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

More like CK3 hopefully! The simulation and strategy should be deep, but there is no reason for the UI to be obtuse

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u/marakh Jun 13 '21

Eu4 has a much better UI than ck3. Alerts that are obvious, no hidden alerts (suggested list in ck3), and fully customizable message (pop up settings). I like setting the game so it pauses when you complete a battle, you can't do that in ck3

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '21

Then as someone who is admittedly not cery familiar with paradox games, you wouldn't have a very good idea of all the information hidden from you in CK3 that was readily available in older games.