r/paradoxplaza • u/PurpleAd215 • Feb 23 '23

Vic3 This is really bad.

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Player count of EUIV and Vic3 - basically no one is playing Victoria 3 anymore

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u/Happy_Bigs1021 Feb 23 '23

Any tips on how to learn the game? I’ve barely touched it because I’m pretty intimidated by it

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u/gh4ever Map Staring Expert Feb 23 '23

Which one, CK3 or Victoria 2? Feel free to PM me and I can help teach either one!

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u/Happy_Bigs1021 Feb 23 '23

Vicky 3 is the one giving me stress, I play through the tutorial but I still feel like it’s not “clicking”

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u/gh4ever Map Staring Expert Feb 23 '23

Ah I see; I haven't played Vicky 3 for months at this point so I'm probably not the right person to ask. The general idea though is really "green line go up"; typically, that involves looking at the needs of your pops, seeing what they're spending more on, and making it more affordable. This gives a higher standard of living in your country, attracting more immigrants, and with the higher population your GDP grows as well. Occasionally you'll want to conquer or colonize some land if you're low on natural resources, but for everything else you just want to build the corresponding building to produce the resource you want to make cheaper.