Which nation you will try out first once DoD is released?

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him_15

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Even though Czechoslovakia's focus tree has yet been revealed I think it is a good timing to ask. For me I would certainly try the "new" Axis minor nation but It is a tough choice for me, I like all four of them but I guess I would give Hungary a try first, just to see how much better Germany is in the new patch. How about you guys?
 

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All a bit of a yawn to me. I am waiting on Scandinavia, if it ever happens.

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I will most likely go by achievment, start with a more challenging and then work myself through the different nations.
Yugoslavia or Romania are my top priorities because of their interesting domestic policy. CS could also beinteresting. Hungary only interests me in a Holy Roman Empire world conquest.
 

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Germany, in order to see if WW2 can be fight as an axis minor without seeing Germany doing crazy stuff. I plan to let Italy managing her home defence also to see if there's some progress in this area.
If what I see is promising, I'll probably try an ally, UK with low intervention before 1940, cause for now I never had a good game with allies. Always win in 1940 if not before.
If Germany appear to be a challenge to fight, I'll make a game with SU.
If this 3 games show me that WW2 can be managed by all the 3 alliances without all the crazy stuff that happen actually, I'll start consider playing a minor.

edit : I must confess that what can be see in the two last WWW is not promising
 

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I'ma try fully recreate the Austro-Hungarian Empire and not make it so incompetent as it was in WWI.
Besides that I'm looking for the new achievements, those are always fun.
 

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Yugoslavia. It seems like a pretty interesting country to try out. I'd like to do a multiplayer with friends doing a little entente playthrough; France, Yugo, Czech, and Romania
 

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Romania! I intend to post screenshots on Facebook, as I did with my first France playthrough last year. Hopefully I can entertain my friends by backstabbing the Axis or something.
 

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Switzerland first, to observe AI behaviour and air warfare. Then the UK or Japan.
 

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Hm testing the game twice (with/without historical focus) with a neutral nation doesn't seem like such a bad idea tbh.
 

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Axis Yugoslavia.
 

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Hungary. I'm going to reform Austria Hungary and reform the Central Powers. Take that, Axis!
 

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Romania for me. Aside from their strategic position, a number of the new 'political intrigue' options really caught my eye in the dev diary. Looking forward to taking them out for a test drive. ;)
 

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Czechoslovakia and then Yugoslavia