Italy was a great power in 1914. It was the least of the great powers, but it was still considerably stronger than all of the minor allied countries combined. This is a right point, but look on it from gameplay perspective. Italy has only one narrow front to fight on. If they have income "high...

GDP is very poor characteristic for determining country's ability to wage war. Actually, in a war between great powers, and especially in a long war of attrition like WWI, GDP the most important characteristic for determining a country's ability to wage war. There's a really good book entitled &quo...

For the sake of playability: I liked Yote's rationality in the above quote. We should all appreciate the evolution of this game, for at least you have a say in it. More than likely Italy will get a boost of some sort in the next patch, but don't forget: in this 1914 scenario Italy has naval fleets ...

The site is interesting, but it lacks hard numbers or direct comparison to other nations. Everything is relative. Italy did have a weak economy... compared to the other great powers: Germany, France, Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and the USA. Compared to the non-great powers like Serbia, Greece,...

I've only noticed the problems with Italy and Serbia after the latest patch. Right now, Italy has a hard time affording a small line of units to cover its border with Austria while Serbia can build a sizable force capable of advancing into Austria. Before the patch, Italy and Serbia seemed to have m...

I played a game as the allies under the new 1.4.2 patch. I was surprised at how strong Serbia is and how weak Italy is. I added up the PP each country has from its cities and it looks like Serbia has 26 PP while Italy only has 20. That means that in the game, Serbia has an economy that's 30% stronge...

I really like the idea of German convoys and the British blockade. I'd also add a political cost to the blockade. At the beginning of the war, the USA wanted to continue trade with all of the combatants. By enforcing the blockade of Germany, the allies angered the USA. Enforcing the blockade should ...