May 29, 2002, 02:01
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King
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Need advice
I just saved enough money to buy a couple of new PC games:
I was thinking of buying EU2...
Do you think is a bad idea, great idea, medium idea.... whatever idea?
Can you give me any comments and your impression about the game?
Thank you
Saluti
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May 29, 2002, 03:12
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Warlord
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Impossible to answer with any confidence.
It depends what kind of games you like, your attention span etc etc.
EU2 has a rather steep learning curved.
I would suggest that you go to the Official EU forums and have a look thro there. It will give you some idea of the complexity of the game and whether it is for you or not 
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EU questions? try here:-
http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/
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May 29, 2002, 08:59
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Second opinion: if you are used to games as civ or smac it has an easy learning curve. If you're used at AoK or something like that, you'll find it hard.
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May 29, 2002, 17:38
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3rd Opinion: If you like strategy games, then it's awesome. Probably the best strategy game I've played yet so far.
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May 29, 2002, 18:42
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Fourth opinion: I second the third opinion, with the exception of SMAC.
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May 29, 2002, 20:19
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King
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I'm used to play Civ2 and now Civ3.
So if you say is easy to learn if I played Civ-games it's some points more...
I went to the official forum and......
MAN 
THIS GAME IS FREAKIN AWESOME 
I really want to buy it now 
Saluti
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The trick is the doing something else." — Leonardo da Vinci
"If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?" - Cardinal Richelieu
"In vino veritas" - Plinio il vecchio
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May 29, 2002, 20:26
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If you end up liking EU, you might want to also look into Legion, which will be released in a matter of days. It uses part of the EU engine.
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May 29, 2002, 20:35
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King
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Originally posted by Apocalypse
If you end up liking EU, you might want to also look into Legion, which will be released in a matter of days. It uses part of the EU engine.
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You are right... It looks like a good game.
I'll wait till Legion is out, see which one looks better and decide.
It can always end up that I'll buy both
Saluti
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"Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else.
The trick is the doing something else." — Leonardo da Vinci
"If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?" - Cardinal Richelieu
"In vino veritas" - Plinio il vecchio
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May 29, 2002, 22:20
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If you must choose between the two, get EU2. You can combine it with saved games from the upcoming title Crusader Kings
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May 30, 2002, 01:50
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Firaxis Games Programmer/Designer
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Glad you like it so far Giovanni. It's somewhat difficult to get into, but what you understand it, and start playing some games, it hooks you in for a long time, trust me. 
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May 30, 2002, 03:50
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Chieftain
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Originally posted by Apocalypse
If you end up liking EU, you might want to also look into Legion, which will be released in a matter of days. It uses part of the EU engine.
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No it does not. The game is a turned based game made by Slitherine Software in cooperation with Paradox Entertainment. While an excellent game in its own right, it does not use the EU2 engine.
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May 30, 2002, 10:00
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Chieftain
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That is correct, Legion is not using the EU engine. But the later comming Crusader Kings and Hearts of Iron is.
And IMHO EU2 is the best computergame made this far
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May 30, 2002, 23:41
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King
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Uhmm!
I think I'll buy EU2 then, I', already playing Civ3 as a Turn Based,
Thanks for all your advice!
Saluti
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"Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else.
The trick is the doing something else." — Leonardo da Vinci
"If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?" - Cardinal Richelieu
"In vino veritas" - Plinio il vecchio
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May 31, 2002, 07:58
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Really? I could have swore Legion used part of the EU code for the provinces.
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May 31, 2002, 14:17
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Chieftain
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Originally posted by Apocalypse
Really? I could have swore Legion used part of the EU code for the provinces.
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It doesn't. I'm one of the closed beta testers for the game so I know what I am talking about.
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