Exactly which game has been less hardcore from us? Every single game we've made has been more complex than the one it is a sequel to.
"You're not hardcore unless you live hardcore", I guess he's probably annoyed that the bayonnet fixings you see the Austrians using are the type used in 1804 and not in 1805-pattern musket.
In other news, and this is a good thing, the game looks like it leans heavily on CKII. Will we see the seasonal variations model slated for inclusion in EUIV?