Top 10 Worst Formable Nations in EU4

[@AlzaboHD]

Heya folks! So with the chrome slickness (reworded to avoid demonetization) going about I'll be quite a bit more active on KZbin! Expect 1-2 videos per week for the forseeable future - my country of residence (France) has a 45 day lockdown where I will have to stay at home. More CK2 and other content coming soon! What do you guys want to see?

[@caesarsushi3238]

Your top 10's are always great, i don't even play EU4 (ck2 only) but watched every one of your video's on it, the top 10 rare/interesting/awfull are your best IMO, keep it up!

[@superstructure23]

More CK2!!

[@xeanderman6688]

Didn't even know you're a French person.. a quite interesting fact of the day! Anyways, more CK2 meme videos would be fun to watch

[@ikiwel]

Cheers from Toulon mate, happy lockdown to ya

[@fredricknoe3114]

Wait you're French? Ubsubbed.

[@Kasperi_A.]

Actually greece has one good thing about it: the ability to form byzantium

[@AlzaboHD]

Underrated comment, totally forgot this mechanic!

[@gamedominatorxennongdm7956]

I conquer byzantium to form byzantium

[@hyperion3145]

GameDominator //XennonGDM I conquer Rome to form Italy... Wait

[@kaballfs]

It'd be outrageous otherwise.

[@Thund3rStorm3r]

10% ccr :^ ]

[@blitcut9712]

Forming Germany isn't about ideas or missions. It's about sending a message.

[@Noah_Levy]

*Angry French Noises*

[@SadCheetah]

PLACE IN THE SUN BABY

[@brennerthelegomaniac2102]

I was looking forward to this

[@jbdbibbaerman8071]

Though couldn't you form Germany and keep Prussian ideas? So does it matter if German ideas suck?

[@SadCheetah]

@@jbdbibbaerman8071 yea if you form it with Brandy (or Prussia) it is still a terrible formable nation though, would be nice if they flavored it up, changed it's god awful color, etc.

[@punishedwhirligig3353]

You forgot to mention how forming Scandinavia as Norway actually prevents you from getting the Norwegian Wood achievement

[@AlzaboHD]

Yet another reason why you should never form scandinavia lol

[@appleproducts3639]

amazing content keep up the great content

[@Mangeol]

You could also form Scandinavia as Gotland

[@Hay1hiho]

Also if you form it as Sweden you won't get any of the OP Swedish events relating to military and absolutism

[@Infinite_Jester]

@@Hay1hiho He did mention that.

[@pouritenne8996]

8:40 "bukhara transforms your nation from a formidable horde into an overextended and pathetic sultanate" this is historically accurate can't understand why are you complaining

[@daniielah.7569]

@İnsan Ended up as the Emirate of Bukhara, got wrecked by the kazakhs and then by the russians

[@MSF_Soldier_Alligator]

Greece does have one thing going for it: That cool deep blue map color.

[@ingratus8160]

same for Iceland

[@someorclad9738]

Well when you wanna paint the map, colours are very important.

[@brianvieane3907]

It's good for the achievment. I did Athens academical to grecce achievement. Their tradions are bad. But all there ideas are decent/good -10% core creation, 10% info combat ability, -10% advisor cost, +2 tolerance to true faith is actually really good. It's hard to form which is the thing. But otherwise as a vassal/March mid to late game I think it's top 20.

[@makky6239]

@@someorclad9738 genius

[@jacobzanatta1769]

"Unlike more historically relevant post-colonial states..." Oof, you didn't have to cut us Aussies that deep...

[@hyperion3145]

Australia doesn’t even exist

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

The only salve to that wound is that at least we're more relevant than New Zealand

[@kristofevarsson6903]

As an apparently more relevant post-colonial Yank, I'll tip my hat to y'all down in Oz. Someone had to be at Gallipoli for us.

[@yeetptrson4575]

Australia is America's greatest ally

[@kaiki4432]

@@yeetptrson4575 fuck america Australia number 1

[@acebalistic1358]

Imagine playing as Norway, selling off all your provinces to become Iceland, then conquering Sweden Norway and Denmark to form Scandinavia.

[@laugechristophersen9913]

Top 10 least fun nations to play Top 10 best nations for tall play Top 10 endgame tags Top 10 marches (and a guide for vassal v. march) Top 10 best nations for world conquest Top 10 most satisfying things in EU4 Top 10 least military nations Top 10 overrated nations Top 10 funnest achievements (and how to get them) Top 10 of your best EU4 memories Top 10 best (and another one for worst) starting positions Top 10 nations for a fun/quick/easy/hard Roman Empire-runs Also top 10 AlzaboHD roasts of EU4-nations Just some ideas for you for the days to come. Stay healthy!

[@randomperson6988]

Lauge Christophersen yes top 10 marches

[@oORoOFLOo]

all of them have ottomans as #1

[@laugechristophersen9913]

@@oORoOFLOo Damn, you are right. How did I not notice that. Guess I'll go play Ottomans then

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

Lauge Christophersen The funniest achievements one sounds interesting...what would it primarily be?

[@greninjamastergabe6452]

Top 10 Government forms/reforms

[@jonorgames9880]

It fellt cool, when I formed Scandinavia, that counts for something right?

[@AlzaboHD]

I bet it felt cool - Scandinavia is freezing!

[@stefangrobbink7760]

I formed scandinavia once. I was like: now what? Then proceeded to play whack a mole with the countless rebels in my russian territories.

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

Isn't that a big factor, though? I don't really play for the best decisions, so much as a fun experience.

[@ingratus8160]

If it weren't only formable after admin tech 20, than it at least would be worth the claims you get. admin tech 20 is just too late for my taste...

[@markhenley3097]

I played as Sweden and kept Denmark and Norway as marches. Looks better on the map.

[@cursedex3755]

I was expecting ISP after the intro

[@AlzaboHD]

I was expecting this comment, and then another comment exactly like this x20 - 30

[@appleproducts3639]

amazing content keep up the great content

[@ZKP314]

List: *Worst formable nations playable in EU4* Me: Oh hey, let's send this to ISP, and tell him to have fun.

[@AlzaboHD]

Us ironside boys have to stick together!

[@maximidze2286]

I have like 15 minutes in this game why am i watching this

[@AlzaboHD]

Good question but I thank you for the support!

[@blackfrost3581]

Jokes one you I don't even olay the game (yet)

[@maximidze2286]

@barred toaster no

[@miko5742]

@@maximidze2286yes

[@alekdechateau7492]

1:12 big *OOF* right there...

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

10. Australia - 0:31 9. Greece - 1:37 8. Westphalia - 2:55 7. Shan - 4:05 6. Germany - 5:26 5. Sokoto - 6:55 4. Bukhara - 8:20 3. Iceland - 9:32 2. Holy Roman Empire - 10:52 1. Scandinavia - 12:16

[@AppleBiscuits]

"Sokoto is awful" *laughs in Vic2*

[@WillTheForests]

When you are by default the most powerful Nation in West Africa because nobody else is there.

[@AppleBiscuits]

@@WillTheForests I was moreso referencing the fact that (at least in base game, haven't played HPM yet) they're colonization fodder and are invaded by any player wanting to set up in Africa within 5 years of gamestart

[@WillTheForests]

@@AppleBiscuits Yeah fair enough

[@Taeerom]

@@WillTheForests It's also a nation of an insane number of soldier POPs. Just like it is a mistake conquering the wrong provinces in east Asia due to having too little literacy and too many of the wrong POPs, grabbing Sokoto to boost your soldier count is great.

[@CaptainApathetic]

@@AppleBiscuits sokoto is powerful as fuck in HPM.

[@treyebillups8602]

I would love to see the Oceanic region and Aboriginal cultures expanded on. They’ve essentially disappeared from memory since European settlers wiped them out or assimilated them.

[@kingdomofomins]

I'd rather have the polynesian culture expanded like Hawaii then aboriginals who didnt do shit

[@candiman4243]

Guess you got your wish

[@deutsch-amerikanisch8281]

AlzaboHD: makes video Everyone in the comments: I was expecting ISP After that Ironsides intro

[@micheasz2552]

,,EU4. Playing with Scandinavia is CURSED.(End me)"

[@vladdrakul7851]

'German American?? Don't you mean Nazi POS traitor American! And please don't bitch at for me pointing out the obvious. YOU chose that moniker, not the German flag to make a statement. I am not into pro genocide fuckwits who wanted to wipe out not just the Jews but the Slavs too. Lebensraum'! Ask the Russians- Still with McCarthyism being now practiced by the DNC and MSM we are now offically pro Nazi in the West now what with the US spending $ 5 BILLION to overturn Ukraine's democracy and put in a Nazi backed oligarch and with all the SS Div Galicia fans of the Death camps like the Azov Brigade you are not so alone these POISONED days!

[@taliesin7913]

@@vladdrakul7851 Imagine being this butt blasted about someone else's username. "Vlad Drakul" is fucking cringe.

[@vladdrakul7851]

@@taliesin7913 Vlad Drakul is a historical name for the father of Vlad Tepes using Rumanian spelling. Second it was NOT HIS NAME which bothered me fuckwit but his choice of the Nazi flag not the German one. (which is ironic as you attack my name which is a Metal name I have used since the 1990's for music. Think Slayer). Only Bieber level tweens still use the word 'cringe' btw. My son quit using that lame expression 5 years ago. Are you 12? We know why you made that pathetic lame attempt at an insult. You did not like the point I had to make. IE your a POS defending Nazism; As a German I find little shits like you to be the worst. Little fuckwit can't handle push back. GO fuck yourself Lil Adolf or was it lil Dickie?

[@MegaRaven100]

@@taliesin7913 Wow the White Knight rides in to rescue the Nazi sympathizer. Jerk!

[@cs40660]

0:31 My nightmares have followed me to reality.

[@Blank-lh2hn]

You know you've been watching too much ISP when you associate the Ironside logo with memes

[@fredricknoe3114]

#1 USA: Made by King George gang.

[@AlzaboHD]

This really rustled my (yankee) jimmies, good work!

[@greatwolf5372]

USA is not fun to play in Eu4. The mechanics of the game(designed for early modern Europe) doesn't really work for the US. On the other hand US is one of the most fun nations to play in Victoria 2.

[@appleproducts3639]

amazing content keep up the great contentv

[@hyperion3145]

Great Wolf It sucks that the AI rarely does anything in the Western Hemisphere unless the players do something. The US in Vicky 2 just sits there and occasionally takes cores but doesn’t do too much else.

[@greatwolf5372]

@@hyperion3145 It is historical though isn't? US didn't really do all that much outside the Americas until World War 2. A game set in post war era would completely different though. It would be Europe sitting there doing nothing.

[@mrmister2664]

I love how these videos are not just about the game itself, but it is also full of clever joked and references. Alzabo really comes across as a knowledgable person.

[@Rabenfell]

5:07 EU4 ASMR when?

[@AlzaboHD]

april fools!

[@hope6840]

Could be good actually

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

This might as well be renamed "Top 10 AlzaboHD roasts of EUIV Factions"!

[@oliverstianhugaas7493]

I don't even get how it is possible to make Scandinavia bad, *just mix the Scandinavia nations together* How hard can it be?

[@hognigk96]

As an Icelander I’m very offended. I’ll have you know that aside from eating rotten shark we also eat sheep balls stored for months in fermented whey. Good day to you.

[@josephhernandez9531]

“I will spare you the contrived Voltaire quote” Thank you.

[@ArtemKotenev-m2t]

Rest in peace Aral Sea

[@austinmontgomery117]

What's wrong with draining a sea? Farmland was obtained that way

[@plzfixwolves955]

@@austinmontgomery117 What do you think is gonna happen once that sea dries up? No water which can be irrigated for that farm land.

[@plzfixwolves955]

@@kubilayvurak8256 It’s not Salt Water.

[@wouterberings6535]

@@austinmontgomery117 well the drainage of the sea was not the goal of the operation. Sure they made farmland, but not for edible crops but for cotton. The drainage also has tons of negative effects like the destruction of the whole ecosphere and with that the fisheries on the lake. All shipyards closed, lots of jobs were lost and health problems caused by dust from the lake bed, contaminated by heavy pesticides used in the farmlands by the river, which became a desert, appeared. Furthermore did the local climat change; a large body of water lessens fluctuations in temperature. And also an old laboratory which studied bio weapons like anthrax on an island in the lake became accessible.

[@wouterberings6535]

@@kubilayvurak8256 no. The lake used to contain sweet water but since it has almost completely dried up the water has become salty.

[@spencerbrice5483]

Checkmate Alzabo, Westphalia now has one of the best idea sets in Germany and you can stack idea cost modifiers on them to get ideas for 150 mana.

[@NieJa_2137]

Honestly I'm pretty interested how this list would look now, since after the recent updates Australia, Westphalia and Germany would probably not be on the list anymore and Iceland along with the HRE would probably be lower on the list since they actually have really nice ideas now

[@catalyst772]

Alzabo I don't know if anyone has said this but you feel like the Taureor of Eu4 (With that calm bob ross-esque voice)

[@AlzaboHD]

Cheers mate I love Taureor's content, thanks for the compliment!

[@ryanhodges2201]

I don’t understand why it took them so long to give the HRE and Germany missions and flavor. They should have at lest had their own national ideas.

[@artofthepossible7329]

How long does it take most players to form them? Sort of to the point that it was probably very low on their to-do list.

[@ryanhodges2201]

@@artofthepossible7329 Fair enough. But I still think this is a bit silly that it took this long

[@artofthepossible7329]

@@ryanhodges2201 Look at the amont of DLCs CK2 got. It's silly but welcome to video game development, too many things to do and not enough time to do them is an excuse that is perfectly valid.

[@TheRobinCat]

I'm really surprised Egypt isn't on this list. - requires admin tech 20 - gives claims on Egypt, which the mamluks, the only nation that can form them without culture shifting, already own at the start - if you have the Mamluk government, you turn into a normal monarchy and lose 1 stability

[@JormungandrEtrSigSjalfr]

10:44 - That was a good, but tragically failed attempt at trying to pronounce the names in Icelandic. xD

[@merijnboonen5097]

Love the humour and shade mingled in those videos, it makes them not only educational but also very fun too watch, keep up the good work 😃

[@Christian---]

Can confirm Shan. Since I started my first formable was Japan, next I painstakingly bumbled my way to a Shan from Mong Kawng and found out I was actually stronger pre-formation and fell apart in minutes.

[@CallingSkoot]

The fact that someone that is not iSorrowProductions can be sponsored by Ironside makes me rethink my existence

[@sicksock435446]

Scandinavia is especially bad since if you play as Sweden there's a handful of events which can give you some of the best permanent modifiers in the game. But of course that isn't favoritism by the devs...

[@Saludin2]

5:07 "They never got Thailand"

[@raikaria3090]

Seems like a slightly odd time to release this before a major patch which is updateing some idea sets [EG: Sardinia-Peidmont] I wouldn't agree with Greece being #9 with Reduced Core Costs. They're not brilliant but have use. It's certainly better than Westphalia and Shan... And how does Malaya get a pass when it also offers you nothing; Shan can change your ideas if you form it as someone without Shan ideas.

[@gamedominatorxennongdm7956]

I have no idea what his thinking process was, but as far as I know, the only thing going for malaya asides pirates is that you have the ability to access one of the best trade nodes in game which could turn you stupid rich

[@sadler3334]

@@gamedominatorxennongdm7956 well that's the point, as Malaya you can easily become one of the richest countries in the game, and EU4 is a game where you can effectively throw money at problems that prop up to solve them.

[@melandor0]

Higher number is better, lower number is worse. #1 is the worst. #9 is almost the least bad on the list.

[@DiamondDust132]

I'm doing a Malaya playthrough right now, and yeah, I'm stupid rich. That alone makes it good.

[@raikaria3090]

@@DiamondDust132 You would be just as rick as before you pressed the button.

[@geoffreygualtieri378]

Westphalia was listed to get new missions in the latest dev diary, so that could make it far more interesting.

[@noobsaibot8780]

8:27 It says "R.I.P. Aral Sea"

[@francesco8000]

A final note on Germany: if you were playing as Prussia before (which is very likely) you won't be able to get the unique ability "Prussian Discipline" during the age of revolution which grant −20% Fire damage received.

[@Fortastius]

Wait, aren’t you able to keep your previous TAG’s national ideas and other associated functions by an event when you form Germany? With that by forming Germany you get bumped to empire rank and gain claims on both north and south German regions while still being able to keep Prussian or whatever ideas

[@michelschols8918]

You're right when you say that hitting the button to form Germany isn't going to be a detriment to your nation. However, the opportunity cost is massive and the tag change doesn't give you anything substantial. But, yes, if you happen to meet the requirements to form Germany, you usually might as well do it. Well, unless you had any tag-related events that were still to come.

[@waywardstoner9416]

The casual puns in between your explanations make the video funny and enjoyable. I always have a laugh.

[@CringeRat]

Not gonna lie, I've never played EU I clicked on this video out of curiosity Had no idea what was going on, but was not disappointed!

[@AlzaboHD]

Thanks for watching! EU4 goes on sale quite often, if you're interested in history or strategy gaming it's definitely worth checking out. Cheers!

[@Jorduan100]

This was damn entertaining, getting covered in "piss yellow" was particular hilarious! cheers

[@agihammerthief8953]

Turning from a horde into a settled state was useful in EU3, where hordes had huge difficulties staying stable, abysmal income and a tech group with 10% research speed and no unit upgrades beyond tech 1, and settling was the first step to westernization. Now in EU4 hordes can do most things settled nations can, and have an array of powerful abilities on top.

[@Thomaswake]

Before I watch I bet Scandinavia is the worse

[@AlzaboHD]

You are a scholar and an oracle

[@waywardstoner9416]

I spoiled myself, lmao

[@Thomaswake]

@@waywardstoner9416 oops

[@gamedominatorxennongdm7956]

Atleast germany can be formed by prussia so thats a plus

[@predooohhh]

Good video has always, Alzabo. Personally I would like to see a guide about how to play with super overlooked Interlacustrine (aka Central African minors) nations or the South American Natives OPMs. Greetings from Brazil and watch out for the yellow virus

[@thrashes6208]

Yea i mean it is kind of weird that there isn't a northern european expansion that includes Novgorod, Iceland and some north German nations... Also PS, that was the absolute funniest Eyjafjallajökull pronounciation that i think was intentionally bad? It's EYYY (like EYYY (OOO) (JA sound ) AAA... hard F-JA (hard double L) LL A (prounounced the same as the JA A)... Jö (sorta like J uhh) K (hard) U (like uhh) and hard double L again (as in let air escape!). Idk maybe too much text but i have absolutely no idea what you said so it goes for both of us. Hilarious!

[@Dmitrisnikioff]

Það er tilgangslaust að reyna með greyin, þau ná þessu aldrei

[@thrashes6208]

@@Dmitrisnikioff Já því miður...

[@AlzaboHD]

Awesome to see Icelandic people here! Hey at least I can say " Þingvellir", better figure out a way to get that into a script. Your language is super hard!

[@AftermathRV]

6:15 interresting factoid that makes germany even worse to form: IF you form it as prussia, you are no longer able to use the prussian age b onus in age of revolutions, even though this should be more then obvious if you think about it, there really is no reason to form them at all if you intend on finishing the campaign aside from roleplay porpuses.

[@shorewall]

I love the sass in this vid. :D

[@AlzaboHD]

I love your comment

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

@@AlzaboHD I still can't get over how you dissed Australia so hard lol

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

Oh gosh, I can hear all the Aussies lining up to give you a piece of their mind. You have my sympathies. Whatever you do, don't drink the Fosters!

[@Boiling_Seas]

We only sell Fosters overseas, we don't drink it ourselves.

[@callan6499]

Yeah don't drink it, it tastes awful, it's why we export it.

[@YoHoOMirster]

Oh God, don’t even say Fosters.

[@Meshakhad]

I'd love to see a video of the best colonial regions, particularly with an eye towards breaking away and becoming independent.

[@jacobr501]

Woud love to see an updated version of this now!

[@Peachpidon]

I had no idea you were residing in France. Good luck with the confining then (I'm french so I got a lot more free time for playing EU4 as well =p)

[@AlzaboHD]

Wesh, j'suis a paris, bon courage mec!

[@AlcyonEldara]

@@AlzaboHD je suis belge, on devrait bientôt implémenter des mesures similaires.

[@AlzaboHD]

@@AlcyonEldara vous n'avez toujours pas une confinement obligatoire la bas?

[@AlcyonEldara]

@@AlzaboHD renforcé aujourd'hui midi.

[@spencerbuck1074]

I've been playing a game as Hesse in which I maintain the emperorship of an entirely protestant HRE. Hesse's ideas are superior to Westphalia's, but I ended up forming them without new traditions and ambitions because Hesse's mission tree includes tolerance and a permanent +.1 monthly imperial authority modifier, and for an emperor game that seems valuable to me. Plus I get claims on northern Germany when before the missions focused more on pushing West over Rhinish culture provinces. I already got the Hessian mercenaries achievement and I'm not aware of any super great ideas past the 1670s for Hesse so it seemed like a good move.

[@appleproducts3639]

amazing content keep up the great content

[@Kebabmaster5000]

More videos from my favourite PDX channel is the single best thing the recent quarantines have caused.

[@marc-julien6826]

#8 Westphalia: I actually formed it as Cleves, after a few conquests. And actually ended up as leader of a PU with France (which is hard to control, however, due to Westphalia being so much smaller than France).

[@salihkarayel]

You're the greatest. Thanks for the effort you put in these videos

[@korakys]

You actually sound pained when you talked about forming the HRE, I'm sensing a lot of past personal struggle with that one.

[@-AytaL-]

i often play as Prussia and will never form Germany or HRE. By the way. how long have you been living in France? and do you speak French? i'm myself living near Versailles.

[@AlzaboHD]

Good choice, hopefully emperor shakes things up! Ive been here for years but just moved to the capital as well. Ouais je parle français - bon courage a l'avenir, on est bloqué pour 45 jours quoi

[@kreigaz4750]

Idk about Germany. The thing is if you allready formed prussia you can form germany afterwards, no big deal, you keep prussian ideas, get more claims and if youre allready through your mission tree, you have no downsides at all.

[@micshaz]

forming scandinavia promotes all scandinavian cultures to accepted without occupying a slot which means you can have an obnoxious amount of fully accepted cultures if for example you decide to claim the british isles for yourself. this list would make a lot more sense if you swapped iceland and scandinavia around as there are actual benefits to the latter.

[@FawltyFish]

Ok, so here's the thing about the HRE when you form it. You can keep almost all the armies if you don't mind scuttling all of your navies. It's not like you need colonies as the HRE anyway, and you probably won't even inherit that many when you get the last reform. The trick is, immediately upon passing the final reform, just switch to a constitutional monarchy. Then grant EVERY SINGLE PROVINCE a seat in the Reichstag. Each MP boosts their province's local tax, manpower, and (most importantly) force limit. Yes, going click, grant parliament seat over and over is mind-numbing, yes, you'll have like 150+seats in the Reichstag, and yes, you will spend pretty much all of your mana always fiddling with the Reichstag to get buffs when/if you get your bill passed. But just make a hard save afterwards to avoid risking doing all the MP-creating all over again. Not only does a fully implemented constitutional monarchy send your force limit through roof, but the huge buffs to tax revenue will more than make up for not having colonial trade nodes. People like to shit on constitutional monarchies because you get that major hit to discipline, but you well more than make up for that by keeping all of those armies, jacking up your manpower, and drowning in money. Plus, constitutional monarchies allow more states and grant you additional legitimacy a year, helping protect against discontent efforts and regencies. As for the lack of unique ideas? Who cares. You're such a monster afterwards you don't need them.

[@infometrica]

about Westphalia - you need to play as Frankfurt cuz it has missions about forming Westphalia.

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

EU4 videos: exactly what I think of when I want a video with a Wilhelm scream.

[@giovannymiranda396]

I come from the future to say that some of these countries already have their own missions and content in the 1.30 update

[@karkeris]

Haven't watched it yet but i guess that Scandinavia is Nr.1.

[@Kittycatasmr-love]

Good video mate ;)

[@not242]

Great video as always. Looking forward to more videos (especially CK2 content) to get me through this lockdown lol

[@parkerprice6787]

Stay safe out there! I’d personally like to see your personal top 10 favorite campaigns

[@OzzieTheHead]

In my current campaign as Denmark, I am just waiting for the end game (and to get Ostindisk Compagni Te" to click the "Form Scandinavia" button. But very early in the game I was able to: - Stop England from becoming GB - Stop Muscovy from becoming Russia - Stop my ally Brandenburg from Becoming Prussia - Stop my ally France from reconquering France (I unexpectedly inherited them later too) - Held Netherlands to form until Lowland Countries started converging, but: I have Amsterdam, London (now Middlesex) and Muscovy. I couldn't stop PLC but now they are an OPM *SOUTHEAST* of Lithuania and a thicc Galicia-Volhniya So this became a major Operation Cockblock (Kokblok?) Oh wait, this is not r/eu4

[@chaosu64]

OK you're French, now I get why Germany and the HRE are on this list. With that out of the way, why don't you make a video about Tunis and Morocco ? They both have interesting ideas and missions with some fun raiding against the Christian heretics but are underappreciated imo.

[@AlzaboHD]

I'm an American living in France - Germany and the HRE are very bad but will be improved in the next update. Trust me it's not because I'm a French resident lol

[@IchHassePasswoerter]

My one point for Germany/HRE: Coal provinces. Lots and lots of coal provinces

[@MyFunnyVids888]

I'd also like to point out you get empire status as well. Scandinavia doesn't even get that

[@MrSaywutnow]

Forming Germany isn't too difficult, especially if you go down the historical route of forming it as Prussia. Dismantling the HRE removes the 50% AE penalty, and you can wait until dip tech 23 for the nationalism CB for another AE discount. But you're right, there is no point to forming Germany unless you're achievement hunting.

[@horsti123654]

You can even do it without too much AE if you use a clever combination of PUs, diplo vassalization (once you're big enough) and reconquest (of your subjects' provinces).

[@polikarpovi-1678]

One cuestion, if you play with Athens, is a good idea to become Greece?

[@polikarpovi-1678]

Sorry because the autolike but I really want to know if is a good idea

[@ПожилойЮноша]

"Покойся с миром, Аральское море" wtf

[@alakazor9643]

Translation from russian - "Rest in peace Aral sea"

[@bambusbjorn3756]

I am a simple man. I see a new Alzabo video, I click.

[@GarfieldRex]

10:44 iceland would be out if the list if the name change to this

[@aqui1ifer]

Might be an incredibly short/obvious list; but how about the Top 10 Roman Fantasizers [featuring the real Roman at #1], or even more simply, the 10 Ten nations to form/reform the Roman Empire. Some nations obviously are more advantaged than others, like Italy or Byzantium getting missions & claims to retake form Roman territory & make the reformation easier.

[@LittleBraveWarriorIsBest]

Scandinavia is the most underwhelming thing ever, man:/ Was so proud of my Norwegian empire, having conquered Sweden and Denmark, as well as beating England so many times in the colonial conquests that I basically just owned the entirety of America and Caribbean. Thought it would be great to form the Scandinavian empire... The flag isn't even cool:(

[@imaEnVideo]

"Your disapointement, is sure to be immersurable..." AND....? Finish the quote!

[@Lukas-xb7cx]

well actually you can form prussia and then form germany. Germany doesn't give you any new ideas or national focusses so you just keep the ones of the state you form it with and it gives you claims on every germanic culture province so forming it is definetly a win

[@beanburrito4405]

Good prediction about the Australian aboriginals

[@nilred1791]

Since 2020 it is much easier to form Westphalia. I did it playing as Aachen. I guess it is all about Empereor DLC. But it is funt to play as them now.

[@herecomesdatchin1327]

Dang I didn't realize how recently these videos were made. I was under the impression that these were years old.

[@der_ast3275]

I am a simple man. I see an al AlzaboHD video. I watch it. I send a like.

[@Thunder103093]

I formed Bukhara when i played Uzbek years ago & i'm continuing the save on Vicky2 for a KZbin playthrough

[@vpastor1283]

that reviewbrah reference at the start was unexpected.

[@AlzaboHD]

Unintentional, no idea who reviewbrah is but thats cool

[@vpastor1283]

@@AlzaboHD Look up "My dissapointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined".

[@MrLeodu72]

You know that we still have online class in French uni?

[@AlzaboHD]

Yeah I only have a thesis left though so I can procrastinate a bit lol. Courage à toi!

[@aelaraole2004]

Great videos! How about top 10 best/worst trade nodes?

[@w5527]

I associate the IronSide intro so much with iSorrow that I was like, “AM I sure I’m not on iSorrowProductions’ channel?”

[@ghostofathens6600]

I love playing as greece is very good and you can form Macedonian empire and Byzantium

[@exantiuse497]

"Staying as your starting nation is better than forming Germany" Wrong. Forming Germany doesn't replace your national ideas, government etc, so there's no downside to, say, forming Prussia, then Germany. There aren't many upsides either, but it isn't worse than not forming it

[@WeArMature]

Love your videos!

[@lefoix4629]

Of course ideas and so on are nice, but for me, the roleplay aspect is just more important. Up the HRE!

[@jamesstewart6219]

As a half-Greek Australian, this list hurt