So is Vic 2 still better than 3 ? and if yes, why ?

[Chaise Tactique]

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[zakdoekje]

probly not although vic 3 is definatly not a great game either
both games have pros and cons
i feel like vic 3 economy and political is better and more transparant however the biggest downside is still the military
its just not fun at all to play the military side of the game.
thats just my experience

[Scarlet]

Victoria 2 is the better game. No contest. The game's economy is one of the best simulated in any game. You have multiple routes to play instead of just military conquest. There are pops who will want things and have their own beliefs and cultures. This is one of the few games where playing as a small nation is actually fun and rewarding unlike other Paradox games.

[Psycho_Soyer]

Originally posted by Scarlet:

Victoria 2 is the better game. No contest. The game's economy is one of the best simulated in any game. You have multiple routes to play instead of just military conquest. There are pops who will want things and have their own beliefs and cultures. This is one of the few games where playing as a small nation is actually fun and rewarding unlike other Paradox games.

I love the game so far. It's getting better everyday.

Now if it only had the HOI4 military and EU4 Diplomacy features it would be perfect. But I can live with what it has.

[bri]

Player agency in the strategy aspect and player limitations in the internal workings of your country aspect are why 3 will never be near as good as 2 without massive foundational changes.

[Chaise Tactique]

Thanks all for your answer i tried to play Vic2 so, NGL at this moment i dont get why its better than Vic3, so basically early if you dont play already industrialize country, you just encourage a group, and mostly wait if you have no thing to do around war, politics etc...

Victoria 3 seems a better in his economic aspect, more complete, ive the impression that some people cant make difference between complexity and just discovering thing with no explication. Vic2 seems just more blurry and doesnt let you know has much info as Vic3

considering war, that peoples say its better on 2 because its the classic PDX system, but. its easy to bait. yes its better in some ways, because you have more control on everything. but imo its no that relevant.

i also did some research around what victoria 2 have that 3 doesnt have. and for now, most things that Vic3 didnt have few years ago, now its available + Vic 2 is an ended game not Vic3

the real good point i had in my experience is the map, i prefer the map less cartoonish so i would like to get Vic2 map on 3