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Yeah that's generally how you want to play, and then your cycle times between war/peace get shorter and shorter as you scale (assuming you're going for a conquest type of game). If/once you stack up enough CCR modifier, you can be at war almost indefinitely. Once you get CCR so coring is less...

While Tom didn't play as well this year as years past, it really was a problem that the team felt unprepared and sloppy all year long. A classic example from the playoff game - on the INT in the endzone Tom threw, watch what Mike Evans and Russel Gage were doing. They thought it was a run and...

Just proves the point that a lot of it comes down to right place, right time, and a willingness/ability to learn and change. Someone like Tom House is the reason why Brady is still able to throw with power/accuracy at his age. Imagine if someone like that would have worked with Tebow (and he was...

You probably have enough in the Lubeck trade node to move your trade capital to there. Then flow everything from Wien on through - you'd make some pretty good cash that way. Then prioritize any other CoTs in Lubeck to conquer. If you trade company stuff in Eastern Europe, you likely can get...

Curry favors with them to break their best alliances, then break your alliance and beat up the Ottos after your 5 year truce. Like Furry said - you should be able to demolish them. Also try hooking up with France - they look beefy this game and would be a good ally

Are you abdicating each time you can? That's what I've heard is the best way to get Imperial Authority to pass reforms

I mean its a good point - its hard to distinguish how much of this is Byron vs Tom. Brady's game is very reliant on a stable OL and the OL has been real bad all year with injuries and shitty play (Donovan Smith is probably the worst LT in the league). I also know Brady likes being coached up...

Yeah, I think a lot of it does sit on Leftwich. Jooka's joke has a ring of truth in it I think - Arians being around as head coach had a lot more control and influence over the offense. Now that Arians is gone, and since Bowles is a defensive HC, he doesn't really influence the offense - it's...

Last year Tom was playing at an MVP level - arguably better than Rodgers. One year later he's a bottom half of the league kind of QB - that's how badly things have turned. While Bowles sucks, our OL has been decimated. Also note, while he is the HC, Leftwich is really in charge of the offense...

This booing is so loud. Worst I've heard in a game this year loud

This last episode while not really funny, was well done. I liked their "origin" story and how Poppy got to first meet Ian

Europa Universalis IV - Development Diary 13th of December 2022 - Roadmap to 1.35 1.35 discussion. 1.34 (current patch) has been one of the most stable versions of Eu4 in a few years - let's hope the bug fixes/performances fixes in 1.35 don't fuck that up. Idea changes/additions look cool

So is Thursday Night a worse product than Monday night? Al wishes he was back on SNF - the ability to flex guarantees a good game

Looks like a real fun playthrough - did you feel a power spike when you could finally be a horde and raze land?

This spreadsheet is an ok guide, though old (not sure how it still holds up) - Before Mil tech 16, no stacks should have cannons in them, unless you want to run 1 per stack for the +1 siege bonus. After Mil tech 16, you want cannons to fill your entire back line of army width, with enough...

lol Diggs got burnt there

I can understand your frustration. However I think the biggest thing that reinvigorated EU4 for me and made it a much better game were mechanics they brought out like 5 years ago (missions and institutions) that made this game a lot deeper/balanced compared to what this game was at release. So...

Kinda the risk the 49ers took with CMC. Its safe to say the guy is injury prone at this point

Couple notes about devving - if you're playing tall, since there's a few nations built for this (Netherlands, Tuscany, etc) then yeah you really don't blob and can spend it on development instead. Otherwise if you're playing wide, what Furry mentioned is how I also play - as a dump for maxed out...

What ideas did you go with? I assume religious for the sweet early CB?

Very nice blobbing so far. Only critique/suggestion I can give is - secure the Baltic centers of trade if you haven't - and you need to get those Bohemian gold mines if you can. I think you mentioned in your last post that your economy was pretty good, but more econ is always better, especially...

Can blame the coaches too for putting Donovan on an island. They should have had a TE or RB chip him. That, the lack of aggression on 4th down, and the time management issues, it feels like Tom's and the team's season is being wasted because of shit coaches

Very impressive start. I especially approve of your wall against Muscovy - preventing them from Scandinavia and the Baltic weakens them real nicely. How soon until you can horde?

If you do want try a powerful nation not in Europe, definitely recommend the Timurids -> Mughals start. There's a few recent videos from those streamers I mentioned where they played through as Mughals. What's so powerful about them, is that they get a unique bonus for controlling all provinces...

Are you asking about which country to play? If you want a chill game, but still be a major world power, Spain is pretty good. If you want a powerful army and the ability to war in multiple areas, Ottomans still are one of the best. If you want to World Conquest, Mughals are pretty great (start...

I still have hope that after this bye the Bucs will get hot and go into the playoffs streaking. That's how 2020 played out - after the bye they went undefeated. They only have 2 winning opponents left remaining on their schedule - the rest should be easy wins. Only team I can think might be a...

and were enjoyable watches for the TO. Basically you can either go the route of becoming Prussia, or you can instead become a holy order Horde and reverse-Ghengis all of Eurasia in the name of Christ. I've been wanting to try out the TO horde at some point since it looks fun as hell

You going to form Germany? I forget if they get better ideas -- I do know that -50% gov cap on Prussia is really punitive when you get this large. Also, did you get that PU on Russia?

lol Tom could have had that

Yeah they're in the eastern tech group, plus their power curve depends on them expanding eastward and blobbing. Also westernization isn't a thing anymore thankfully -- that mechanic sucked badly. Instead, you have institutions that spawn at various date milestones based on specific conditions...

It sounds like you're in World Conquest territory - you going to put yourself through that hell?

Sometimes concussions have delayed symptoms right? Does seem odd that it took 3 days to show, but a reason they do miss concussions in the game is that sometimes it takes time for even the player to know. Plus some of them lie to stay in the game - I can't imagine how hard it is to enforce...

It's a Bucs life :( Can't believe in 2 short years we went from SB winners to one of the worst teams in the NFL. Maybe coaches should be given more credit for team success - especially since this team's lack of success all feels like its due to poor coaching

This was enjoyable. It's so funny how the better shows over the years bring in subject matter experts to consult the writing (IE: great sci-fi shows consult with various scientists). I can imagine this show being better with just some level of consultation from an actual lawyer or two. You'd...

I don't understand why the King just doesn't disinherit the first 2 kids as bastards, and mark one of the new kids between Deamon and Rhanearya as heir (surely he has the prestige and renown mana right?)

Yeah totally fair - that year it felt like the Bucs feasted on weaker teams and struggled against play-off level teams - and then just got hot/going undefeated after the bye. Not to take anything away from the GOAT (love him for bringing us another championship) but he also had a better...

I mean there's still time for Russ. I'd argue Tom/the Offense didn't really figure things out that first year until after the KC loss in week 12, though Russ is looking way worse after 5 weeks

I counted like 6+ for the Bucs today. Brady was on target for almost all of them - just the defenders were playing tight or the receiver just dropped it.

That's funny. I'm itching to play the Horde Teutons / reverse Ghengis game this weekend

Have you tried Ethiopia? I just finished a multiplayer game with a buddy where I played them - their mission tree is fun and you're surrounded by neighbors of different faiths/cultures, making it easy to blob in any direction. Or alternatively, you can play it kinda tall and still do many of the...