hearts of iron iv

[Mendel]

with the release of hearts of iron iv just a little under a month away, i thought id post this to see who plans to pick it up when it releases; def. on top of my list along w/ overwatch these next few weeks

About
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

From the heart of the battlefield to the command center, you will guide your nation to glory and wage war, negotiate or invade. You hold the power to tip the very balance of WWII.

It is time to show your ability as the greatest military leader in the world. Will you relive or change history? Will you change the fate of the world by achieving victory at all costs?

Useful Links
Steam Page
http://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/

Main Paradox HOI4 Page - Contains a lot of information and updates such as dev diaries, system requirements and other general info
https://www.paradoxplaza.com/hearts-of-iron-iv

Paradox HOI4 Forums
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/hearts-of-iron-iv.844/

HOI4 Subreddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/hoi4/

thoughts???
@Dazza @Dallas

also a p neat touch they're releasing it on dday

 

[Dazza]

damn fuckin straight me n dallas will be doing some fat german-jap co-op the day this shit is out

 

[Dalekfodder]

Tbh i think they will dumb hoi3 and release it and the thought makes me cry

 

[Dallas]

it's nearly here...............

 

[Baguette]

Even though being a french person waiting for a WW2 strategy game might sound ridiculous I am waiting for it.

 

[ONE]

Looks too much like EU4 for me!

 

[Mendel]

Looks too much like EU4 for me!

what

 

[Kirshbia]

Yeah, I plan to get it.

@Baguette I would be totally down to play a good game about the French resistance.

 

[Bada$$]

The game gon' be wicked

 

[Ond]

it's nearly here...............

>be in an 8-player lobby for Civ V
>get Japan
>have a nice small continent spawn, my people prosper for a while and are content
>suddenly realize my beautiful living space is contaminated by another player's civ
>it's America
>it's fucking America
>suddenly a plan blossoms like the cherry blossom
>begin to chat with him, we work out some alliance (not in-game just based on word) and a research agreement
>both agree to focus on economic spending
>turns whittle away like this, both of us quietly prospering
>he stars chatting to me, we shoot the shit and I think for a second that we could have been friends

...

...
>then I get planes
>my resolve is brought up
>I cannot allow filthy America to pollute my lands any longer
>the air attack is swift, I target coastal cities
>enter Pearl Harbour 2: Electric Bogaloo
>I scream over sidechat "TAKE THIS FILTHY AMERICAN PIGGU"
>this guy is in hysterics calls me every name under the empire of the sun
>my only response is, "FOR THE GLORWY OF TE EMPAWRAWR" and "BANZAI EAT HAMBURGER-CHAN AMERICAN SWINE"
>the lobby is enraged, people begin to make plans against me
>America is wiped out in less than twenty turns
>every possible settlement is razed as a message
>soon the whole lobby is at war with me
>jokes on them, I got nukes
>"HIROSHIMA WAS A BITCH HUH?"
>"NAGASUCKY MY BALLS"
>every person who responds on chat has their capital nuked
>within half an hour the lobby has rage quit
>all bow down to the glorious empire of nippon steel

 

[HumanRev]

Looks too much like EU4 for me!

It's made by the same company!

 

[Dallas]

shit.

soon [tm]
@Dazza

 

[Mendel]

only preordered the cadet edition, i would get the colonel edition but it only has cosmetic changes and the $90 version is too much
considering i just bought overwatch

 

[ZackWake]

Time again to play as Poland and reverse history down it its core... Everyone can into space. EVERYONE.

 

[shibe]

this or eu4 as someone who has never played a rts like these games before

 

[Dallas]

this or eu4 as someone who has never played a rts like these games before

eu4 cuz it's most noob friendly of the series

 

[Vortigangster]

Probably going to play as Sweden or Finland and bring them to full Nordic glory... Although the game looks vastly different compared to HoI3, so learning to play is definetly going to be "fun"... Although if I remember correctly, they said something about there being an ACTUAL tutorial this time... Right?

 

[cryptic]

ofc I will get it

 

[Mendel]

the tutorial will start you as italy, and once the tutorial's main "quests" are completed it turns into a regular game, which is convenient because i planned to play as italy first either way

 

[Vortigangster]

the tutorial will start you as italy, and once the tutorial's main "quests" are completed it turns into a regular game, which is convenient because i planned to play as italy first either way

Well, I can imagine the tutorial teaches you the basics of combat trough the Italo-Ethiopian war then, which is pretty convenient seeing as that is a pretty "small" war early on in the game, which would then make it relatively easy to manage.