Vfb speaks wise words. I mostly agree with what he said. (Being a vassal might still be a viable strategy for winning the game if you had some epicly good plan.) But either way, While nature's bounty netted me huge loads of gold, they're gone now - used to upkeep and new mages mostly. I do not play for win anymore, I play to make the game the way I want it to turn out - I'm eliminating many players from the victory race, while giving a chance to the only nation that did not attack or threaten me, and giving a chance to the only opponent I have that I've had really fun time trying to battle against. The outcome is best when it's one of your choosing, is it not?
And to be honest. "You made some enemies" does sound like another threat thrown at me. I do not carry grudges between games, knowing other player from previous/simultaneous games might alter my tactics of playing against that nation, but I certainly do not see them as "enemies" (as much as you can't see other people as enemies in dominions) from the beginning. Are you trying to speak me out of opening huge calderas in the ground, causing massive quakes and tidal waves? I don't really think you can. I'm a god afterall
