User talk:EzraNYC



New York?
Your username inclines me to believe that you are a New Yorker, like myself! Syngraféas Enallaktikí̱ Istoría, Dic mihi lingua Anglorum. 23:34, May 23, 2012 (UTC)

Yes I am! Born and (mostly) raised! EzraNYC 23:39, May 23, 2012 (UTC)

PM help
Well first things first, is you should start posting and try to play every day by updating what Berlin is doing, but do follow the rules. If you get confused with some of the rules feel free to ask, and I'll help smooth things out for ya.

As for Berlin, it is the grey nation in east Germany which borders the blue-coloured French-backed state of the United German States, the light blue-coloured Russian puppet/vassal (can't remember which) of Poland and to the south is Czechland and some other NPC. Basically its called Berlin, simply because that's the capital.

Also it is in grey because it is currently an NPC (non-player country), but once you start posting for Berlin after a few turns it'll be given a colour on the map. The colours represent player nations, and you'll get your own once you've posted for a few turns, this is a way of making sure your committed to the game.

As for what to do, firstly have fun, secondly rule your country in a manner befitting of your vision for it. For example, do you see your nation being a trading nation setting up colonies? Or an expansionist state, trying to unify Germany? You can "grow" your nation in any way you like, have a look at some of the posts of other players to get a feel of this.

As for the current state of Berlin, its in a 3 horse race to dominate Germany. You have the French-backed UGS, Austria, and yourself, Berlin. Russia is friendly towards Berlin, but Denmark invaded a few years back but this was a mod event though when the nation was NPC so don't take it out on the player, maybe try to get them to return the territory they took.

If I was in control of Berlin, I'd ally myself with Russia and Austria and invade the UGS, and divide it between yourself and Austria. I would also consider invading the grey nations to the south of you, or maybe vassalizing them. I would also make sure to amp up the military every turn, so your ready for war as German reunification could well lead to a massive world war.

Hope this helps, and feel free to ask me for anything else VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 23:36, May 23, 2012 (UTC).

Thanks!!! That helped a ton! EzraNYC 23:42, May 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * No problem, do bare in mind that not everyone checks their watchlist so post back on people's talk pages to make sure they get the message. I however check my watchlist regularly so you probably won't have to with me :P VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 23:50, May 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Noted :) EzraNYC 23:59, May 23, 2012 (UTC)

For starters my apologies, I should of mentioned that when I said I would try to re-unify Germany, I meant after a good few many years of amping up my military and building solid alliances. You might want to have a look at the war algorithm we use in PM to dictate how wars are resolved. For example if you amp up your military in a turn you get an extra point. Do this for 15 years & build up alliances, and also try vassalizing those states to the south of you for more allies in the war against the UGS. As it stands the UGS has a lot of allies because of France, and you need to prepare very well if you want to win. What I tend to do with wars is to make the algorithm so I can work out if I'd win or not, if I was to declare war. If I would win the war (with the desired outcome), if not I build up my points tally until I can get what I want from the war VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 00:15, May 27, 2012 (UTC).

Thanks for the advice. By the way, what are those 2 states below me called? EzraNYC 01:01, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

The larger one is Czechland, and the smaller one is Breslau. Also rather than annex them into Berlin properly, I suggest vassalizing them or making them puppet states. That way you have more allies to help you in the war against the UGS. Also try to be a bit for vague with your posts, that way it makes it harder for the enemy to guess what your next move is, and so you can catch them off guard! VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 11:41, May 27, 2012 (UTC) Either through war & you topple the government with a high enough algorithm score, or through diplomacy and use the random number generator (RNG) to decide if the country in question allows Berlin to vassalize them. I recommend the RNG for Breslau as its a German state, and you could even enter a dynastic union with Breslau if you have the royal families of Berlin & Breslau getting married. You can do this for Czechland too, but because they are Czech and not German, the vassalization of Czechland rather than personal union seems more plausible. Just use some propaganda saying the UGS is going to invade and take all your power away, then use the RNG to decide if the country agrees to Berlin's proposals or not. E.g. ''Berlin warns Breslau about the growing power of the UGS and uses propaganda to make it seem invasion & annexation by the UGS is imanent. Berlin proposes a dynastic union of Berlin and Breslau to form the German Empire. The king of Breslau agrees (RNG 1-5 yes, 6-10 no, got 3 so yes) and the nations of Berlin and Breslau join in a personal union forming the German Empire.''

You can obviously do this in what ever style you want, like you don't have to form the German Empire. Heck maybe form a German Commonwealth of states, and get Neue Brandenburg to join it, as well as Austria, Breslau, and other German nations. That would echo the former Anglo-German Commonwealth state which got destroyed so it would be a nice touch. VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!) 14:15, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

Wales is a small nation, and we were wondering if -together- our nations attack Norway and Wales gets a sizable portion closest to Britain, while Berlin get the rest. Also we are wondering about the feasibility of attacking France. Wales really wants the French areas of Brittany, and Belgium. I understand that none of the lands can be taken until we sufficiently size our militaries, but I think that an alliance of this magnitude could benefit both of our nations, and give us a more secure foothold in mainland Europe. Andr3w777 18:20, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

That sounds like a good plan. Wales looks forward to a mutually beneficial partnership. Andr3w777 19:04, May 27, 2012 (UTC)



This is my Idea so far... Andr3w777 19:08, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

With a third party military base in Wales I am hoping to limit the appeal of an invasion of my lands. Also I am attempting to sign a nonaggression treaty with Vietnam, Britain's owner. Andr3w777 19:48, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

Russia has said NOT to attack France, they state that Denmark is fair game as well as any Vietnamese territory. Russia states also that it would like a portion of southern Scandinavia for their support. I motion that we focus on Denmark right now then worry about the Vietnamese issue. Andr3w777 20:12, May 27, 2012 (UTC)

Yes Denmark is a go. We will launch a coordinated strike tonight. Andr3w777 20:14, May 27, 2012 (UTC)