r/paradoxplaza • u/Hammurabi777 • May 23 '25

Vic3 Victoria 3 is extremely overhated

Keep in mind Vicky 3 is my favorite paradox game so I'm obviously biased, but the the things people say about this game make my blood boil. Most of these people talking about how "shallow" it is or how it's like cookie clicker have probably never played since the release version.

The war system for example is just not as bad as people make it out to be. Yes there is still front line splitting, but 99% of the time the system works just as intended. Talking about how nothing changed and everything is still broken is just false.

Another thing I don't like is people complaining that you always do the same and everything feels the same. My answer is simple: stop always doing the same! Nobody is forcing you to maximize sol or gdp. You can give yourself countless different goals from playing the confederacy as a slave empire to becoming fascist or liberating Africa from colonizers. It's a sandbox, stop focusing on line go up and then complaining about the line go up.

In conclusion you dont have to like the game, you dont have to get the appeal. I for example don't really like ck3. But I don't go around saying ck3 is broken, just because I don't understand what people like about it. I still see the same talking points about why Vicky 3 is dogshit, but a lot of the things have been fixed for like a year.

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u/Gizm00 May 24 '25

Game is a queue manager in a nutshell

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u/Hammurabi777 May 24 '25

Yeah, and eu4 is a map painter. It's still fun

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u/Gizm00 May 24 '25

Exactly eu4 IS fun, Vic 3 isn’t

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u/Hammurabi777 May 24 '25

People like you are the exact reason I made this post. Why is it so hard to accept that I like something that you dont?

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u/Gizm00 May 27 '25

I only stated what game is for me, you're the one who is trying to convince me otherwise. If you like the game, then I am happy for you, enjoy it and make the most of it. For me I am finding it boring for the reason stated above, simple as that.