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Safe-Keeper · 08-28-12, 06:59 PM

I fear I might be a bit too lazy for HOI3, I start a game determined to do a good job micro-managing everything, but then I open up Scapa Flow and go "gooood, that's a lot of ships" and my commitment just seems to evaporate

. Still definitely getting it, though, although when playing the demo I still feel as "lost" as I did when I was just getting into Civilization 4 and didn't understand the game's mechanics at all. So I'm still playing the game by instinct and role-playing, making decisions based on what feels right and what the different nations did in reality (although I also try to learn from their mistakes

).

I think I'll download a historical accuracy mod if I am to play HOI3, though, I love the WWII setting, but not how ahistorical it can get. I don't need everything to happen as it did in reality, but I want to avoid scenarios like Germany invading America, or Britain allying with the Axis

. In other words, I want everything to follow the same pattern as it did in real life, but I also want to be able to change history.

Not sure if I'll get CK2 after reading your posts, though, not sure if micromanaging character intrigues is really my thing. Still think it's a great idea, though, and it ties into why I'm rapidly growing to love the Paradox games -- they explore all kinds of aspects of politics and warfare that many other strategy games omit.

08-28-12, 06:59 PM	#11
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I fear I might be a bit too lazy for HOI3, I start a game determined to do a good job micro-managing everything, but then I open up Scapa Flow and go "gooood, that's a lot of ships" and my commitment just seems to evaporate. Still definitely getting it, though, although when playing the demo I still feel as "lost" as I did when I was just getting into Civilization 4 and didn't understand the game's mechanics at all. So I'm still playing the game by instinct and role-playing, making decisions based on what feels right and what the different nations did in reality (although I also try to learn from their mistakes). I think I'll download a historical accuracy mod if I am to play HOI3, though, I love the WWII setting, but not how ahistorical it can get. I don't need everything to happen as it did in reality, but I want to avoid scenarios like Germany invading America, or Britain allying with the Axis. In other words, I want everything to follow the same pattern as it did in real life, but I also want to be able to change history. Not sure if I'll get CK2 after reading your posts, though, not sure if micromanaging character intrigues is really my thing. Still think it's a great idea, though, and it ties into why I'm rapidly growing to love the Paradox games -- they explore all kinds of aspects of politics and warfare that many other strategy games omit. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper. Last edited by Safe-Keeper; 08-28-12 at 07:18 PM.