Anyone else not like playing Vlandian and do anything to go against them?

I find myself in almost every game I play joining any faction that is currently at war with Vlandia (at least until im a vassal) and when I do make my own kingdom or get elected as the new head of a kingdom i immediately try to take out the Vlandians.

Largely this is due to the fact that in almost every game I've played within a few years or so they end up dominating the western side of the map and wiping out the battannians which messes up the whole pace of the game for me. I want to be able to take my time to enjoy the game, level up trade, develop my settlements, level up smithing and actually get to see my kids grow up but instead i find myself in pretty much a race against time to either:

A. Wipe out the Vlandians early or B. Build up enough forces to even stand a chance against the Vlandian doomstacks by the mid game (not even late game, normally I see them fielding 2-4 1,200+ doomstacks within a decade)

I understand that everyone thinks their pretty overpowered and are pretty much an "easy mode" for the game but they could at least make it to where they're more player reliant to start snowballing.

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