What's the point of NATO icons

[Spencer3595]

[Gebatron]

Lots of people think that’s the only “real” or “hardcore” way to play.

[GoldenTalon]

NATO Counters are the only counters that should be used for a real WW2 game.

[Катя Меов <3]

Personally, with NATO icons I have a way easier way telling apart different tank or artillery variants.

[Gebatron]

Originally posted by Dodgem:

They dont tf

Originally posted by GoldenTalon:

NATO Counters are the only counters that should be used for a real WW2 game.

[coffeemm8]

I don't mind them but I don't get why some people have an elitist attitude about them. There's nothing wrong with using the Paradox green symbols.

[Karolus Rex]

Originally posted by Gebatron:

Originally posted by Dodgem:

They dont tf

Originally posted by GoldenTalon:

NATO Counters are the only counters that should be used for a real WW2 game.

Just because onbe person feels that way doesn't mean everyone does.

Most of us who use NATO counters just prefer the style or its easier for us to differentiate between different units using them (because many of us understand the NATO counters better).

If you don't like 'em, don't use 'em.

[Gebatron]

Chill Drogo. I didn’t attack you. I also never said I didn’t like counters. I also never said that everyone who uses them feels that way.

[Gebatron]

To answer the question more specifically..NATO counters are a way of marking your armies so you know specifically what units are what. As perhaps you have noticed the different unit types all have different symbols. An example would be infantry looking like an “X” or cross while cavalry is more like a “\” or slash. It’s probably one of the best ways to easily identify different unit types at a glance. Especially if you are familiar with the symbols. Also, it’s kind of the “official” and most universal way of marking units.

[Astra Militarum]

I played a lot of hoi 3 so i got used to nato symbols and almost got an refund when i bought hoi 4

[GoldenTalon]

Originally posted by Astra Militarum:

I played a lot of hoi 3 so i got used to nato symbols and almost got an refund when i bought hoi 4

HOI4 doesn't have NATO symbols like Hoi3 - they're a hybrid of sorts. There's not indication of unit level like army, army group, etc. as in Hoi3.

[Spencer3595]

Originally posted by Gebatron:

To answer the question more specifically..NATO counters are a way of marking your armies so you know specifically what units are what. As perhaps you have noticed the different unit types all have different symbols. An example would be infantry looking like an “X” or cross while cavalry is more like a “\” or slash. It’s probably one of the best ways to easily identify different unit types at a glance. Especially if you are familiar with the symbols. Also, it’s kind of the “official” and most universal way of marking units.

Thanks for the explanation.