I was responding to somebody else saying they don't enjoy about the game first saying they like that it is cheesy then saying they don't.What do you consider as "cheesing the game"?
Is it perhaps selecting a rally point near the enemy border, then rapid deploying your troops to the enemy capital before they even arrive with their troops?
It sounds pretty cheesy, but it's a game feature, working as intended. It's not an exploit or cheat.
Is it cheesy to marry a German princess as a Byzantine vassal, then proceed to utilize tens of thousands of German troops to take over the Byzantine Empire?
Very cheesy, but there are no game restrictions to this. There isn't a loophole, a hidden strategy to achieve this. You click Find a Spouse, and select the one with the biggest military as dowry.
Is it cheesy to marry a beautiful and genius spouse, then send your prodigy child to university, choose positive education traits and then select great Lifestyles for them?
Extremely cheesy, as you are making generations of God-Emperors. But, is the game penalizing me for marrying a lowborn genius? Not very much. Is the game giving me a hard time providing a good education for my kids? Not at all. Is there any reason why I should not pick specific lifestyles? None whatsoever.
None of these things are loopholes. None of these things are funny quirks from behind the scene. It's something that is openly available, clearly visible and clearly suggested as optimal gameplay. It's a marriage game - of course I'm going to find the best spouse. As for why the game doesn't offer any challenge to that aspect - well that's the game problem, isn't it? I mean, if I used a hidden exploit, then sure, it's not how you should play the game. But even then, exploits should be fixed by developers. Don't ask me to limit myself, in order to have a proper game.
Imagine playing Stronghold: Crusader. And someone tells you to not use Wheat Farms, as they are much more efficient than other food sources. It's cheesy (wheaty? *ahem*). Don't use Engineer Shields together with archers - they make the game too easy. Don't use Catapults - use Laddermen.
Why?
A gamer can use whatever tools the game provides, in order to play and win the game.
If these tools are cheesy, broken or exploitative - that's the fault of the game, and it's developer. Not of the gamer. A gamer should not need to limit their abilities, just to have a sensible gaming experience.
Just do whatever makes you happy.
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