The real problem is that nothing about the combat system translates to meaningful player actions.Дifferent unit types are good against different opponents? Too bad, your demesne army is just a random mix of all unit types. Well, sure, there's the usual complaint that none of that is explained anywhere, but that's just the way Paradox games are. It doesn't really cover half of it like sieges, morale, army recruitment and upkeep, traits you can get in battle, chance of death during battle and so on.Д®ven that limited part of combat system looks really interesting at first - different unit types, multiple combat phases, interactions of different tactics, commander influence with separate commanders on each flank.

Here's a quick summary of just major CK2 combat elements by coanda. On the other hand quite often it backfires horribly, and one really good example of such misuse of complexity is Crusader Kings 2's combat system. I often enjoy quite a lot of complexity in games I play - some of them like Magic: The Gathering are among the most complex games ever created (Magic's Comprehensive Rules are about 200 pages, and then add to it over 13,000 cards), and I just love discovering unusual interactions between disconnected parts of the ruleset.Д¬omplexity in games can be not only fine, but amazing. I'm in the tiny minority of gamers who enjoys Paradox games.

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