Vicky 2 and Me

[Hackworthy]

I'm very intrigued by Victoria 2 but I'm not sure I want to get it yet. I tried the demo but I don't think that gave me much of a sense of the game's scope. I enjoy dealing with things like politics and internal affairs and cultural/religious development which it seems is the focus of Vicky 2. However, I'm not sure about the games financial system, it's certainly more complex than EU III's and I simply can't make money in EU III so I'm concerned I'll have the same issue in Vicky 2. Is this game's financial system easier to manage than EU III's?

 

[Sam L]

I'm very intrigued by Victoria 2 but I'm not sure I want to get it yet. I tried the demo but I don't think that gave me much of a sense of the game's scope. I enjoy dealing with things like politics and internal affairs and cultural/religious development which it seems is the focus of Vicky 2. However, I'm not sure about the games financial system, it's certainly more complex than EU III's and I simply can't make money in EU III so I'm concerned I'll have the same issue in Vicky 2. Is this game's financial system easier to manage than EU III's?

Vicky 2 is much more complex because you have to understand the flow of goods in the economy and the creation of those goods in factories. It is harder but once you truly understand it, it is a lot more fun because it's not just about controlling a few sliders to make sure you're in the black. Maybe someone else can do a better job explaining Vicky 2's system. It's harder but you will get around to understanding it.

 

[Xenophon13]

In my experience, although Victoria 2's economy is more complex, it's actually easier to handle because it requires less micromanagement from the player. It'll do better when you understand it, but I played several good games as a noob where I just let the capitalists more or less run it themselves.

 

[Nintz]

The EU3 economy is rather difficult to make money in, with a couple notable exceptions (Portugal, France, Holland). Minting is absolutely required.

While this game does have a drastically more complex model, I have found in my first few games with it (just got the game) that is doesn't really require much micromanaging, as most countries will undoubtedly make money. While certain situations required me to re-analyze my expenses vs income, such as Russia and Greece, I eventually got the budget to balance. Not really that difficult either.

 

[airslo]

the nice thing about the economy is this....you need to have a basic understanding of how things work...got fruit? build wine factory....make money...
easy...
THEN if you really want to make it more complex..you can,...if you dont want to...then dont.. keep the people happy and financially happy, and they will make your economy work for you..
so you can concentrait on keeping your people wealthy, and they will keep your economy wealthy...

 

[unmerged(291705)]

Seems legit.

On topic: Yes, the economy is much more complex, but it runs smoothly with minimal player interference. The main thing to keep in mind (and this works politically as well); the more control the government has, the more control the player has. Planned Economies (i.e. Socialist/Communist) give a great deal of management into the hands of the player, which can be overwhelming, while Laissez-Faire capitalism is run almost solely by the AI, and is easy-breezy for the player - until the stupid Capitalists crash your economy.