Impressions from the #HOI4PressEvent

[Y4NNICK64]

Why is everybody complaining about that CK2/EU4 thing, they played i few times and people already thinking it's gone be like CK2 and EU4, i don't think it's gone be like that, so don't complain before you know how it's gone be!!!!!
But the other thing, that they need to put a gameplay video on th e forum or others.... i total agree with that, people get more and more disapointed.
I NEED A GAMEPLAY VIDEO NOW!!!!!

 

[Jakalak]

Exactly. That's it. It's a simple to use feature for the beginners or for people who don't want to bother much with the direct control of their forces but find supplying their front with equipment, global diplomacy, technology or whatever more interesting. In HoI3 you could give control over the theatres to the AI and the battleplan are like that, just with more player control. Before it was "AI handle the whole war" now it's more "AI handle the war, BUT I tell you roughly what you are supposed to do.", of course if you prefer to lead the war yourself you simply resort back to what you did in HoI3 and give direct orders to your units. Whatever you prefer. This way it is easy for new people to wage wars, even if they will have to trust the AI to handle it and veterans can still keep total control of their army.

Sorry, could you link to where the devs said this? I'm having a total memory blank.

 

[Hans_Schnitzel]

The devs didn't explicitely stated it like that.

What I do remember is that they said that you can still do the more detailed orders yourself, like, you can just click on a division and give them your orders and they overwrite the AI orders of the battleplan, but they return to the plan once done with your orders. Just look how the devs used the battleplan themselve in the videos so far and what they said about it. Should be in one of the livestreams or the presentation they did a long time ago. They use it for simple things. It just doesn't sound as if the battleplan feature is made to give very precise orders to singular divisions because why would you? The AI takes over ones you click "execute" after all, in order to take a load of decisions off of the player's shoulders, if the player wants that to happen.

Also, one of the devs clicked "Agree" on one of my bigger posts way further up, interpret that as you wish.

 

[HeilLoki]

Still nothing from Arumba, Quill etc. Can someone from Paradox please tell us, why there's absolute silence about HOI IV?

 

[Jakalak]

Well, at least as far as Arumba is concerned, I think it's fairly obvious that he's really excited for Common Sense, hah!

 

[safe-keeper]

So in hindsight, if you want Arumba to cover something, take away his EU4 copy first .

 

[Manwe]

We need to wait for more screenshots, or more developer diaries, before drawing conclusions. It's pure speculation right now.

 

[grandad1982]

Still nothing from Arumba, Quill etc. Can someone from Paradox please tell us, why there's absolute silence about HOI IV?

They are independent content producers. If the embargo has been lifted (as it appears to be due to other content) then it's really nothing to do with paradox and they have no basis to comment on the YouTubers posting practices.

My guess is that since eu4 is one of their bread and butter games they are concentrating on CS.

 

[Hans_Schnitzel]

Someone said the Embargo that was lifted probably only covers the Press Event, not personal streaming. In other words: Quill, Arumba and co. are not actually allowed to stream yet. But I have no confirmation on this, but it would make sense. I mean, I doubt that those people would simply just utterly ignore the opportunity to make videos about HoI4, since there's many people who want to see that.

 

[JamesJameson]

Its plausible that is the case, where they can't show a video they made from there own personal computers, but the dev did say that they where allowed to write/stream whatever they want, and many people on the forum where talking about seeing a video from Arumba and they couldnt wait to see it. So enless the dev skipped ever post and just said write/stream to get our hopes up, then I was positive it meant they could do whatever they wanted with what they had. We know that the event wasnt recorded, so why say they can post video if they cant? I hope I am wrong though cause if it's just cause they were not ready I would be disappointed majorly, so hopefully it's that they can't show it.

They still have not even release anything talking about it in the slightest, so I'm pretty sure there is something else going on that we don't know about. Course the Dev's answer some posts but say nothing about it so it's kinda like they like to watch us cringe and swarm around. I'm surprised that there is still nothing, not even a selfie video with them talking about the event, nothing at all.

 

[fabius]

Someone said the Embargo that was lifted probably only covers the Press Event, not personal streaming. In other words: Quill, Arumba and co. are not actually allowed to stream yet. But I have no confirmation on this, but it would make sense. I mean, I doubt that those people would simply just utterly ignore the opportunity to make videos about HoI4, since there's many people who want to see that.

Sounds logical; but so many unknowns and possibilities. Why invite youtube streamers if they can't vid about it.... it doesn't smell right....

 

[tomstegmeier]

hm, i really wanted to see some gameplay...but well

 

[Tuskin38]

Someone said the Embargo that was lifted probably only covers the Press Event, not personal streaming. In other words: Quill, Arumba and co. are not actually allowed to stream yet. But I have no confirmation on this, but it would make sense. I mean, I doubt that those people would simply just utterly ignore the opportunity to make videos about HoI4, since there's many people who want to see that.

Where was it said they had an early copy of the game? As far as I'm aware they only played it at the Press event.

 

[Gamer_1745]

Where was it said they had an early copy of the game? As far as I'm aware they only played it at the Press event.

One of the videos posted showed one of the Youtubers before he left for London he had a steam copy of HOI IV on his computer. They got it a few days before so they could learn it a bit.

 

[Hans_Schnitzel]

Where was it said they had an early copy of the game? As far as I'm aware they only played it at the Press event.

I don't know. People seem to assume that though.

 

[Victor Cortez]

I don't know. People seem to assume that though.

 

[henzington]

Arumba showed that he had a HoI4 "beta" in his game library in his agenda before the event. Blah too slow.

 

[JamesJameson]

Well all I can think is there planning something, because he started another common sense video. I have not gotten a reply from them either so there most be something that going to happen. My guess is we find out friday.

 

[Victor Cortez]

Well all I can think is there planning something, because he started another common sense video. I have not gotten a reply from them either so there most be something that going to happen. My guess is we find out friday.

That's the only possible explanation. Maybe A) they meet up in real life and make a video together or B) play a multiplayer game (either coop or vs).

 

[The_Phoenix]

It is a high probability that all of these people are simply not interested enough in Hoi which is heartbreaking.