G7 - France vs. England

The Hessian wrote:Jason , I did not know of this softer side to you..interesting.

J Flower wrote:There always seems a lot of talk about negative Honour, at the other end are there any advantages of a high 20+ honour, or is just the feel good factor of having your name up in lights on hte rich & famous list?

Basileus wrote:My plan to increase prestige in Scramble is to set up a band for the Eurograph (Eurovision) song contest, with tuba's and glockenspiels, dressed in lederhosen, and handle bar moustaches (slight clue as to my nation there). Some how I dont think that would help in game 7.
I am finding the best way to play the game is to think "Carry On" but I am not certain thats how the game is supposed but be played, but other players seem to be taking that approach, particular the player for France. Sorry, gone off topic.

Basileus wrote:Strangely in Scramble for Empire my prestige (prestige rather than honour) level is truly low standing at 1. Perhaps there has been a leakage of honour/prestige from game 7 to Scramble? It was a bit of a suprise when I noticed it, anyway the outcome in that game is that the government isnt working very well.
So the view that my honour is dropping is right but happens to be in another game.

Stuart Bailey wrote:Clearly were you went wrong in Scramble was in trying to be friendly with the French (and one ex Nun in particular).

Proof positive that in Agema run games being nice to the French gives your character a dose of the clap and drops your honour/prestige to 1.

Ok their may be a couple of other reasons for the low prestige such as being caught out robbing honest (well HEIC) merchants, murdering Russian Ministers in Vienna, and building ships which such deep draft that they cant get out of their own harbour but basically its clear things started to go wrong when you started being nice to the Frogs.

My advise is go back to French bashing !!!!!!!!!!!!! You know it makes sence.

The Real Louis of France wrote:

High honour does not seem as important as it once was. It no longer affects morale on the battlefield or the number of ships/troops which can be controlled.

However, I think it does still have an effect when dealing with unfriendly NPCs. Friendly NPCs will probably go along with your suggestion anyway, but unfriendly ones are perhaps more likely to reply positively to your diplomacy if your honour is high. This would tie in with the idea that honour is a reflection of what your nobility/society think of you.

Stuart Bailey wrote:The only diplomatic success that particular character has ever had is via bribery. Have also had some success with "terror" but I have yet to have any success with kind works and reasoned debate. Has anyone had any success with logical reason and fair words or it only my characters who are hated by Richards NPCs?