Europe universalis

[StandardUser]

Hello. ive got this game E3 and i try to play but i am getting frustrated. i dont know how get a CB on someone, and dont understand the concept of merchants(you pay 4 ducats for an annual income of 4 ducats or 5... and then theyre gone. wth?)
And my navies sometimes dont recover thier hp, even when at port with naval maitenance.

Im engalnd, so - any tips?

[Nebulon]

go to the paradoxforumns and register and read a AAR, they explain alot

[empr guy]

well CB's will come from missions or alliances and things, like if someone has one of your core provinces you will get a CB to take it back.

And for merchants, if they disapear they got competed away, which is unfortunete since the places to make some real money are the most competative. I find just looking for one or two COT's that dont make too much or too little is good since there usually isnt much competetion.