Haven't played this game before, but this has peaked my interest in it. Is Victoria II hard to pick up if you've never played Paradox's strategy games before?

Probably the hardest given that not every nation is quite playable, the economy system and great wars. Start with Europa Universalis III or Crusader Kings II if you wish to grab Grand Strategy.

Lysteria

France2279 Posts

February 12 2013 23:01 GMT

#42

On February 13 2013 07:17 Kurumi wrote:
Probably the hardest given that not every nation is quite playable, the economy system and great wars. Start with Europa Universalis III or Crusader Kings II if you wish to grab Grand Strategy.

It's one of the easiest when it comes to strategy and wars, but you have so much more to do than it I would recommend Europa Universalis too.

LaNague

Germany9118 Posts

February 12 2013 23:09 GMT

#43

On February 13 2013 07:11 fishbowl wrote:

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Haven't played this game before, but this has peaked my interest in it. Is Victoria II hard to pick up if you've never played Paradox's strategy games before?

1. dont say "peaked my interest"
2. Try EU3, CK2 is also nice, but its more about your dynastie and interaction with people, so its quite different from playing a country.

Caller

Poland8075 Posts

February 13 2013 17:14 GMT

#44

will try to update tonight, but quick poll:

Poll: Where do we want to end up?

pearl harbor like its 1899 (7)

44%

a giant, drawn out campaign to utterly destroy the dutch (3)

19%

creation of a greater east asian coprosperity sphere (3)

19%

other(post) (2)

13%

let caller mod and pervert the game into becoming a warhammer40k ripoff (1)

6%

16 total votes

Your vote: Where do we want to end up?

(Vote): a giant, drawn out campaign to utterly destroy the dutch
(Vote): creation of a greater east asian coprosperity sphere
(Vote): pearl harbor like its 1899
(Vote): let caller mod and pervert the game into becoming a warhammer40k ripoff
(Vote): other(post)

Kurumi

Poland6130 Posts

February 13 2013 17:16 GMT

#45

FREE POLAND

Lysteria

France2279 Posts

February 13 2013 17:18 GMT

#46

Pearl Harbor the shit out of any island in the Pacifica !

Eben

United States769 Posts

February 15 2013 00:58 GMT

#47

More updates!

Caller

Poland8075 Posts

February 15 2013 01:18 GMT

#48

4. Korea me softly with his dong

Tosa: A land where we fear no foreigner. Where a highwayman and a constable will band together to kill foreigners that happen to end up on our island.

Sumeragi strong.

Fucking fevers, how do they work?

Oh no! It appears that the Koreans have thrown off the shackles of the Chinese, forfeiting their right to protection. The Daimyo can see it now-the waves of foreigners that slowly overwhelm the Koreans, teaching them things like democracy and liberalism and micromanagement!

Tosa will not stand for these foreign incursions. Tosa will do what China could not, and take Korea under her wing.

Meanwhile, people are fighting over the right to oppress each other.

The time is now! To do what Hideyoshi could not!

REMOVE KIMCHI FROM THE PREMISES

Rather than invade from the South, like Hideyoshi did, the Daimyo of Tosa proposes a novel tactic. By launching an amphibious invasion at Incheon, it will be possible to bisect Korea, denying both halves the support of the other. He is confident that nobody else will ever come up with this idea ever, such is the genius.

Indeed, a great victory against the Korean ~~army~~ REBELS.

The remaining resistance is routed in Seoul.

Meanwhile, Yurop.

Evidently, the foreigners, having desired to conquer Korea, do not approve of the Tosa intervention.

A rebel uprising is crushed, despite somehow taking less casualties. The Daimyo makes a note to perform more military research in case the Dutch attack again.

It is decided to take the island of Jeju as a naval base, to guard against a potential Chinese threat. This may also involve taking the southern provinces, but only as a buffer zone! Nothing to do with the delicious resources they have!

Finally, the Koreans agree to be protected by Tosa. The Daimyo gracefully accepts stewardship of the Korean border provinces, while granting the usual autonomy to the middle provinces. Has nothing to do with infamy. Nope.

Holy crap, look at the money!

Seriously, my income has just increased by a factor of 8. This protection shit is pretty profitable.

The Daimyo is caught with a geisha. Despite the fact that this is common practice and that Kurisu-chan religion has not spread on Japan, apparently this pisses off the people that don't have enough money to afford one.

The Koreans learn fast. Already they are kicking out all the foreigners.

The Daimyo is caught with a foreign woman. She must've been on the island when typhoid struck earlier, otherwise known as yellow fever.

Ha! Fighting the UK! Good one!

The Daimyo finds it odd that he somehow had a colonial issue with a strange nation that he has never heard of. A nation where instead of eating rice and fish, they eat skewered meat on a stick. The Daimyo is not sure why anyone would want to eat that, and resolves to get rid of it as soon as possible.

YEAH, BRING IT YOU DUTCH PANS~

Well fuck. 47 regiments. I didn't even know there were that many people in the Dutch lands. Well...even with our 5:1 advantage, this puts us in some deep shit. But most of the regiments are probably still in their homeland.

Oh.

The Daimyo tries to intimidate the Dutch by demanding some of their territory. It doesn't work.

THIS IS BUT A TEMPORARY SETBACK. DUTCH WE WILL GET YOU. YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE TO GIVE US BACK THE CLAY.

Alternatively...

WELL FINE, WE DIDN'T EVEN WANT THAT TERRITORY ANYWAYS!

Poll: Boshin War?

FOR THE EMPRAH! (12)

67%

DEATH TO THE SERVANTS OF THE CORPSE GOD! (6)

33%

18 total votes

Your vote: Boshin War?

(Vote): FOR THE EMPRAH!
(Vote): DEATH TO THE SERVANTS OF THE CORPSE GOD!