(ie neglect everything in favor of research, which was prob what everyone thought they were gonna do).
Exactly what I have been doing in my current GC as Germany. I have not run into problems yet because it is only 1937. I do have some 26 research going and very little espionage. So this propaganda thread is nice and it did open up my eyes. I will do more intelligence based on this.
However is this all not too powerful? I have to try it for myself but based on the post on top this seem way overpowered.
"Switzerland will remain neutral for quite some time."
Huh? Do we really need to make an effort to keep the Swiss out of this? I mean it should be a huge diplomatic/intelligence effort from the allies to make the Swiss join. Perhaps big enough to make it not worth. Not the other way around. I mean those guys have not been in a war for how long? 16 century or so (apart the tiny civil war).
I welcome the new possibilities, and the intelligence system, but at the end we are playing a recreation of WW2 in some way. This strange new alliances sound like some fantasy scenario to me and not the GC. So far my impression of playing paradox games was, that yes you can influence things against history but it takes an effort. The further you divert the larger the effort.
That makes sense. Because things did happen the way they did for a reason. At the same time it is also true that there were many things that went one way and not the other just by a hair. Hence simulating the ability to change history is important and a great addition. But things should have the tendency to go historical IMHO.
I know there are 2 parties here. And nobody is wrong or right. Balance is all I am looking for.
I am obviously a pro historical guy. I have always been annoyed even in HOI2 how the French kept breaking trough my line when to my knowledge (correct me anyone) they did not try to cross into Germany in 1939. It also made little sense to do that anyways.
I know paradox will tweak the system, and things will get better after a few patches. May be it would be nice to have two types of GC scenarios to satisfy everyone. One that has some triggers which modify and adjust drift, at least until 1939 or even 1940. And another one that does not for those who like influencing and possibilities over history.
Regardless. I am having a great time and will try the intelligence.