In that RP it did. The Prussian player (So Boerd) was competent, as was his ally (Nexerus). Half of the other people weren't, and the rest were very easily fooled and manipulated. I mean, seriously.. All Prussia had to do was tell France that it (France) wouldn't benefit from the war, and that it would probably lose it (which was bullshit considering France was pretty powerful back then and, in the RP, the Prussians were at war with Austria and England) - an exchange that didn't even happen in IC. France then withdrew its support for Austria based on these "recommendations" from Prussia, and then swan-dived right into Prussia's pocket. Britain later left the war too, became friends with Prussia (after years of relentless fighting) and sold half of its goddamn fleet to Prussia for like.. half price or some shit. Actually, it may have been fucking free. I became Austria by then (taking over where the last player left off), but by then there was not a goddamn thing I could do to reverse the damage.