
awesome....if I had time I'd download it right now...but I'll have to wait for that for another week or so
aw crap, I went against my own advice and downloaded it nevertheless, and promptly wasted large parts of the weekend that I should have worked with playing it
I tried out france to get a hang of the game, so far I like most of the changes.
It's gotten harder to diplo-annex it seems, since once you diplo-annex one of your vassals, all others ar reset which means that you'll have to wait another 10 years to get the next one. it also gives you decentralized + 1.
I still get the army ping-pong, but much less pronounced which is good
Also, rebels have gotten a lot more powerfull. I got into a war with aragon and england and after I made peace (getting a handfull of aragonian provinces), my nation nearly got ripped appart by spawning rebels all over my country due to high war exhaustion....another thing with rebels is that they no longer vanish once you beat them...they can now retreat as well.
colonisation seems to have gotten a bit more expensive, it seems it's not really advisable to have a large number of undeveloped colonies (just to lay down your claim and such).
I never could understand or appreciate Paradox games.
I started a game in HoI2 as Denmark and quit like 5 minutes later. There was nothing there to hold my attention and even less before I cheated to get resources. Eu2 and 3 were a little better but it's still overwhelming and slow going.
Any tips on making it more interesting?
well, all paradox games are rather slow with a steep learning curve. so it's basically impossible to appreciate it after just 5 minutes. these games really take time to get into, but once you're hooked it won't let you go.
but of course, paradox games aren't for everybody, so it might be that they just aren't your type of game
