Re: [eia] PPs for a victorious multinational force

[Joel Uckelman <uckelman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thus spake "Kyle H":
>     Well, there's just no way around it: we simply disagree.  Risking 1 PP
> for a gain of 3 simply is not fair to any country being ganged up on.  You
> say that this mechanic favors multi-nation attacks against France.  In
> actuality, it favors multi-nation attacks against *anybody* - the weaker the
> better!  Why not have a coalition of Austria, Russia, and Britain against
> Turkey?  If each country commits only 2 corps to the fight, they stand to
> gain 3 PPs for each big battle and only stand to lose 1 on the off chance
> that they lose a battle.  And the weaker the enemy, the less likely it is
> that you'll ever lose.  That seems incredibly unfair to me.
>     If a nation is getting ganged up on, the gangers already have an
> advantage (numerical), they do not need another incredibly lopsided
> political advantage as well.
> 
> That's my view and I'm sticking to it.
> 
> kdh

Many aspects of the game favor some powers over others; that's why we bid
VP for the powers.

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