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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/WondernutsWizard on 2025-08-02 18:31:38+00:00.

I’m at the very beginning stage of learning how to play EUIV, and I’m curious as to what exactly I’m missing out on if I don’t start in 1444? Managing England in the Hundred Years War seems quite daunting, but I’d still like to try them out as a first playthrough so I was thinking of starting in 1485 with Henry VII, but the overwhelming consensus seems to be that non-1444 starts just aren’t worth playing. Would my experience of the game be noticeably worse if I did do this, or is it simply minor losses in certain areas?