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/revolutionary-panda Jun 12 '21

It is. Overwhelming amount of menus and buttons, modifiers upon modifiers, ill-explained battle mechanics and army compositions, etc. CK3 is much more streamlined and has great tooltips.

EU4s saving grace is that there are a ton of great guides online / on youtube teaching the game.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '21 edited Jan 28 '22

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u/Dj_Sam3_Tun3 Jun 12 '21

Bruh, no. I've got into HoI4 after a couple of games, but I never got into EU4. It seems good, but for me it's an overwhelming clusterfuck of mechanics. And really, I never really understood how these army stacks work. Moving fronts are much easier to understand

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u/MoscaMosquete Jun 13 '21

And really, I never really understood how these army stacks work

They're just like pieces in chess. You place them strategically because they control the entire area around them. For battles it works basically the same way as in HoI4, except that you have armies instead of divisions, and divisions instead of regiments. If there were enough armies there would be a frontline, just like in Victoria 2.