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The update has ruined trade in Europa Universalis 5: It needs a fix ASAP!
Lord Lambert harshly criticizes the new Europa Universalis 5 (EU5) patch that has drastically increased the cost of trade maintenance, making it more profitable not to participate in the trade system. He demonstrates how disabling trade significantly increases his income and demands an immediate solution from Paradox.
1. 📈 Drastic Increase in Trade Maintenance and Accusations of Being a 'Shill'
- ✅ Trade maintenance is now 10 times higher than before.
- ⚠️ Lord Lambert initially thought the change might be due to a previous malfunction of the trade system.
- ❌ He now believes it was a significant mistake and criticizes Paradox for it.
- 🗣️ Addresses accusations of being a 'shill' for his generally positive attitude towards EU5, but insists he will hold Paradox accountable when necessary.
00:01 - 01:04
1. 📈 Drastic Increase in Trade Maintenance and Accusations of Being a 'Shill'
- ✅ Trade maintenance is now 10 times higher than before.
- ⚠️ Lord Lambert initially thought the change might be due to a previous malfunction of the trade system.
- ❌ He now believes it was a significant mistake and criticizes Paradox for it.
- 🗣️ Addresses accusations of being a 'shill' for his generally positive attitude towards EU5, but insists he will hold Paradox accountable when necessary.
01:05 - 03:33
2. 💰 Demonstrating the Negative Impact on Trade: Significant Losses
- ✅ Shows a multiplayer campaign where he plays as Tuscany.
- 📉 Before the patch, he was losing 88 ducats; after, the loss increased to 309 ducats.
- 🛑 Despite having high trade power and advantage in Venice, Genoa, Naples, and Florence, he was still losing money.
- 💡 By canceling all trade routes, he started making money again.
03:34 - 05:52
3. 📉 Reduced Income and the Inefficiency of the Automated Trade System
- ✅ His total income only decreased slightly (from 1600 to 1500), but his expenses were reduced by 500 ducats by disabling trade.
- 🤔 Considers it unacceptable that trade generates losses.
- 🖱️ Criticizes the trade user interface, describing it as 'busy' and unfriendly, especially when automating trade in multiple locations.
- ⚙️ Prefers to engage in trade only for strategic, high-profit items, rather than managing 80 different goods.
05:53 - 07:25
4. 💸 Profits from Not Participating in Trade: A Fundamental Problem
- ✅ He earns 470 more ducats by not participating in the trade system.
- 🏛️ Trade should be the main way to earn money in the game.
- ❌ It is unacceptable to be almost 500 ducats better off by not participating at all.
07:26 - 09:29
5. 🛠️ Urgent Need for a Solution and the Unacceptable State of the Game
- ❗ The only viable way to trade now is to focus on high-profit, high-value items.
- 🌍 The patch closes off a large part of the game to most players.
- 🚨 The current state of the game is unacceptable and needs an immediate solution.
- ⚙️ Trade automation buttons should be for convenience, not a disadvantage.
- 💰 He earns 700 more ducats by not participating in trade.
- 🗣️ Demands an immediate solution, emphasizing that he doesn't care about the method used to fix the problem.