The BEST and WORST 5 Ruler Traits in Victoria 3

[@generalistgaming]

Norway also has a cautious/literary character: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

[@KoiLthebold]

"thumbs up to cancer" 💀

[@nasseq]

that's right, he thought he was so sly, but we got you bro, you ain't never gonna be able to run for politics now

[@BlankTemplate123]

Engineer is absolutely insane if you play an actually small country. It was one of the biggest boost I could ever find for my single state Himalayas playthrough. Definitely the top5, though I would say it is higher. I did encounter some wierd interaction where an IG leader gets replaced immediately by a random bum when you abdicate, making it basically impossible to put a good leader in power by abdication, but otherwise - a based tierlist.

[@generalistgaming]

Engineer def has the highest ceiling, but I think it's not going to be especially good very often. Was weird to rank

[@CSDragon]

"cancer is going to be bad to have" -generalist gaming

[@bufferly5595]

Someone had to say it.

[@ynkesfan2003]

I should tell you about the time that I got an Imposing + Bandit ruler after I took the JE for Persia that reduces infamy decay by 20%, for a total of 95% infamy decay reduction. That was a thing...

[@generalistgaming]

That sounds like a nightmare

[@blockchiken]

I went through the game files a couple months ago, there's one more historic character that appears in Norway/Scadanavia Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson who has Literary, Cautious, and Inspirational Orator and is an intelligentsia radical agitator

[@generalistgaming]

I just pinned a comment on him as you were typing this xD

[@blockchiken]

@@generalistgaming I'm always two... steps... ahead....

[@jacbar_01]

Long live Emperor Dickens! Note: if i remember correctly Dickens could also be petite bourgeoisie (like in your Britain run)

[@generalistgaming]

That’s right, classic wiki

[@vorhautzerstörer]

do historic characters die randomly like random characters or do the die on the exact date they died irl?

[@TheSpectacleIsCapital]

They die randomly

[@vorhautzerstörer]

@@TheSpectacleIsCapital thank you

[@nicka3017]

I find it kinda silly that traits like cautious and reckless cause you to act completely the opposite of the name of the trait. I feel that they should probably be different. Maybe cautious causes more radicals when at war and more loyalists at peace. Reckless the opposite. Something along those lines.

[@bradleystevens4618]

would love to see a similar breakdown on what the "best" traits are for generals. I say "best" bc it's likely a lot more subjective/situational than with rulers, and "best" is usually whatever IG you're trying to promote right? But still a detailed dive into it for when combat traits actually are the most important factor (and how to make those situational assessments) would still be really cool and helpful

[@Bloise49]

I really like the 'direct' trait, since they transfer the power from the landowners to the armed forces, at the same time if you can turn them to a general, it'll save a lot of money, because it speeds up your wars...

[@waldonuclearain2394]

The Ottoman Empire Devout’s happy trait: Mecelle gives 10% reduction in decree cost which can be double if powerful.

[@meatharbor]

I would have preferred Plekhanov's traits on Lenin but I guess Lenin's traits aren't too bad... Wasn't expecting to see Bakunin or _Kropotkin_ in-game at all, though, so that's kinda neat I suppose.

[@pangolimazul6055]

You could make a list of best historical agitators. I find them really useful to push for specific laws with their character ideologies.

[@connorvic3]

cauitous gives an effectve 27% infamy cost reduction with multilateral alliances

[@Acksn]

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[@simpleviewer1334]

Me playing Qing Emperor: becomes a bandit

[@dank42069]

W video. 508 views in 1 hour only 82.8129921 hours til 42069 views

[@adddaddda7748]

Based

[@sandorjambor2600]

i miss the cruel trait from the worst list (-1 sol)

[@generalistgaming]

I think that the trait is pretty good when you have a good amount of flat authority. Let’s you sling in an enormous amount of consumption taxes

[@mimile4462]

Could you do a tutorial on how to grind character traits?

[@amirfard1628]

Its rng

[@simpleviewer1334]

​@@amirfard1628 Yeah I don't think the Emperor of China should be a bandit

[@Sonnia-dh8mr]

expensive tastes my eternal companion :(

[@Clear4ce]

I thought the bankroll meta was already dead and replaced by war reps meta? (Wich ofc is alot weaker)

[@generalistgaming]

I mean as long as you can get GPs w/ ecos 1/4 the size of yours to bankroll you I think playing nice w/ GPs for bankrolls is better than war reps farming them - the yoyo is now capped, but there is no size malus to bankrolls

[@michawiktor9592]

loud car outside

[@waldonuclearain2394]

Had bad is cruel? Its upsides are only really useful early game because consumption taxes fall off mid game, but also you could try to stack it with Consumption-Based Taxation law early game. That could work with a 75% reduction in the cost of authority for Consumption Tax, but how effective could that be when there is only a couple be efficient consumption taxes that are able to effectively extract wealth of the wealthy without also destroying lower and middle class sol. Normally you could tax grain, but you be deflating the SOL of the lower class. With cruel, you are lowering the SOL of your population by one across the board, so taxing grain will hurt them even more. Not to mention with all the extra authority you will have probably just spend it on decrees instead of using some of the more niche consumption taxes.

[@generalistgaming]

I think it’s pretty good when you have a lot of flat authority from vassalization principle

[@waldonuclearain2394]

That is good point.

[@walterusalbus]

When will you do a slavery run

[@kams2520]

Why is cruel not there it hurts alot

[@generalistgaming]

Cruel is sometimes pretty good

[@kams2520]

@@generalistgaming It seems to be far worse as in the early game its brutal while in the lategame it hurts your migration.

[@kams2520]

@@generalistgaming By the way engineer has a really good event.

[@adriantwarowski175]

why bankrolls are op? why would i need obligation? it's useless, after sphere of influence cannot wassalise with it.

[@lazykatie42069]

bankrolls are free money allowing you to expand your construction faster

[@davincisama]

I don't get it either.

[@adriantwarowski175]

@@lazykatie42069 how can i get free money bankrolling other country? I'm just loosing money for obligation...

[@adriantwarowski175]

@@lazykatie42069 i would gladly take bankroll from other country but never ever have i seen that any other country would give me a bankroll.

[@lazykatie42069]

@@adriantwarowski175 try building a massive army ideally with lots of conscripts bc conscripts don't cost anything, and then use yoyo sways to threaten them into bankrolling you whenever they get into a diplo play

[@lyystfoxy5760]

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