EU5 Tinto Talk #111 and Livestream Breakdowns

Tinto Talk #111 is a shorter one, but honestly I think it might be one of the more important dev diaries thus far.

The big thing is obviously that EU5 1.3 is going into open beta, opening today, with the focus being on Italy, the Italian Wars, Guelphs and Ghibellines, balance, performance, and feedback collection.

What stands out to me is that this does feel like Tinto directly reacting to the biggest complaints people have had: situations feeling too passive, performance still needing work, and certain systems needing more player interaction. The fact that they’re planning daily feedback threads and weekly beta updates makes me a lot more hopeful than I was a few weeks ago.

I made a quick 3-minute breakdown here:
https://youtu.be/NyUaBEL6ZdY

And a breakdown of the livestream here:
https://youtu.be/_5psSMR2Z7A

Curious what people think: are you planning to opt into the beta, or are you waiting for the full 1.3 release?