Quote:However, I just realized what's been bothering me about the diplomatic setup - It's the clear #2 (IMHO) that is organizing the CoW and getting all the benefits, whereas India's immediate neighbours are just bumbling ineptly along. If Mali and Greece were the ones who instigated the CoW, it would seem "fair" from a metagaming perspective. The current situation gives me a sour taste in the mouth.
This is exactly how I feel. I don't understand how Kathlete got such widespread support when the only results the CoW could achieve are 1) Mali/Greece getting railed or 2) India getting destroyed or drastically weakened, with Kathlete becoming the clear #1 power (with a solid ally on one side and a long term NAP on the other, AND a ton of land that Greece is making absolutely no play on). It just doesn't make sense to me to replace one clear #1 with another. Jowy was saying that he could walk away from the game happy because he wasn't a footnote on the way to an India victory, but it's not like the CoW actually puts him into a winning position anyway! If he's not a footnote for India, he'll probably be a footnote for the Ottomans.
I understand why everyone was so keen on bringing down India, but the post-war situation really won't make anyone's situation better except for Kathlete. Jowy and Danksi have already lost a lot in terms of opportunity for development, and it really doesn't look like they'll get enough in the war to make up for that.