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Recipe for the perfect nation?

Postby Byzanthia » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:46 pm

I've always wondered what the perfect recipe of a nation would be. Everytime I make a puppet, either my economy is too low, my political rights to excessive, or my civil rights either nonexistent or a little bit too extreme. I understand that NS has a knack of exposing the side of things you never thought was possible. (This can be seen with issues, and their often extreme and rather ridiculous effects). But whenever I get to the little "quiz" page, I always wonder what combination of choices would result in a great economy, great civil and political right (though not excessive)/

So then, what do you think NS? Do you have the recipe that makes a perfect nation?
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Postby Byzanthia » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:51 pm

Occasionally, I use this combination of choices for some of my puppets, which results in good civil rights, a thriving economy, and excellent civil rights:

Strongly disagree
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Agree
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Postby Lychgate » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:54 pm

Ah, but what is "perfect", young grasshopper? A fascist may consider a Psychotic Dictatorship to be perfect. A centrist will like the Inoffensive Centrist Democracy the best. A liberal will like a Left-Leaning College State. A conservative will like a Moralistic Democracy. An anarchist will consider Anarchy to be the best. It depends on your ideology.
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Postby Giovenith » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:54 pm

Sugar, spice, and everything nice, of course.


Really though, the only way to get a perfect nation is to play through the rest of the game. It's purposely fixed so almost no one has the kind of nation they want right away.
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Postby Ohioan Territory » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:56 pm

Lychgate wrote:Ah, but what is "perfect", young grasshopper? A fascist may consider a Psychotic Dictatorship to be perfect. A centrist will like the Inoffensive Centrist Democracy the best. A liberal will like a Left-Leaning College State. A conservative will like a Moralistic Democracy. An anarchist will consider Anarchy to be the best. It depends on your ideology.

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Postby Herargon » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:56 pm

There isn't really a 'perfect nation', if you go by NS stats. Every action leads to you both gaining, and losing a few points of some of your stats.

You can always try to come closer to what you consider to be 'perfect', though.

If by 'perfect' you mean having civil rights, economy, and political rights, then Anarchy is the maximum you can reach. Getting to certain government forms like these are harder, because you have to pick which you do allow and which not. But for 'Anarchy', it's generally just allowing everything.
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Postby Byzanthia » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:57 pm

Ohioan Territory wrote:
Lychgate wrote:Ah, but what is "perfect", young grasshopper? A fascist may consider a Psychotic Dictatorship to be perfect. A centrist will like the Inoffensive Centrist Democracy the best. A liberal will like a Left-Leaning College State. A conservative will like a Moralistic Democracy. An anarchist will consider Anarchy to be the best. It depends on your ideology.

This.


Your nation does seem to be "perfect", at least by my standards :)
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Postby Byzanthia » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:59 pm

But of course, my standards would be different from other nations, so I guess it is nearly impossible to create a nation that pleases everyone.
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Postby Ohioan Territory » Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:03 pm

Byzanthia wrote:
Ohioan Territory wrote:This.


Your nation does seem to be "perfect", at least by my standards :)

I am very happy with where my nation is now, except for how bad the income tax is. It's at 67.8%, and I'm afraid to cut any taxes / hurt anything economically because I don't want my economy to begin to drop. Oh well. Besides that, I agree, I find my nation to be perfect. But maybe that's because neither of us are fascist or communist :roll:
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Postby Diopolis » Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:18 pm

Let's be blunt: there's no one definition of perfect. There are a bunch of takes on it, but no one definition.
For example, my semi-utopic nation would be considered oppressive, boring, and impoverished by anyone significantly to the left of me. I would say the same thing about most socialist or communist endeavors.
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Every Utopian puppet I try to create just turns out sounding fundamentaly against my views. Which is weird.
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Postby Perfectiousness » Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:33 pm

my formula is
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Perfectiousness wrote:my formula is
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