What's easier: Hearts of Iron or EU2?

[Porcius]

I think that EU2 is actually easier to learn and is a much better game anyway. The tooltips in HoI aren't always very helpful and the manual confuses more than it aids (like EU1 that way, I guess). It took me many sessions to figure out why my IC was changing so often and the whole convoy system was a mystery for days.

The EU2 interface is clearer, the game's idea is more fully-formed, and the military/industrial model is a lot simpler.

HoI is an OK game, and the research model is first rate.

 

[Porcius]

Originally posted by ZeRb
u totally wrong!
i got hoi b4 o got EUII( bought euII after hoi bcuz i heard it was better) and i can say you that i find euII pretty hard on normal/normal, but in hoi on the other hand, its really hard to loose even if u try!
im not sure but maybe its somethins i dont get in euII that makes it so hard?

Neither game is very hard to win if you play a major power, but HoI seems especially easy because the AI is awful for most of the states - still. EU2 is seven and a half patches in and each change makes the game more challenging.

The learning curve for EU2 seems steeper than it really is. Just don't get intimidated. There are a couple of good threads here on how to learn the game quickly. Seek 'em out. You won't be disappointed.