Island Hopping

[SeedSnatcher]

The problem with island hopping is that it's not usefull or necessary in HoI/HoI2. You can load your troops onto ships in Los Angeles and then sail to mainland Japan and take a province there. Why bother with the stinking islands, unless you are out of range?

Btw hi juv, long time no see

Because the islands have victory points?

 

[unmerged(14035)]

Because the islands have victory points?

That is a very poor way to force a player to take various provinces. Once you have taken the core of the high-IC provinces (i.e. mainland Japan) you are free to do whatever you want, including taking any stinking islands.

In WWII there were several reasons for taking these islands such as strategic/tactical bombing and logistical reasons, all of which are pointless in the game.

 

[Cpack]

That is a very poor way to force a player to take various provinces. Once you have taken the core of the high-IC provinces (i.e. mainland Japan) you are free to do whatever you want, including taking any stinking islands.

In WWII there were several reasons for taking these islands such as strategic/tactical bombing and logistical reasons, all of which are pointless in the game.

That's the reason I don't want to have unlimited AI range, so you need some islands to reach enemies mainland

 

[unmerged(109646)]

IMHO that will make the game unnecessary complicated. Don't get me wrong, I too will be happy to see a little bit more complicated HOI 3, but Paradox have to be very careful to not broke the game.

 

[unmerged(79123)]

IMHO that will make the game unnecessary complicated. Don't get me wrong, I too will be happy to see a little bit more complicated HOI 3, but Paradox have to be very careful to not broke the game.

But they don't have to worry about breaking the Pacific War, since it's already broken in HoI2.