Paradox announcement: Victoria 2 and New EU3 expansion!!

[Martok]

Victoria 2

EU3: Heir to the Throne



Well color me intrigued. I found these points most interesting in Heir to the Throne:

• More dynamic pirates. Issue letters of marque to plague the sea zones of rival nations.
• Monarchs need to uphold their legitimacy in the eyes of their subjects

Joy!!

[OverKnight]

At this point shouldn't they just call it EU IV? In Nomine is very different from vanilla, and I'm sure Heir to the Throne will increase that.

The only Pirate option I want is "Nuke them from orbit". They're so annoying and micro-managey to deal with.

[TinCow]

Excellent! Paradox is quickly becoming my new favorite developer. Great games with unparalleled replayability, and a seemingly never ending list of improvements.

[naut]

VICKY2! I.. I.. can't express my joy! And the screenies, ah the UI looks so much cleaner!

[Jolt]

Paradox's forums have crashed. :(

[frogbeastegg]

Paradox's forums have crashed. :(

They're working fine for me.

[Monk]

Woah, i just bought vicky no less than a day ago.

[Tratorix]

Woah, i just bought vicky no less than a day ago.

Pretty much in the same boat. By the time I learn to play it properly, the sequel will be out.

[Daimon]

This one deserves a honorable mention: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...play.php?f=444

For the glory based on the EU2 engine made by the community.

[seireikhaan]

WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!

And here I had almost given up on hope for a victoria 2! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO

[Monk]

Pretty much in the same boat. By the time I learn to play it properly, the sequel will be out.

Indeed. I cannot really complain, being both late to the party by six years and that i got Vicky for dirt cheap (really guys now is the time to look into buying it!) but it is a bit strange to buy the original and days later learn "Oh.. here comes another!"

But it looks to be still a ways off, Paradox has stated on their forums that they are looking to get a Q2 2010 release. Which is far sooner than you might think, but still long enough to buy the original.

[OverKnight]

Paradox's forums have crashed. :(

I've noticed that the Paradox forums go offline for about 30 mins around midnight (I'm at GMT -4) every day.

[CountArach]

I... I think I'm in love with Johan...

[Warmaster Horus]

The world is a better place now.
Not only is a Vicky 2 much appreciated, I think the new expansion will bring absolutely everything I would want to a grand strategy game - mainly the addition of a roleplaying element (the idea of dynasties, ruler legitimacy, added options for Republics, etc.). For me, it's already bought.
Of course, for EUIII to be really complete, we'll have to wait for Magna Mundi to be adapted to the new expansion...

[Monk]

Of course, for EUIII to be really complete, we'll have to wait for Magna Mundi to be adapted to the new expansion...

Seconded. In particular playing as a member of the Holy Roman Empire in MM is all kinds of fun. I'm convined though that the Byzantines are impossible.

[ShadesWolf]

Oh yes
Oh yes
Oh yes

Victoria 2

Yes
Yes
Yes

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Of course, for EUIII to be really complete, we'll have to wait for Magna Mundi to be adapted to the new expansion...

Very well said.
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[Cecil XIX]

Seconded. In particular playing as a member of the Holy Roman Empire in MM is all kinds of fun. I'm convined though that the Byzantines are impossible.

Thirded. Although apparently resurrecting Byzantium will be even harder in MMP2.

I suppose I'll give V2 a try, Victoria was actually my first PI game but the one I've had the least fun with. Definitely the harshest learning curve.

Now if only they announced CK2, or a dark ages game.

[Monk]

Thirded. Although apparently resurrecting Byzantium will be even harder in MMP2.

I suppose I'll give V2 a try, Victoria was actually my first PI game but the one I've had the least fun with. Definitely the harshest learning curve.

Now if only they announced CK2, or a dark ages game.

It's a shame too because the Byzantine MM game is probably the most enjoyable and complicated game of EUIII I've ever played. It's nearly impossible though.

The closest I ever got to a "win" was claiming the Asia minor coast, then managing to scrape together the remnants of Greece under my banner. But as I was doing so, and managing to avoid the Ottoman hammer, BAM! The framed event. Ottoman's declared war the very next year. I think i lasted until 1520, I stopped playing when Thrace fell and I was an empire in exile in Athens. Most difficult game I ever played.

And you say it will be even harder? I'm both anxious and dreading it.

As for Victoria 2? After playing V:Rev over the last few days all I can say is BRING IT ON.

[Meneldil]

I gave up on trying to understand Vicky. Hope the next one will have a manual/tutorial, and a less retard POPs management system.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I gave up on trying to understand Vicky. Hope the next one will have a manual/tutorial, and a less retard POPs management system.

Unfortunately I had a fluke of a marvelous game (Japan from 1836, managed to get civilized through events with only one brief rebellion and then modernized at a breathtaking place to bring me to 8th place) and so I've been struggling to reproduce that success. It seems impossible (the civilization events didn't trigger again when I replayed as Japan, no luck as any of the other interesting nations). Very frustrating.

[Megas Methuselah]

OMG VICTORIA 2!!!

Victoria and its expansion were the best games ever made. I pity the poor fools who don't fully comprehend its vast deepness. For my part, it took a good two weeks before I understood it well enough to play a campaign without a read-me. And even now, I'm still learning a new thing here and there.

[Furunculus]

awesome news.

[Meneldil]

The game indeed seems nice and interesting. The fact that you play right after or right before modern ideologies emerge pushed me to try it.
I'm not even saying the game is too complicated, but there's way too much micromanagement for my tastes. And the whole 'I turn 100K farmers into Clerkmen and then Capitalists in less than 2 days' thingy is really silly.

I'll probably give it another try someday.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Is there a Magna Mundi or a similar mod for this game too?
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[Mouzafphaerre]

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