>>2198051
Probably Venice. I was very conflicted between Ottos, Korea, Austria and Barlas (for Timurids) but I think Venice has the best balance of things to do + ease of introduction.
>>2198143
Because I don't want to play EU4. Haven't touched it since 2017, the game is repulsive dogshit. Last EU game I played for any serious length of time was EU3.