Based on postings at this board and the "Designing a Navy Board", my understanding is that we have now signed on players for the Netherlands, Denmark (plus ahistoric possessions) and, oddly, the Philippines. Further, I see we are apparently offering folks a chance to play Mexico and Canada.
My original understanding was that we were recruiting for two specific nations - the Netherlands and Turkey - to fill gaps created by Qazpar's departure and Wes' storyline respectively. I don't know why we've suddenly started offering other countries to people, but I do object to it, for these reasons:
-It will further clutter the landscape; Europe is already jammed with player nations; Asia and North America are evidently doomed to follow. Where will we find non-player nations to spar with, without further messing with history?
-It's unnecessary. Granted, a historical Philippines does make Walter's ambitions more feasible, but why do we need Canada, Mexico and, for that matter, Denmark played?
-It requires further tinkering with real and alternate history, particularly since most of these proposed new nations had virtually no naval power of note.
I look forward to seeing your comments when I take my next break from steam-cleaning...
J