1.4 General Gameplay Observations

[loony]

I don't think we're playing the same game to be honest. So far I have played 5 campaigns on Hard/Medium, and one on Medium/Medium. The 6 on H/M were Austria, Great Britain, Sweden, Russia and Prussia, in that order.

As Austria I got DoW's from all my neighbours and they all refused any form of peace settlement, even if I offered them money. I turned it off in 1702 or '03.

I hate being the party pooper but we seem to have gone from one horrible extreme (1.3) to a boring, not quite as horrible OTHER extreme (1.4).

My initial enthusiasm after I was beaten as Sweden has been very much destroyed by the latest campaign with Austria (H/H, reduced the diffculty somewhat this time).
Poland, Prussia and the Ottomans declared on me, several turns later Hannover joined them.
I captured brandenburg and two ottoman territories, the polish have no army (after I killed of 2 stacks).
None of them accept peace, for regions, or for techs or for whaterver. A load of .

It is 1711 now. I keep spending 50% of my income recruiting and replenishing and 50% investing.
Most of the time i keep killing off inferior armies (like 5 line 2 cav 1 cannon) with my 3 armies.
And no peace no way. Total crap. So boring I have decided to quit it yesterday.