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I've never known a character that makes me rage as hard as Tracer does. Had to be said to relieve my levels of sodium.

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epic terrorist said:
Yeah me and Subtle been saying the same thing for years then you get some formites on here who think that the game is still the second coming of jesus. But you have touched on my main issue, my "hardcore strategist button" I get itched elsewhere now. I mean right now its hearts of iron but my go to game for the last 2 years has been Europa Universalis 4, when I can take Theodoro from one province minor to the biggest power in the world and it requires multiple restarts and shitloads of luck and skill FM just doesn't hold the same appeal at all.
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Yeah, I don't know if this is down to playing FM for so many years, but I'm basically playing it on autopilot. The only interesting part is first 2 months and first transfer window, assessing your team, who to sell, who to buy, figuring out tactics, I still need to wrap my head around these things.

But after that it's just....meh. Make two tactics, one for **** teams, one for good teams, have a solid backup for every position, play weaker team in cups, you're just doing the same **** all over again and making decisions on autopilot. There's barely any strategy and thinking involved during the season, I don't even bother reading opposition reports anymore. I really wish FM was a hardcore tactical game where you analyse the opposition, find their weakspots and take time to prepare for every game, but it's just not.
 
Tyton said:
Yeah, I don't know if this is down to playing FM for so many years, but I'm basically playing it on autopilot. The only interesting part is first 2 months and first transfer window, assessing your team, who to sell, who to buy, figuring out tactics, I still need to wrap my head around these things.

But after that it's just....meh. Make two tactics, one for **** teams, one for good teams, have a solid backup for every position, play weaker team in cups, you're just doing the same **** all over again and making decisions on autopilot. There's barely any strategy and thinking involved during the season, I don't even bother reading opposition reports anymore. I really wish FM was a hardcore tactical game where you analyse the opposition, find their weakspots and take time to prepare for every game, but it's just not.
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Yeah I want the same thing but SI seem to want to go in the direction of making it shiney and fleshing out the meta game which is all well and good but the what should be the funnest part (for me anyway) is dealing with the press and there are some questions that have been there since 2007 when the press part changed. Not to even mention how ******* borked player interation got I think it was last year?

I just don't think they know what they want, they are trying to be everything and for the hardcore strategist like me and you its definitely not working anymore. I don't even bother making 2 tactics anymore, I just have a 4-3-3 that I can turn into a 4-2-4 if I am losing or drawing, whereas before I would have at least 3 sometimes 5-6. This is definitely the first year I wont by the game since 97/98, I only played it for 118 hours according to steam. btu I did leave it on overnight once and 50 of those was in the Beta stage.

I mean it depends what you play the game for, for me it is for a sports/strategy fix but in my Steam Library it has serious competition now where as before it never used too, I used to only play FM and 4 of my 9 games were various iterations of FM, but now I game across PS4 and have a serious desktop I can play anything and the competition FM has is asfollows

All the Total Wars barring Warhammer but I will pick it up
Europa Universalis 4
Hearts of Iron 2/3/4 Darkest Hour and Arsenal of Democracy
Victoria 2 (my favourite EVER game btw)
FActorio
Gal Civ 3
Kerbal SPace Program
Rimworld when it comes out next month
Prison Architect
Civ 3/4/5
Stellaris

It has serious competition for my time, and like previously mentioned it is just more satisfying playing paradox games atm, because that is some true strategy with layers of depth and IMO at least, FM has lost that.
 
Yeah, it's really been a year of strategy games. I can't even wrap my head around stuff that's already out, and there's also Civ 6 is coming soonish and looking quite good.
 
Tyton said:
Yeah, it's really been a year of strategy games. I can't even wrap my head around stuff that's already out, and there's also Civ 6 is coming soonish and looking quite good.
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Yeah it has and the next patch for Stellaris looks like its going to end my summer especially with mods. Really torn on Civ 6, does look great but that price is too much. May come down tho iirc they did similar with X-com I think? Even if it does I got that badly burned with Beyond Earth I'll pick it up after I have seen some lets plays off people I trust
 
epic terrorist said:
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I call this one Operation Freedom, now the hard part is there enough time for world conquest
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I need to remember not to learn the game by playing my first save with Poland. Did that mistake with HoI3, and it took me like 2 months and 40 attempts before I finally managed not to get sandwiched between USRR and ze Germans. :D
 
Tyton said:
I need to remember not to learn the game by playing my first save with Poland. Did that mistake with HoI3, and it took me like 2 months and 40 attempts before I finally managed not to get sandwiched between USRR and ze Germans. :D
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is there a set time b4 the game ends or can you play till the end of time
 
Tyton said:
I need to remember not to learn the game by playing my first save with Poland. Did that mistake with HoI3, and it took me like 2 months and 40 attempts before I finally managed not to get sandwiched between USRR and ze Germans. :D
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Ha, not tried Poland yet but considering I have taken the US as Brazil I don't need to worry too much. I am actually trying to figure the logistics of getting my men to Europe. Got to fight the Royal Navy and not sure if I can build up in time. Really enjoying this playthrough though.

Poland is supposed to be a pretty decent playthrough becuase they have their own focus tree. They are on my todo list, just need some mods to hurry the **** up and paradox to keep optimising
 
epic terrorist said:
Ha, not tried Poland yet but considering I have taken the US as Brazil I don't need to worry too much. I am actually trying to figure the logistics of getting my men to Europe. Got to fight the Royal Navy and not sure if I can build up in time. Really enjoying this playthrough though.

Poland is supposed to be a pretty decent playthrough becuase they have their own focus tree. They are on my todo list, just need some mods to hurry the **** up and paradox to keep optimising
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Coming out alive with 1936 start was tough as ****. You just didn't have enough time to turn the ship around. Your industrial base is way behind, and half of the army you start with consists of cavalry. They never get that part historically accurate too, cavalry was our elite units, they just traveled on horses but fought on foot, carried around a lot artillery, it was poor man's mobile infantry basically. But in HoI they're ****.

You have 3 years and then two biggest land armies in the world ******** on you, and they attack at the same time since Molotov-Ribbentrop pact is a scripted event. I finally beat it, but I was close to smashing my PC with a hammer several times.
 
kitchin75 said:
using mods how far can you go
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I am not 100 percent but I think you could just put the year 3000 and play to your hearts content. Might make your processor pull a hernia though calculating all that industrial capacity. You have to remember that the game tick is an hour so its a **** of a lot of ticks. Going by how much Paradox has borrowed from the cancelled game East vs West though I think there may well be a DLC for the Korean war that ended in the 50s because the Mod team behind EvW had all that planned out and I could be wrong but the IP will belong to Paradox so dont be surprised if the timeline gets extended. If you end up picking it up and get stuck gimme a PM or add me on steam I am online Faaaaaaar too much lately ;)
 
epic terrorist said:
I am not 100 percent but I think you could just put the year 3000 and play to your hearts content. Might make your processor pull a hernia though calculating all that industrial capacity. You have to remember that the game tick is an hour so its a **** of a lot of ticks. Going by how much Paradox has borrowed from the cancelled game East vs West though I think there may well be a DLC for the Korean war that ended in the 50s because the Mod team behind EvW had all that planned out and I could be wrong but the IP will belong to Paradox so dont be surprised if the timeline gets extended. If you end up picking it up and get stuck gimme a PM or add me on steam I am online Faaaaaaar too much lately ;)
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might get it as i loved rome total war but not that it got to a set date and it ended unlike barb invation so if mods do come out where that let you play after 48 and unlock or the modern stuff as time goes on will have to give it a look
 
kitchin75 said:
might get it as i loved rome total war but not that it got to a set date and it ended unlike barb invation so if mods do come out where that let you play after 48 and unlock or the modern stuff as time goes on will have to give it a look
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I would look at some lets plays, paradox games are a total different beast to total war. Combat is abstracted soin the case of Hearts of Iron, you can control the front etc but it is more about politics, technology, division composition, industrial capacity etc. Its not for everyone but if you can make the transition it will be one of the best decisions you will ever make.

If length of tiem is wht you are worried about there is a modern day mod in the works for world war three. There is also 2 world war one mods and then there is a very ambitious project that is attempting to take in the start of world war one to 1950. Thats not even mentioning Black ICE, which will be a total conversion mod and make the game insanely hard but that will no doubt have an extended timeline.
 
Tyton said:
Coming out alive with 1936 start was tough as ****. You just didn't have enough time to turn the ship around. Your industrial base is way behind, and half of the army you start with consists of cavalry. They never get that part historically accurate too, cavalry was our elite units, they just traveled on horses but fought on foot, carried around a lot artillery, it was poor man's mobile infantry basically. But in HoI they're ****.

You have 3 years and then two biggest land armies in the world ******** on you, and they attack at the same time since Molotov-Ribbentrop pact is a scripted event. I finally beat it, but I was close to smashing my PC with a hammer several times.
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Haha, well you can toggle historical focus on or off so the war can play out different each time. I have seen a few different outcomes, seen Germany and Soviets carve it up. But then I have seen Poland join the allies early and then the soviets turn against germany because basically them and italy determined communism illegal. So Soviets declare war but then opportunistic Poland declares and takes Berlin. I've also formed my own Italian faction and taken Germany once they declared on poland. Then once I beat Germany the opportunistic Ai decided to declare on me the next day. They have really nailed the sandbox feel, HOI3 relied too much on scripted events. **** I just remembered too I saw Soviet Union implode and break up in 38, Russia declared independence and won the civil war. AI fleshed out and a politics dlc and Ill be happy, Korean wars and a 1933 start date and I would be ecstatic
 
Passing on the Steam sale. I've been shamed by the number of unplayed games in my library that I've bought.
 
ajt09 said:
Passing on the Steam sale. I've been shamed by the number of unplayed games in my library that I've bought.
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yeah my new account is not so out of control although I have managed to creep up to 60 titles, thing is I have 40 quid steam money after trading in some titles today so I am going to buy stuff
 
Just Cause 3 & Watch Dogs. to get the off them trophies to do list...


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