Re: Army size graph
Scouts don't replace graphs. Or vice versa. With graphs on, you still need scouts to find nations and see army movements. With graphs off, scouts can't tell you income, research, gem income, etc.
Spies and scrying can give you detail on individual provinces, but not on the empire as a whole.
Having graphs on tends to work against those who take the lead, which is, I think, a good thing. Though you could say they advantage those who develop in ways they don't track: Blood, clams, luck income, smaller elite armies, etc.
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