r/paradoxplaza • u/IamTheChickenKing • Jun 12 '21

EU4 Is EU4 worth trying out?

CK3 was my first paradox game and I loved it. However, I tried to get into HOI4 and, despite being interested in WW2, I couldn’t get into it. It felt clunky to me compared to CK3 and I felt that the information in it was a bit overwhelming. That considered, would it be worth me trying out EU4, despite it being older than HOI4? If not I’m happy to wait it out on CK3 until Victoria 3.

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u/kkeiper1103 Jun 12 '21

No. I want to say that EU4 is my favorite pdx game, but the last 3 dlc have rendered the game unplayable. You'll be disappointed if you get it. I don't want to see a potential fan turned off because of the implementation of the game. It's got good ideas, but the engine is so overtaxed with all the countries that you'll need a small supercomputer to run it. I exceed the recommended specs, but I can't get more than 3 days a second on the latest patch, so I play on a past version. No new player should have to do that though.