[Twan]

Me ? I'm flattered, there are easily twenty players in this game as or more experienced than me.

Ok I picked a nation I know very well (ME Arco not Ermor, but with nerfs to magical economy and slow research my usual builds/strategies for it would be hard to use).

Personnally I rather fear thugs nations in this kind of game. Midgame will be very long with these settings and being able to recruit thugs for money a big advantage.