Time to retire

[DukeDayve]

I think its time for a shopping trip to newegg.

What should I buy? An upgrade for my quad core 3.4GHz processor, another 8GB RAM to keep my 8GB RAM company? Or a better graphics card than a 4GB GTX 770 to render the map simulator that is CK2?

 

[szmik]

You can't get past engine limitations with hardware.

 

[Heinrich4]

You can't get past engine limitations with hardware.

Right, but if it starts lagging after 50 ingame years than its clearly a hardware problem and not a problem with the game.

 

[Anonymous01]

This is so ridiculously important in this game, it still shocks me that more people have to WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN all the time. Then again, that's why the direction of the game has turned away from the more RPG aspects and into a map painting, EU-style strategy game I suppose.

Exactly. They think ck2 is a war game. That's why they become bored so quickly. Unfortunately, many of the paradox staffers seem to agree with them.

I usually stop playing CK2 just a few decades after I get to be an emperor. If I knew vassals and factions would threaten my reign, I would certainly keep on playing.

Late game still offers no real challenge for me. . . . The moment I realize nothing else can go wrong or stop me from achieving my goals - and that the game has been "won" -, is the moment I get bored and quit.

That said, I am not the kind of masochist hardcore player, but a certain amount of challenge and apprehension is still required to keep my interest on. Sadly, CK2 fails to deliver it after a certain point.

What's the longest game you've ever played? I have a 800-year save, and holding on to what I've built becomes harder and harder the longer I play.