Which nations require the least micromanagement?

[Xietor]

Likely the worst micro involves bloodhunting nations, followed closely by players that take misfortune scales.

Nations with terrible pd require more micro than nations whose pd can handle all but thugs.

So, taking those factors into account, play MA Eriu with strong income scales, luck, and rely on thugs for offense and high pd for defense.

[moderation]

Xietor said:
Likely the worst micro involves bloodhunting nations, followed closely by players that take misfortune scales.

Nations with terrible pd require more micro than nations whose pd can handle all but thugs.

So, taking those factors into account, play MA Eriu with strong income scales, luck, and rely on thugs for offense and high pd for defense.

What is it about misfortune that creates the excessive micro? Being raided by barbarians is somewhat annoying, but are there other random events to consider that create more workload for the player?

[Tuidjy]

There's also the messing with tax scales. The automatic taxes do not go
under 50%, which is a waste if your unrest is about 60%, which is quite
common with Misfortune 3.

But I recently finished a game with Misfortune 3, and 260 provinces on the map.
I do not think my micromanagement would have been any less with better luck
scales. When you have 20 teleport battles, 5 castle defenses involving 50-100
casters, and more raids/probes you can count, scales hardly matter.

Barbarians? Two mind hunts and a scout.
Unrest? Autotaxes will eventually handle it.
Twenty Fomorian thugs raiding your empire? Now that takes effort to deal with.

[MaxWilson]

Barbarians were my thought, but occasionally temples burn down, etc. I typically play with Misfortune-3 and hunting down a barbarian infestation every couple of turns is just a facet of life. I could avoid it with more PD, but letting flying thugs beat on barbarians for free experience is kind of fun.

-Max