A simple and sensible change to the comet

[percyrich]

One of the things you learn to love while playing this game is the comet. Sometimes, things just don't go your way, and I'm glad that the paradox people haven't changed it. I think it is good and should stay exactly the same for the player.

But here's the thing - comets don't appear over a single nation. How come only my nation can see the big fireball in the sky? In other words - if I get the event, shouldn't everyone else get it too?

Syncing up everyone's comets would make it more of an event, while retaining the "random punishment" effect. Everyone would go nuts all over the world at once - exciting AND historical!

I think it makes sense from a game design, historical flavour AND scientific accuracy standpoint.

tl;dr make the comet event global

 

[Dutchman251]

Not global; it should be continental. That makes sense indeed

 

[RforRush]

Best suggestion ever.

 

[Manzo_]

as far as I understand the comet is just a way to get an unpredictable stab hit, it doesn't mean that there is an actual comet that goes around. Like the fort system is not just "a fort", but an idea of complex fortification systems that prevents enemy armies to march through the zones of control. It's an abstraction.

 

[Alias72]

the only thing abstract is the blazing fireball in the sky! Repent the end is nigh! -1 stability across Europe.

 

[Rocknocker]

I was first thinking that it may then even be a historical event and was already looking for a home page showing comets in history and maybe their effects. However, as everybody would download a list to know when the next stab hit comes, that probably does not work unless their is some kind of random event/effect in either direction involved...

 

[123e55]

or what about a disaster for all countries? IT WOULD BE AWESOME LOL

 

[Dutchman251]

A new ice age or so? They might implement that in random new world

 

[Scorpene]

You should be ashamed to demand that so much people get their Hearth stolen from them .

 

[Wizzington]

So you're asking for more choice in the comet sighted event, correct?

 

[123e55]

No.. He wants this event to happen to more countries.. It îs quite weird just one country to see The comet
Or I don't know.. Maybe a disaster would be better?
Anyeay, in a proposition : Countries should go nuts when this happens. It would be interesting.

 

[Reboundingdice]

Hahaha, how about "Inform a nearby neighbor!" And you can pick someone to lose or gain stability depending on what you'd get.

 

[123e55]

Meh.. Let's see what Wiz say

 

[Ex Mudder]

So you're asking for more choice in the comet sighted event, correct?

All of your neighbors should suffer from it as well. And their neighbors. And their neighbors. I imagine a tide of stability destroying hysteria sweeping across the world!

 

[123e55]

And hey! What about a 'vampire hysterya' event that occur one time and gives a stability hit on you and your neighbors? (this happens only if you own Transylvania of course xD)

 

[Karpaj]

I want to hear all guys at TS3 when at world war all 20 players will get -1stab
I fully agree with that!!!

 

[saegoto]

I always thought about it!

 

[Ilightmaster]

I think he is asking for a global event. +1

 

[NWCtim]

As much as I would love this, this isn't an normal comet, it's an Paradox comet. A Paradox comet is different from a normal comet in that it is only visible to a single country (no matter how large, small, or oddly shaped that country is) and is shaped like a giant middle finger.

 

[BaZERGer]

Regional comet sighting would be nice, that way the lucky nations won't be protected by their luck against it.