ARMA countries

[Bob Ilyani]

I don't know about anyone else but, personally, I quite liked the Armageddon countries. It spiced up the game, making it different from the traditional UK-US-USSR vs. Germany, Italy, Japan stuff. Made the game seem fresh after constant weeks of playing it non-stop.

So, will the Armageddon scenario be back in HoI3? Will there be a similar game but with different countries? Or will it be removed all together?

 

[unmerged(37697)]

I don't know about anyone else but, personally, I quite liked the Armageddon countries. It spiced up the game, making it different from the traditional UK-US-USSR vs. Germany, Italy, Japan stuff. Made the game seem fresh after constant weeks of playing it non-stop.

So, will the Armageddon scenario be back in HoI3? Will there be a similar game but with different countries? Or will it be removed all together?

They may well release a Doomsday-style exp. pack in the future, but for the moment HoI3 is focusing on WW2, not the onset of WW3 and the Cold War.

If there is a 1945 scenario, it will no doubt be before the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan, and it certainly won't be between the Allies and Comintern.

 

[Bart133]

It would be pretty easy to mod them in; Paradox probably won't include the ARMA countries (not the same as Doomsday) in the first retail release.

 

[Sirveri]

It was great for a sandbox mode. But it might have been a little TOO sandboxed.

What I'd really like to see is a variety of map mods for sandboxing in.

 

[Bullfrog]

honestly I could care less about the Abyss/Arm. scenario ever coming back

 

[Battlecry]

honestly I could care less about the Abyss/Arm. scenario ever coming back

Agreed. Alternate history scenarios I have no problem with, but building an utterly ridiculous world for the sake of complete balance? No thanks.

To offer something constructive:
Both the U.S. and Britain had plans for war with one another; why not build a scenario involving that war, with other countries joining one side or the other (or some other mechanic I can't think of)? Now there would be one hell of a naval war for you fanatics out there. Just manufacture some history & alliances to overcome Britain's more striking disadvantages, and you're all set.

 

[orwell]

So you liked them a bit but if they don't come back no matter? Or couldn't care less?

I rather liked them myself, more of a bloc war than just the Allies, Axis, and Comintern but still with enough options to be interesting.

 

[Bullfrog]

So you liked them a bit but if they don't come back no matter? Or couldn't care less?

I rather liked them myself, more of a bloc war than just the Allies, Axis, and Comintern but still with enough options to be interesting.

To each his own to be sure. I like HoI for its historical aspects; my favorite thing to do is unintentionally lose as an Axis nation after nearly dominating the world.

The Abyss/Armageddon scenarios were a bit superfluous and something that seemed to be a half baked add on to a game that has decidedly focused on a particular fan base. It is my opinion that these scenarios were a tangent in the wrong direction. I would have preferred a 1942 an 1943 scenario instead of two alternate history scenarios.

 

[unmerged(52507)]

I would prefer a WWI version of HOI3 rather than a new arma.

 

[Bullfrog]

I would prefer a WWI version of HOI3 rather than a new arma.

yeah good idea.

 

[unmerged(134714)]

I would prefer a WWI version of HOI3 rather than a new arma.

Now that is a fresh idea! I like it! So start in early 1900's... work your way up to The Great War and then maybe continue on to the 1940's... Or am I reaching to far here?

But WW1 is very good idea

 

[unmerged(52507)]

Maybe too far to link the two. There would be a lot of boring years, but certainly it seems worth an expansion pack.

 

[unmerged(82211)]

I would prefer a WWI version of HOI3 rather than a new arma.

Seconded!

I think any Alternate or What if... scenario is better than the Arma one.
It would be cool playing as Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, an Imperialist France (kinda Napoleonic one) against UK and Prussia... an expansionist Gran Colombia, a belligerant CSA, etc.

 

[Battlecry]

Yep, I like the WWI idea better than mine. Consider me sold.
Connecting the two, however, would require a level of political and economic gameplay that is simply absent. It would probably take more time and effort to incorporate than it will (total) to complete the vanilla game...seems unlikely for an expansion.
But adding a 1914 to, say, 1920 (I want to conduct JFC Fuller's planned 1919 offensive) scenario shouldn't be too difficult (I can hear Johan already..."Easy for you to say!"). At least not much worse than Doomsday was.

 

[Crilloan]

The Abyss and Armageddon scenario were a very good idea, especially for mp.

To bad that their implementation were of less than stellar quality.
No Ai for any of the countries.

With some effort they could be really fun to play even in sp.

I´m doubtful that they will appear in HOI3, since I believe that the main focus will be on the historical campaigns.

But I hope something similar will appear, letting you play with a very good engine in a more open enivonment.

/C

 

[warchlak]

If I had to choose, I'd rather have an extented time limit in both direction past and future (i.e. 1930-1970) with a lot of real and possible events than abyss/armaggeddon scenarios...

 

[Delta107]

They may well release a Doomsday-style exp. pack in the future, but for the moment HoI3 is focusing on WW2, not the onset of WW3 and the Cold War.

Of course there must be a 1945 scenario. But I would certainly want a different aproach. Doomsday is another game, and I think that we need something new.

 

[Synch]

As much as I appreciate the need for balance, I could do well without the ARMA scenarios. Absolute balance may be easy to do, but it's just not as fun as asymmetrical warfare (and asymmetrical doesn't necessarily mean unbalanced). But I absolutely love alternate history scenarios, and those will be the first mods I look for after I tire of vanilla HoI3.

Of course, I'm prejudiced because I never play MP

 

[Black Lotus]

Of course there must be a 1945 scenario. But I would certainly want a different aproach. Doomsday is another game, and I think that we need something new.

I agree, a 1945 scenario revamped with a different view.

 

[Battlecry]

I agree, a 1945 scenario revamped with a different view.

Any suggestions for that "different view"? I don't see many options besides U.S. et al vs. Soviets et al.