When you unite a large empire in a game, it becomes very boring to play, the developers have not changed this point, I did it 3 years ago and did it now, nothing has changed!!?

[chvk femboychik]

When you unite a large empire in a game, it becomes very boring to play, the developers have not changed this point, I did it 3 years ago and did it now, nothing has changed...

[ShepherdOfCats]

ЧВК ФЕМБОЙЧИК a écrit :

Tnx for this, good advice for better gameplay

Sure thing, give it a try. Domain restrictions actually *seem* to make the game more peaceful all around. Everyone's power is more balanced, and you actually kind of need to focus on making your vassals happy, so there's less opportunity to give in to the temptation to paint the map, as the focus is more inward.

[Yhvh10]

Did this recently. United Persia as Zoroastrian Saoshyant Character and...

... it wasnt very fun after I was done with it. I had high house unit which meant successions were smooth and routinely I found myself returning to just wars of expansion to keep my interest alive.

I think part of it is that theres alot of really fun and tense moments when your a tribal fighting over scraps of land in England, or a vassal desperately trying to claim the throne of their liege. And the mechanics even support that. Like the House Feud mechanic which is so genius and fun but its hardly ever utilized.

I think there needs to be more added to Empire diplomacy and involvement. Heres some ideas.

Have actual Empire rivalries. The Ottomans and the Habsburgs are an excellent example of Imperial rivalries here. When I play as Byzantium or Persia and I am literally on the border on a hostile rival empire.................... nothing changes. They are just a blob. Either they beat me in a fight or I beat them. Adding actual inter-empire rivalries and mechanics to go with that sound like an actual blast.

Give some weight to having Imperial Blood. Have the children of your dynasty be super important and give unique empire tournaments for the hand of one of your children. Or have suitors lining up to try and marry into the family. Having people trying to marry into your family to try and manipulate the Imperial family around to doing their bidding sounds genius.

This is more vague but there needs to be something that actually pulls you into it and keeps your mind occupied. Part of the reason wars are the de facto option is because they are constant and keep you engaged. Something needs to be going on on screen otherwise your just sitting there collecting gold and watching your character age. This is much more fun when your a count, duke or even a king sometimes because your in a constant state of jousting with your rivals and securing your throne and position. But once youve hit Empire... the challenge is gone and at that point your just blobbing.

[chvk femboychik]

Yhvh10 a écrit :

Did this recently. United Persia as Zoroastrian Saoshyant Character and...

... it wasnt very fun after I was done with it. I had high house unit which meant successions were smooth and routinely I found myself returning to just wars of expansion to keep my interest alive.

I think part of it is that theres alot of really fun and tense moments when your a tribal fighting over scraps of land in England, or a vassal desperately trying to claim the throne of their liege. And the mechanics even support that. Like the House Feud mechanic which is so genius and fun but its hardly ever utilized.

I think there needs to be more added to Empire diplomacy and involvement. Heres some ideas.

Have actual Empire rivalries. The Ottomans and the Habsburgs are an excellent example of Imperial rivalries here. When I play as Byzantium or Persia and I am literally on the border on a hostile rival empire.................... nothing changes. They are just a blob. Either they beat me in a fight or I beat them. Adding actual inter-empire rivalries and mechanics to go with that sound like an actual blast.

Give some weight to having Imperial Blood. Have the children of your dynasty be super important and give unique empire tournaments for the hand of one of your children. Or have suitors lining up to try and marry into the family. Having people trying to marry into your family to try and manipulate the Imperial family around to doing their bidding sounds genius.

This is more vague but there needs to be something that actually pulls you into it and keeps your mind occupied. Part of the reason wars are the de facto option is because they are constant and keep you engaged. Something needs to be going on on screen otherwise your just sitting there collecting gold and watching your character age. This is much more fun when your a count, duke or even a king sometimes because your in a constant state of jousting with your rivals and securing your throne and position. But once youve hit Empire... the challenge is gone and at that point your just blobbing.

I think they need to expand the gameplay not only for empires, but also for larger kingdoms. So it’s possible that we will see improvements to the game, I think the things that you described are also possible, but at the same time they need to rework holy wars(