Raver
TOAW Ironman
Well talking to a few of you EA regulars suggests to me that there is a high level of interest in Hearts of Iron (figures really). I thought I would post a few impressions here for people interested in the game as someone who saw huge potential in it and is a little disappointed.
First off - this game concept, mechanics, strategic depth, etc is WONDERFUL! I would say HOI has the potential to be the best thing since TOAW. BUT - the AI is simply not capable of coping with a game with this much strategic depth. In fact the AI is so poor as to make the game almost not worth playing in single player mode, or indeed in multiplayer without large numbers of human opponents taking various nations. Dunno whether future patches could sort this out enough to reverse this conclusion, but I am sadly doubtful.
Anyway, I just wanted to post my little opinion on this as I know there is significant interest among various of my EA opponents.
First off - this game concept, mechanics, strategic depth, etc is WONDERFUL! I would say HOI has the potential to be the best thing since TOAW. BUT - the AI is simply not capable of coping with a game with this much strategic depth. In fact the AI is so poor as to make the game almost not worth playing in single player mode, or indeed in multiplayer without large numbers of human opponents taking various nations. Dunno whether future patches could sort this out enough to reverse this conclusion, but I am sadly doubtful.
Anyway, I just wanted to post my little opinion on this as I know there is significant interest among various of my EA opponents.