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[Zanzetkuken The Great]

There's one going on right now.

It has stalled a bit, though.

Link

Do need some more people on the list for that one.  Turn list is really low on people right now.

[Ibid Straydrink]

There's one going on right now.

It has stalled a bit, though.

Link

Do need some more people on the list for that one.  Turn list is really low on people right now.

Ditto! I'd love to try a little taste succession!

[Twinwolf]

Does anyone have an idea how long the Paradox Interactive "Yule Sale" goes on for? I sorta want to wait for the 24th to see if I won the "Crusader Kings 2 Collection" from this year's bay12 giveaway but I don't know if the sale would be over by then.

[Tawa]

I'm not sure, but the Steam deals all seem identical or superior and that runs out on January First.
On the topic of what DLCs to get, it's that time of the year again. For now I'm only getting one gameplay DLC out of the entire list (excluding Way of Life, Old Gods, and Charlemagne, which I already have.) Which would you guys recommend?

[Twinwolf]

Actually, looking specifically at the big DLCs, the steam deals are mostly not quite as good by a dollar or two.

[Tawa]

Actually, looking specifically at the big DLCs, the steam deals are mostly not quite as good by a dollar or two.

Ah, now I see. The big DLCs are better deals from Paradox, at mostly 75% off compared to 66%, but a lot of the small DLCs are better deals from Steam, at 66% compared to 50%.

[hector13]

Right so... presently working on a pretty successful Muslim Merchant Republic, and I'm considering getting Reaper's Due. Would it be wise to wait until I'm finished with this (started in earliest start, about to close in on the year 1200, no Aztecs or Mongols yet) and then buy it, or add the very real possibility of getting immediately hammered by the Black Death in my current game?

[Glloyd]

Right so... presently working on a pretty successful Muslim Merchant Republic, and I'm considering getting Reaper's Due. Would it be wise to wait until I'm finished with this (started in earliest start, about to close in on the year 1200, no Aztecs or Mongols yet) and then buy it, or add the very real possibility of getting immediately hammered by the Black Death in my current game?

The Black Death was cool, but a little underwhelming. I expected a bunch of cool accompanying events, but all that happens is a ton of characters die, massive attrition for armies, provinces get "depopulated" (less levies + taxes, but it goes away after not too long) and... I think that's it. You hide in your castle until it goes away, and all is well. One time I  had a maxed out hospital in my capital by the time the plague hit, so it didn't even enter my capital province. YMMV, but I found it quite lackluster.

EDIT: This was on 2.6.1, dunno if 2.6.2 added much to it, but going off the patch notes, it doesn't seem like it.

[hector13]

Muslim merchant republics are broken. Succession law gets all sorts of fucked up.

I've not experienced anything like that...

[misko27]

Right so... presently working on a pretty successful Muslim Merchant Republic, and I'm considering getting Reaper's Due. Would it be wise to wait until I'm finished with this (started in earliest start, about to close in on the year 1200, no Aztecs or Mongols yet) and then buy it, or add the very real possibility of getting immediately hammered by the Black Death in my current game?

The black death actually exists in base game, it's just really silly. "Ok so now every province has black death, prepare to die".

[Ultimuh]

Finally got the Horse Lords DLC. And in a few days, I might get the rest of the big DLCs.

[Glloyd]

If you haven't already, get the Old Gods, it's the best one IMO.

[Ultimuh]

If you haven't already, get the Old Gods, it's the best one IMO.

Already had that one for a while now.
All I'm missing are the two latest ones, plus their content packs.
Not buying the ebooks though.

[Teneb]

Right so... presently working on a pretty successful Muslim Merchant Republic, and I'm considering getting Reaper's Due. Would it be wise to wait until I'm finished with this (started in earliest start, about to close in on the year 1200, no Aztecs or Mongols yet) and then buy it, or add the very real possibility of getting immediately hammered by the Black Death in my current game?

The Black Death was cool, but a little underwhelming. I expected a bunch of cool accompanying events, but all that happens is a ton of characters die, massive attrition for armies, provinces get "depopulated" (less levies + taxes, but it goes away after not too long) and... I think that's it. You hide in your castle until it goes away, and all is well. One time I  had a maxed out hospital in my capital by the time the plague hit, so it didn't even enter my capital province. YMMV, but I found it quite lackluster.

EDIT: This was on 2.6.1, dunno if 2.6.2 added much to it, but going off the patch notes, it doesn't seem like it.

Reaper's due also adds some other things, the most important of which being the new wound system. Now instead of generic maiming, you can lose an eye, leg, and so on.

[Loud Whispers]

Right so... presently working on a pretty successful Muslim Merchant Republic, and I'm considering getting Reaper's Due. Would it be wise to wait until I'm finished with this (started in earliest start, about to close in on the year 1200, no Aztecs or Mongols yet) and then buy it, or add the very real possibility of getting immediately hammered by the Black Death in my current game?

The Black Death was cool, but a little underwhelming. I expected a bunch of cool accompanying events, but all that happens is a ton of characters die, massive attrition for armies, provinces get "depopulated" (less levies + taxes, but it goes away after not too long) and... I think that's it. You hide in your castle until it goes away, and all is well. One time I  had a maxed out hospital in my capital by the time the plague hit, so it didn't even enter my capital province. YMMV, but I found it quite lackluster.
EDIT: This was on 2.6.1, dunno if 2.6.2 added much to it, but going off the patch notes, it doesn't seem like it.

Yeah disease in general did not live up to hype. There was one small touch however that I found immensely pleasurable, that of how disease is contracted based off of where the character location actually is and not their holdings. My capital holding was rather hygienic, isolated in the mountains and my character healthy - however he was a talented marshal, and got summoned to the Caliphate HQ in Bagdhad, right in the centre of the silk road.

Thus ended his life when plague struck

Generations later my characters had managed to stealthily conquer all of Jerusalem under a Christian banner from rival vassals, however my liege Caliph wanted to educate more and more of my children. I would have accepted however he wanted to educate my heirs too, bringing them to Bagdhad whilst there was an outbreak of plague. My continual rejection of his offers soured his mood immensely and convinced him I was rebellious, forcing me to ally with some rebellious heretics and one vassal whose wife cheated on him with the Caliph, thus sparking a civil war

The little things add up to big things nicely