Europa Universalis V confirmed

[crazy canuck]

They clearly chose 1337 to demonstrate the dev team is entirely composed of l33t hax0rz. 

 

Only 2000s kids will get this

Yes. Explain to us old folk

 

[crazy canuck]

I have to admit, I have never finished an EU game

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Other than maybe one Stellaris game I don't think I have ever finished a Paradox grand strategy game.  I typically get bored after I either hit a local maxima where I can't do anything other than maintain my position and make numbers go up, or I get so powerful that nobody can stop me and growing just becomes a tedious chore.

[Valmy]

I have to admit, I have never finished an EU game

I used to all the time in EU1 and EU2 but now it is just ridiculous how long it takes to get through a few years. That was my biggest complaint about EU3, the game goes too damn slow. I have thousands of hours of CK2 and I only played to the end date once...when I started in 1337.

And I was not alone either. AARs regularly ran to the end of the game back in the EU1 and EU2 era.

[Sophie Scholl]

I don't think I have since EU2 either. Weird. I usually find the end game just... less interesting. Usually everything is blobbed up, ahistorical, and only kept vaguely in check by me playing time cop and keeping things even in that marginally viable level by taking out the worst blobbers.

[HVC]

I usually play with a goal in mind and once I reach that goal* I lose interest and start again.


*or mess up so badly my goal in unattainable

[crazy canuck]

I have to admit, I have never finished an EU game

I used to all the time in EU1 and EU2 but now it is just ridiculous how long it takes to get through a few years. That was my biggest complaint about EU3, the game goes too damn slow. I have thousands of hours of CK2 and I only played to the end date once...when I started in 1337.

And I was not alone either. AARs regularly ran to the end of the game back in the EU1 and EU2 era.

I can't remember the EU I games I played  The main thing I remember is how happy I was that a game like that had been created.

[garbon]

I don't think I have since EU2 either. Weird. I usually find the end game just... less interesting. Usually everything is blobbed up, ahistorical, and only kept vaguely in check by me playing time cop and keeping things even in that marginally viable level by taking out the worst blobbers.

Yeah. It is funny because they are always like we don't invest a lot in the end game as no one ever plays it and on the other hand, no one generally plays that as they've never succeeded in preventing endless blobbing.

[Norgy]

I've finished a couple of grand campaigns in EUIV. I did it more often in EUII. I may have had more time on my hands, or just been more patient.

[Norgy]

Absolutely no-one has fond memories of neither HoI3 or EUIII, I think. 

[Tamas]

I liked our EU3 MP games.

[Josquius]

I'm sure I remember eu3 well. Though stands out less than 2 of course

Hoi though I've not been able to enjoy any since 2

[Solmyr]

I liked our EU3 MP games.

Same.

I've finished more than a few EU4 games, too. Usually my goal is to finish the mission tree of the nation I play, which in some cases takes me to the late 1700s at least.

[Josephus]

which is why this early start date does nothing for me. Probably be quitting in the 16th century or earlier now

[Josephus]

I'm going to buy this game, no doubt about it. But I think after 25 years of Paradox gaming, this will be the defining one for me. I didn't like CK3, don't like Vicky 3 and haven't enjoyed HOI in years. There are various reasons for all those games I won't get into but primarily they've removed the fun factor for me.
So if I find I'm not getting into EU5 then obviously they're not making games for me anymore as the were in their early days.