Is anyone else puzzled by Pdox's half-hearted 'rollout' of Hearts of Iron IV?

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I found the initial reorg of your armies to be a very tedious chore in HOI3 but once it was done, I liked the system.  I liked being able to design my corps hierarchies and fiddle with force composition.  As for the bombing, I wish it were more detailed.  I played a fun game as the UK and tried to mirror reality by spending the bulk of my IC on building up a massive strategic bombing force.  It was micro managing to the extreme but I had a lot of fun plotting nightly raids and tracking their progress. I was able to knock down German industry so badly that the Soviets rolled them over by autumn 1944.

If they go with the teleporting bombers, I doubt I'll bother with the game until it's deeply discounted.

[Ian C]

If someone could incorporate the detail of War in the West, knock it down a few notches, and cross it with Making History II and Hearts of Iron 3 I'll be happy.

I like simulations though. Something like a first-person turn-based sim where you're the Commander in chief with a beautifully rendered 3-D office, air ops room, naval map room, war cabinet meeting room. Zoom into maps, draw battle plans, have access to logistics and reports etc, appoint generals. That would be spectacular.

[JasonPratt]

^^ Preach it brother!

C'mon Ubisoft, make that happPPPAARSSCCHHH...!!! 



(Ubisoft == publishers of the Silent Hunter series which tried the same thing in sub sim, and the goofy-named R.U.S.E. which looked like it was trying this but didn't.)

[Grim.Reaper]

Although no specific date yet, interesting that some third party sites offering pre-order already....

https://www.instant-gaming.com/en/1284-buy-key-steam-hearts-of-iron-iv/

[Ian C]

The fact that they have a listed retail price is significant. If can come to terms with the idiot air interception feature I might take the plunge, but I won't be paying 100% retail.

[Jarhead0331]

I'm tempted too, but not until we have some reliable info. On a release date. "2016" is a bit too ambiguous for me.

[magnus]

Has anyone bought anything from " Instant gaming"?

[Grim.Reaper]

Another site that is listing for pre-orders identifies the time frame as Q2-2016.....who knows if right.  I am not going to pre-order until at least there is an official announcement on actual release date.  I am guessing we will see just as good pre-order offers or better by then....

[ghostryder]

HOI 3 was a huge dissapointment on release-although I have played it all patched and expanded with the DLCs and such that I thought it turned into a pretty good game-but HOI 2 is still my favorite. Not sure what to think of this.

[Jarhead0331]

Has anyone bought anything from " Instant gaming"?

Yes. Several titles. Its legit. First time buyers though do have to submit a photo of an ID. I thought that was an unusual method of security, but it seemed to work out ok.

[MetalDog]

HOI 3 was a huge dissapointment on release-although I have played it all patched and expanded with the DLCs and such that I thought it turned into a pretty good game-but HOI 2 is still my favorite. Not sure what to think of this.

I never went all the way on III.  I have literally several thousand hours into II.

[Grim.Reaper]

No idea if trustworthy...but suggests May 25 is release date

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/changes-to-the-hoi4-website-and-some-speculation.913602/

[IronX]

That's funny, I was just looking at this myself. I guess all will be revealed tomorrow.

[sandman2575]

May 25 is sooner than I would have expected.

Hope it's right!

My most anticipated release of 2016...      :D

[Ian C]

My most anticipated release of 2016...      :D

Mine too. Apparently there will be a demo for download prior to release.

I remember when they released the HOI3 demo prior to release and uploaded the full game by mistake.