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How hard is Hearts of Iron 2 compared to Europa Universalis 3, Europa 3 is the Paradox strategy title I've played
Ah. I can't answer that, but generally speaking it will take you a few days or a week at least to understand the basics of HoI2.
Yes, but I've been playing for the last 3 years or so and seem to keep picking up nuances. The first two months were very good for learning the basics of game mechanics, but I'd say the 1st year is where I really learned some of the in depth interactions of technology/unit attributes with effective deployment and timing, etc.
maybe I'm just a slow learner!
I'd have to say that the learning curve isn't to harsh, it's a bit easier in some ways than the EU games, but in others it's harder. It'll all depend on whether or not your willing to give up old ways of thinking and adopt new ones really ;0).
IMHO, this game is harder to learn than EU3 if you are playing majors, but easier if you are a minor.
In EU3 being a minor is tough, but being, say, Spain means it's hard to screw up. In HoI2 it's the opposite. If you are Brazil or Canada you can mess up all you want and things will still progress pretty historically, but if you are Germany or Britain, you'd better get it right.
I found historical events to be difficult to master when learning HoI2. In EU3 you can do whatever you want whenever you want, within the confines of the normal, well-defined game rules. In HoI2, you need to know that even though it's possible to DOW Poland and take it over in 36, or to ally with Japan right away, you really need to wait for certain events first. Basically, EU3 is much more free-style play and HoI2 is scripted to unfold historically to a much larger extent.
In EU3 being a minor is tough, but being, say, Spain means it's hard to screw up. In HoI2 it's the opposite. If you are Brazil or Canada you can mess up all you want and things will still progress pretty historically, but if you are Germany or Britain, you'd better get it right.
I found historical events to be difficult to master when learning HoI2. In EU3 you can do whatever you want whenever you want, within the confines of the normal, well-defined game rules. In HoI2, you need to know that even though it's possible to DOW Poland and take it over in 36, or to ally with Japan right away, you really need to wait for certain events first. Basically, EU3 is much more free-style play and HoI2 is scripted to unfold historically to a much larger extent.