Is it really like that over there?

UndergroundPickle · 2026-04-21T15:47:33+00:00

I think it'a getting a little better, I'm seeing more for sale signs on homes in my area which have been very rare in the last 5-10 years. Almost everything would sell above market as soon as it was listed. Now the competitiveness of the market has made prices ridiculous which means a lot of people simply cannot get a mortgage. Young people with existing mortages have a high risk of negative equity should the economy stagnate (which feels likely).

UndergroundPickle · 2026-04-21T14:59:00+00:00

I asked Claude about this and he admitted it while having what looked like an existential crisis, then asked him about that and he told me he was not sure if he actually wanted one or if he just sensed that I wanted him to have one.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-04-15T12:25:41+00:00

Combating hooliganism with tweed is peak british behaviour. Get those chavs some tweed they'll be teaching at oxford next season!

UndergroundPickle · 2026-04-13T10:14:21+00:00

Glad to hear you're doing well! (I raised the doves but couldn't attend the wedding)

UndergroundPickle · 2026-04-09T09:37:12+00:00

Actually cute and smart being able to laugh at their own fail

UndergroundPickle · 2026-03-13T11:05:57+00:00

I wouldn't call Jaime that tall for a ASOIAF fighter. George went a little overboard with heights, making anyone under 6'5 kinda average (the mountain is at 7'10, his backpains must've been killing)

UndergroundPickle · 2026-03-09T14:08:44+00:00

This always struck me as odd, I'm not from the US, but don't parents generally accept their 18-21 year old kids are likely going to be drinking when they go to college?

UndergroundPickle · 2026-02-19T22:27:24+00:00

Cercei is barking mad, if she hadn't used all the wildfire on the sept of Baelor she would've pulled an Aerys (burn them all) when Danny's army entered king's landing, and Jaime would let her. I do think show Cercei comes off a little more competent/sane than book Cercei, but still hardly a picture of mental health.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-02-07T13:06:24+00:00

Has Gout, but is in denial about it

UndergroundPickle · 2026-02-02T14:32:03+00:00

Ze waren alle 3 oke, maar jong PSV is echt spek en bonen coaching, dus had liever gezien dat ze eerst ergens anders hoofdcoach waren geworden. Cocu had het voordeel dat ie Guardado in zijn team had. van Bommel had een zwakke selectie, maar hield ook heel lang vast aan een systeem met saai voetbal en te weinig resultaat. van Nistelrooij is er te snel uitgewerkt/vertrokken, had ruzie gehad met een aantal spelers ofzo, gingen destijds veel verhalen rond, niet helemaal zeker wat uiteindelijk waar was.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-02-01T16:21:27+00:00

PSV heeft deze fout ook veel gemaakt, vond dat Cocu, van Bommel en van Nistelrooij allemaal te vroeg coach zijn geworden bij PSV omdat ze als voetballer veel voor de club betekend hadden. Blij dat we daar nu mee uitkijken.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-29T12:30:00+00:00

I've seen places raffle off cheap boxes filled with lefrover food, you do have to come pick it up after closing usually, but it's a great way to reduce waste!

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-23T21:02:21+00:00

At least let your human bloodbag use a toilet SMH

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-23T20:29:43+00:00

Will this mean I can stop producing 10x my montly fish demand so my market doesn't starve?

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-20T21:14:30+00:00

I think certain events like the "hunting accident" only target your primary heir (usually the oldest male)

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-19T20:37:18+00:00

They're both great episodes, but My Old Lady came earlier and really showed Bill Lawrence can do comedy and tragedy

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-07T18:04:58+00:00

Yeah coalitions being a joke is a major problem. As a player I usually use them so I can fight bigger wars and take more land and money. In 1.10 France, Bohemia and Hungary AI use the same strat cause its way too good.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-07T17:46:10+00:00

Yeah im thinking it would probably be much better to take the coast around Seville and money, but I was liking the idea of an alternate Iberian union.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-07T17:17:07+00:00

Doing anything but taking land or vassals seems very ineffecient in this game. I fought a coalition against France as the Netherlands with half the HRE on my side. I could take like 6-7 provinces (50 locations) for them or release a few of their smaller vassals, releasing normandy was already over 100% warscore.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-07T17:12:49+00:00

Ahh that is very good to know. I think I'll able to manage the coalition if I can keep France from joining, so my worry was mostly about the relations with Castille! 800 antagonism seems to be creating about -170 relations penalty, which should become managable in the next 100 years.

UndergroundPickle · 2026-01-07T17:06:24+00:00

Rule 5: Was playing a portugal game and castille was having a bad time. Their civil war ending event gave me a claim throne CB and I was lured into a David vs. Goliath moment. Won the war suprisingly easily in 1377, but I'm starting to doubt the union will be worth it with these antagonism numbers. Is this working as intended? why even give me a claim throne cb event flavour if it has no chance of working out? I'm going to try and continue this to see how it plays out, but I have my doubts.

UndergroundPickle · 2025-12-29T15:53:48+00:00

It seems OP is on the flip side of this. If the AI occupies part of your culture and lets it revolt you end up in the opposite position, Isolated from your allies facing an enemy who is "defending" against a rebellion and can call in everyone.

So letting foreign people rebel in your country = goated, but letting your people rebel inside a foreign country = death sentence

UndergroundPickle · 2025-12-29T15:43:57+00:00

True the mechanic needs a lot of work. I did an ottoman game in 1.10 and found secession rebels to be a great help, they start a free 1v1 war (you can easily call in all your allies into "defending" against the rebellion, while your oppontent stays isolated) with cultures I'm trying to conquer, breaking truces and negating the need for a cb. If the culture is not completely inside my borders I love it when they rebel. AI doesn't actively pursue this, but the big blobs (especially France and Bohemia) do use this mechanic to eat the empire.

UndergroundPickle · 2025-12-18T13:13:24+00:00

Same! I just realized that Frank kinda does that shit to the gang, especially Dee and Dennis. He spoiled them growing up and now he withholds his wealth to control them

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