There's no events

[Miz]

There are no events relating to history at all. Victoria coronation, Scramble for Africa, WWI, nothing. It's pretty sad. The game feels so dead.

[Dao of Yakitori]

Yes, the game is very barebone and that's 200% intentional. There are gaping holes that will be obviously filled by DLCs later on.

This is the business model of Paradox. It's almost never worth it to buy their games on release.

[Toblm]

Theres a journal entry and event for Victoria's Coronation.
There is a journal entry and event for the Scramble for Africa.

And why would there be an event for WWI? WWI only occurs in the case an Austria Archduke gets assassinated by Balkan separatists and only if the particular set of alliances (UK,France, Russia vs Germany, Austria) happens to occur. That isnt going to happen organically and do you really want to be that railroaded 80 years into the game?

[Miz]

Originally posted by Toblm:

Theres a journal entry and event for Victoria's Coronation.
There is a journal entry and event for the Scramble for Africa.

And why would there be an event for WWI? WWI only occurs in the case an Austria Archduke gets assassinated by Balkan separatists and only if the particular set of alliances (UK,France, Russia vs Germany, Austria) happens to occur. That isnt going to happen organically and do you really want to be that railroaded 80 years into the game?

Victoria II had a great war system, is this not a direct sequel? Everything you did in the game culminated in one or multiple world wars. It's what made the game worth it in the end.

[Toblm]

Originally posted by Shaun:

Originally posted by Toblm:

Theres a journal entry and event for Victoria's Coronation.
There is a journal entry and event for the Scramble for Africa.

And why would there be an event for WWI? WWI only occurs in the case an Austria Archduke gets assassinated by Balkan separatists and only if the particular set of alliances (UK,France, Russia vs Germany, Austria) happens to occur. That isnt going to happen organically and do you really want to be that railroaded 80 years into the game?

Victoria II had a great war system, is this not a direct sequel? Everything you did in the game culminated in one or multiple world wars. It's what made the game worth it in the end.

Victoria II did not have a great war system. It was adequate at best, and poorly suited to modeling warfare after ~1900.
Victoria II had a good diplomatic system.

Diplomatic Plays in Vic 3 fill the same space as flashpoints did. Do they work as well? Maybe. But the system is there, even if it needs tuning.

[Kaizem]

Originally posted by Toblm:

Originally posted by Shaun:

Victoria II had a great war system, is this not a direct sequel? Everything you did in the game culminated in one or multiple world wars. It's what made the game worth it in the end.

Victoria II did not have a great war system. It was adequate at best, and poorly suited to modeling warfare after ~1900.
Victoria II had a good diplomatic system.

Diplomatic Plays in Vic 3 fill the same space as flashpoints did. Do they work as well? Maybe. But the system is there, even if it needs tuning.

I think trying to emulate these flashpoints is hurting Vic3. For example, i declared war on Portugal as Spain to puppet them, and for some reason, Russia thought it would be nice to travel across the continent to help the Portuguese.

[Palsada]

I like how everyone says there is not scramble for africa but I regularly see the decentralised nations in africa fall to western powers time and time again, and the one time I played france aggressively in the scramble events my infamy cursed me to suffer the 19th century version of the grand coalition taking me down.

[Toblm]

Originally posted by Kaizem:

Originally posted by Toblm:

Victoria II did not have a great war system. It was adequate at best, and poorly suited to modeling warfare after ~1900.
Victoria II had a good diplomatic system.

Diplomatic Plays in Vic 3 fill the same space as flashpoints did. Do they work as well? Maybe. But the system is there, even if it needs tuning.

I think trying to emulate these flashpoints is hurting Vic3. For example, i declared war on Portugal as Spain to puppet them, and for some reason, Russia thought it would be nice to travel across the continent to help the Portuguese.

That would likely be the ~90+ infamy from puppeting industrialized nations biting you in the ass. Trying to grab 'big' nations whole attracts attention. And rightfully so.

[t]

Don't worry, assuming the game sold well there will be plenty of steeply priced flavor pack dlcs for each country.
I have not bought a Paradox game on release since EU4 and never will again. I wait at least a year, sometimes two in the case of Crusader Kings 3.

[Rocky488]

the ai and for general the great powers should more interact with each other 2 playtroughs and there was only 1 war between prussia and russia the ai conquer some little countrys and then only peace

[Otterking]

Two words: "Flavor Packs". I expect one for each Major nation, which is why I won't be buying any paradox products on release anymore.

[Rialm]

One thing that this game needs really hard, it's the journal system. Any news related to great power or at least big power that have interest in your region, you should somehow gets them. Unless you are isolationist or you don't know much about the existence of those powers. It's really underwhelming Victoria Coronation. I know that every damn game we will get that event, but it's fun like most of the same event that HOI4 have, it make you feels that you are passing through history.
And if you someone makes the Panama Canal, this new is shown as a discovery new.
The same goes with wars, I completely ignore or don't see the small window bellow.

Hopefully the game ends up having this at some point. Journalist was a really important thing at that time.