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    I just read the review of HOI4 on the developer's site. Although I've never played the earlier versions, this one looks rather interesting. I'll have to keep this one on my radar.

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    Yeah it looks good, I hope they look at what they have done well in Crusader Kings 2 and EU4 and try to implement similar mechanics with a WW2 theme.

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    I'm not liking some of the features they have planned, such as saying they're going to focus on the bigger picture and such. I'm going to have low expectations of it ever being good.

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    What you mean "bigger picture"? Does that mean we can finally send people to Gulag physically?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hellheaven1987 View Post
    What you mean "bigger picture"? Does that mean we can finally send people to Gulag physically?
    I mean it looks like they're trying to streamline the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamikaze470 View Post
    I mean it looks like they're trying to streamline the game.
    And streamlining it so the interface doesn't suck yet still gives you the info you need is somehow a bad thing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamikaze470 View Post
    I mean it looks like they're trying to streamline the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBromgrev View Post
    And streamlining it so the interface doesn't suck yet still gives you the info you need is somehow a bad thing?
    I'm not just talking about the interface though, but really I thought HoI3's was perfectly fine.

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    Just randomly decided to do a google search of HOI4 in the hope that something was in the pipeline, and my god, YES!

    I'm hoping for something even more complex than HOI3 personally but that's just me
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    A TW player, I wouldn't hold my breath, so far it looks like a small kids inface with mortal combat dreaming.
    Heck HOI3 was a joke in so many areas, but HOI4 looks like it's truely off the planet.

    When some idiot developer claims "adds more cool flavour" to a sentence, You know things are not looking good.


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    Quote Originally Posted by fenir View Post
    A TW player
    Everything after that point I ignored. It was clear that anyone who would actually claim they are a TW player (meaning extensively as I (me) have only played TW sporadically) could never be taken seriously. Total War games are eye candy and just cool from the perspective of short term amusement but the AI in those games is beyond HORRIBLE! The in depth of the Total War games is borderline playing pong back in the 1980s. Comparing HoI (any version) to Total War Is the equivalent of comparing the Space Shuttle (HoI) to a wheel barrel (Total War) when it comes to space travel. One works the other does not!

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    When this game will be released??

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    We don't know. The game have once again been delayed. It won't be out in Q2 2015.

    I am a bit disappointed by it. I hoped to play it this summer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lothos View Post
    Everything after that point I ignored. It was clear that anyone who would actually claim they are a TW player (meaning extensively as I (me) have only played TW sporadically) could never be taken seriously. Total War games are eye candy and just cool from the perspective of short term amusement but the AI in those games is beyond HORRIBLE! The in depth of the Total War games is borderline playing pong back in the 1980s. Comparing HoI (any version) to Total War Is the equivalent of comparing the Space Shuttle (HoI) to a wheel barrel (Total War) when it comes to space travel. One works the other does not!
    Well, I will not follow your example and ignore anything you said.

    Let me tell you about my latest HOI3 game. As Germany I followed a pretty historic path, so it's spring '41 and the panzers are rolling towards Belgrade. Then on a bombing raid on Split, I notice a British fleet. It is composed by 4 Carriers, 3 CVL's, 6 Battleships, 5 Cruisers, 10 Light Cruisers, 17 Destroyers and 1 Troop Transport carrying one division that storms the beach.It is roughly all the RN. It is roughly the same "all of the RN" that I bombed to smithereens, in my previous game as Germany, pulling the same manoeuvre off Oslo. The question of course was: should I bomb it to smithereens as well? Because in the previous game I did that the UK was out of the war having no navy, so no fun to be had by fighting a one front war.

    Did I say one?

    I meant none. Oh, there is a war, the logistics war in the east since after years of development and X number of patches, there is no way to set a supply system for the player, so no way to prioritize, plan or time armoured thrusts, which are joyless affairs anyway facing an AI that keeps half its troops between strategic redeployment and repeats ad nauseam every time you restart the game.

    Don't misunderstand me. I love HOI (especially HOI2) I consider it an amazing game and despite such shortcomings (and there are much more) I keep playing it and enjoying it. And I have no high regard for unmodified TW. However your arrogant dismissal of another game on the basis of an AI that undermines plausibility (which is the only criterion for quasi-historic simulations) is risible.

    Comparing HoI (any version) to Total War Is moronic. Period.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lothos View Post
    Everything after that point I ignored. It was clear that anyone who would actually claim they are a TW player (meaning extensively as I (me) have only played TW sporadically) could never be taken seriously. Total War games are eye candy and just cool from the perspective of short term amusement but the AI in those games is beyond HORRIBLE! The in depth of the Total War games is borderline playing pong back in the 1980s. Comparing HoI (any version) to Total War Is the equivalent of comparing the Space Shuttle (HoI) to a wheel barrel (Total War) when it comes to space travel. One works the other does not!
    Ummmm I think you'll find this is, primarily, a total war forum. As such, myself 5 years ago thought it would be amusing to have a basic username stating the literal point that I play tw. I don't see how that invalidates my opinions, indeed, I probably prefer hearts of iron to total war these days, albeit they are completely different games.

    (Bit of a necro I know, but just browsing this forum for the first time in ages, thought I'd defend myself!)



    Anyway, back to HOI4. Just did another google search to see what the situation was with this game, and it looks like the release has been pushed back to 2016 which is a great shame - Means I'll be in my final year at uni so won't be able to play if I'm behaving myself - Having said that, it's Paradox so probably wouldn't be a great idea to play it on release anyway
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