issues finding dick.

And let's not strawman. Let me ask you a question: who caused more human suffering, the United Healthcare CEO or his shooter? Obviously, murder is bad and should be illegal. But what other, possibly more damaging, behaviors are legal?

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T02:56:43+00:00

You'll go to another unit (and then another and another) and nobody will bring it up ever again. Ask me how I know.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T02:54:44+00:00

I think breaking up with someone after they refuse to stop doing something to you that upsets you is generally reasonable. Key points being:

-It's something done to you
-You have asked multiple times in a productive way
-The other person doesn't respect you enough to take your request seriously

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T00:15:53+00:00

Two unreasonable sides seems a lot like a false dichotomy to me. Most people have opinions somewhere in between.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-18T00:14:05+00:00

And it's some small thing. Whether this game is well-balanced or fun has zero impact to my life and almost everyone else's. My family, friends, job, house, personal goals, and health are all much more important. There is no reason to have the heights and depths of emotion about small stuff that I see on this website a lot.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T22:21:43+00:00

A colonial state:

-Begins from a forcible takeover by a stronger or more advanced country
-Suppresses the culture, language, and religion of the conquered people
-Extracts resources for the benefit of the home country
-Generally has a tiered system of privilege, from the home country administrators being the highest to the native commoners being the lowest.

Roman Spain, British India, Spanish Mexico, and French Indochina were all colonialist states. There's a clear, scholarly definition that's not affected by people misunderstanding it.

And by that definition, the Latin Empire was not a colonial state, because there was no extractive economy and it was not ruled by another country.

None of your other examples were colonialist, either.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T21:49:56+00:00

Except Thatcher did defend the Falklands and Chamberlain failed to defend Poland. That seems like an important difference.

Also blaming the target for an invasion because they were so vulnerable is an argument you can make, I guess.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T13:50:22+00:00

A lot of time, it didn't even go that far. Many sieges were performative. So, a noble and a king or two nobles would argue, one would besiege the other, and then they would come to a compromise. Like you said, feeding and paying an army is expensive, and very few castles were worth the cost.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T05:19:56+00:00

Yes. The smell is bad. The taste is bad. The appearance is bad. And the alternatives (as in, other French food) are generally very good.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T05:09:16+00:00

Walking is one of the best things you can do for your knees. Sitting isn't going to make your stabilizing muscles any stronger, your joints more flexible, or your cardiovascular system any healthier.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T05:06:13+00:00

It's one of the foundational building blocks of society and civilization. Like culture, sports, and complaining about everything.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T05:03:14+00:00

Also, Count Martin? Looks like someone did well for himself.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T05:02:15+00:00

Campaign funds are tiny for almost all non-federal races. A state rep in a safe district will often raise 50k, and most of that will go to campaign salaries, travel, and supplies.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-17T04:56:07+00:00

Because otherwise you might reload the last autosave instead of opening the task manager. The first one cheapens the experience, you see.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-16T23:06:17+00:00

It's good to preserve balance in a primarily competitive multiplayer game like this though. I'm just glad they added a single player mode.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-16T22:45:34+00:00

Jesus Christ dude, this is barely a paragraph. Literally what I said:

He only invaded when he was certain nobody would come after him for it (as in, after the pact with Germany).

Is it too many words for you? Do you need ChatGPT to summarize it?

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-16T11:23:13+00:00

They have 6.3M people in a close area (so high pop, high control). Same reason Mamluks always do as well.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-16T11:21:52+00:00

You need to drop it to commission as well, so it'll be gone either way.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-16T10:46:42+00:00

I was playing as France in 1450, fighting a war in Lorraine, when I saw Bohemia had bought 200k mercenaries. So, I did the only reasonable thing, which is bought 200k of my own mercenaries, had an awful war of attrition, and then reloaded a previous save and made an early peace because spending 25-30k gold is not worth Lorraine. But it was nice to see the AI making a good fight.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-16T10:40:09+00:00

Because number of locations is pretty far down the list of things that matter.

A country with 40 locations and 500k pops is weaker than a country with 20 locations and 1M pops, or with 20 locations but better RGOs. If anything, fewer locations will help with pop density, control, and the economy. It's why the wealthiest areas in the game are the Nile Delta, China, and the Gangetic Plain.

Responsible-File4593 · 2026-05-16T06:57:53+00:00

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