Anyone here play Rise of Nations?

He posted in the correct forum: other games. What exactly is the issue here?

Anybody going to Origins??? I’m bringing and running my pimped out Memoir 44 Dday set there. Anybody interested???

My mind changed……

MW2

Hey there and Thanks,

This looks like a computer game with a lot of promise!  I didn’t find any “bugs” when I checked it out.  I’ll have to look at my local Target and other spots to buy myself a copy.  I’ll let you know when I find it and how I liked it.  Thanks again for the info.          Tall Paul

Using Eagle Games ‘Fast Play’ rules, it could be played, but there is no battle board.  In my opinion, the battle board makes this game fun.

I don’t see how you could play it online with the battle board, however, as every movement needs to be done separately.

Hard to say, really. HoI3 has a lot more to it, and splits units even further, so that when you build your divisions you decide what types of brigades make them up. Also in HoI3, the war system is changed a bit, so that you have to have your neutrality at a certain point depending upon the other nation’s threat level before being able to declare war on them, whereas in HoI2, you could just go for it, but risk that a major power stops your expansionism if you hit someone whose independence they have guaranteed. If you plan on ever playing a minor power, then don’t bother trying to do it in HoI3, it’ll take you 12 months solid to be able to hit anyone else, regardless of which nation you pick. If you plan on only doing the bigger countries that were involved in WW3, then it won’t make a difference.

HoI3 also has more glitches to it, but you can expect them to be fixed by patching.

Really, it depends on if HoI3 is too much micromanagement for you to handle, or if you want to ever play a minor power such as bulgaria or brazil.

As far as being good, I liked it, but I like OV beer so……  Battles had no chance component, but trade cards could introduce some nasty events that can set you back.  Diplomacy and trading were how you won for the most part.  Optimizing your country for the geography and national goals were what I liked best.  But I am an optimization junkie.

BF1942 sucks! although i havenot played WWIIonline it looks realley cool, with the whole Eurpope scale of 1/2 thingy :)