A glance at HoI3

[Tamas]

I was happy with the speed during wartime but playing as Germany '36 it is a bit slow. Do I remember well that there is an issue with 4 core CPUs?

Also, I have been raising threat levels in France, UK, and Poland. I did not want to exploit the Denmark thing. Works out quite well, France has the largest threat at least from where I sit, and the vast majority of countries are quite slow in leaning toward their usual end of the spectrum. Poland joined the Allies in 1937, but there is no danger of anyone else doing it at this moment.

[Liep]

One day, Paradox might give me a reason to buy at full-price, but the usual, sloppy releases are an indication that they want me to do nothing of the sort.

I'd buy CK2 or Vic2 on the spot if they're ever made.

[Tamas]

One day, Paradox might give me a reason to buy at full-price, but the usual, sloppy releases are an indication that they want me to do nothing of the sort.

I'd buy CK2 or Vic2 on the spot if they're ever made.

I strongly hope they won't be announcing Vicky2. the community needs more types of games, not the only two companies on the scene competing with the same time frame at the same time (ageod's vainglory I am talking about)

BTW is that gameshow next week any good? anyone going?

[Neil]

And Japan, for that matter.  Even if far as effectiveness goes that may have been more of a matter of internal propaganda--but anticommunism was an aggressively-pushed rationale for the war in China.

To be fair, Japan used just about everything as a propaganda to support the war.  It was anti-communist, anti-warlord, a mission civilisatrice, anti-imperialist, and pan-Asiatic.

[PDH]

To be fair, Japan used just about everything as a propaganda to support the war.  It was anti-communist, anti-warlord, a mission civilisatrice, anti-imperialist, and pan-Asiatic.

Don't forget the "Killing the dumb Chinese" explanation too...

[Josephus]

I'll wait until they fix the major game issues with expansion packs and buy them all at once in a discount bin in a few years.

EU3 was the last time Paradox will con me to buying one of their games on release.

WTF ARE YOU?

[Neil]

To be fair, Japan used just about everything as a propaganda to support the war.  It was anti-communist, anti-warlord, a mission civilisatrice, anti-imperialist, and pan-Asiatic.

Don't forget the "Killing the dumb Chinese" explanation too...

That one was only for internal consumption, and even then only internal consumption of ultra-right army officers.  The slaughter of the Chinese didn't make the evening news in Japan.

[Razgovory]

They didn't have an evening news in Japan.  Only morning shows for some reason.

[Eddie Teach]

They didn't have an evening news in Japan.  Only morning shows for some reason.

Too busy getting drunk right after work.

[KRonn]

One day, Paradox might give me a reason to buy at full-price, but the usual, sloppy releases are an indication that they want me to do nothing of the sort.

I'd buy CK2 or Vic2 on the spot if they're ever made.

CK I never really go into much. Played a bit but it never took with me. Vicky, I like, and I guess you could say Revolutions was a second game. It is quite different from the original.

So, I didn't expect HOI3 to be out so soon. Was figuring later in the year. I may not get it yet, been playing HOI2 and with summer just been busy, so I may wait a bit for HOI3. I do like the ideas, changes and concepts of what I've seen and read.

[Darth Wagtaros]

One day, Paradox might give me a reason to buy at full-price, but the usual, sloppy releases are an indication that they want me to do nothing of the sort.

I'd buy CK2 or Vic2 on the spot if they're ever made.

CK I never really go into much. Played a bit but it never took with me. Vicky, I like, and I guess you could say Revolutions was a second game. It is quite different from the original.

So, I didn't expect HOI3 to be out so soon. Was figuring later in the year. I may not get it yet, been playing HOI2 and with summer just been busy, so I may wait a bit for HOI3. I do like the ideas, changes and concepts of what I've seen and read.

One thing we learned from HOI2 is that its released when they need to meet a financial deadline, not when the game is necessarily in shape for the marketplace.  That attitude is a cancer in the software industry.

[garbon]

One thing we learned from HOI2 is that its released when they need to meet a financial deadline, not when the game is necessarily in shape for the marketplace.  That attitude is a cancer in the software industry.

Well they are businesses.  Can't very well say, no pay checks for the next few months guys, the product isn't ready.

[The Brain]

I might get this. Is HoI3 better than the real thing?

[Richard Hakluyt]

It's only £20 or so, on that basis it's worth buying just to examine the game mechanics.

[Darth Wagtaros]

One thing we learned from HOI2 is that its released when they need to meet a financial deadline, not when the game is necessarily in shape for the marketplace.  That attitude is a cancer in the software industry.

Well they are businesses.  Can't very well say, no pay checks for the next few months guys, the product isn't ready.

I realize that in the intellectual sense.  As a consumer (or a sysadmin being given responsibility for a new product to support)I have a problem with paying money for something that has problems out of the box, problems that the vendor knew about and decided to adopt an attitude that 'we'll fix it later', after they get my payment.  I don't mean obscure or rare problems that could crop up in any complex system, but stuff like the entire fucking Luftwaffe flying off to be destroyed over Scotland because the flight AI is screwed from the start.  Or this IC thing.

Most other industries can't get away with this shit. Imagine selling TV's that will suddenly shut off after 15 minutes of use and telling customers that its "just a bug and a patch will be released in a few days."  Or an entire line of cars that are shipped with only three tires, ya gonna tell the customers that they'll receive the fourth in the mail?  I sometimes feel that way when talking with developers.