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Ok, I've played Empires in Arms---all the way through. I've played Scorched Earth through mid 1942. I've even tried to play Second Front. Monster games don't scare me.
But EU....oh man. The game is huge, complicated, multilayed and a complete ergonomic nightmare. And there is no information filtering at all. I'm playing Sweden in the Northern War and the game sends me pop-up messages about pirates in the Molucca Strait. I don't even know where the Molucca Strait is, but I know it isn't in the Baltic. I get ten messages like that every week in a game that can last 500 years!
Just to get rid of the pop-ups I need one hand for the left side of the keyboard, one for the right side and one for the mouse. Oh, and did I mention that some idiot decided to use the '+' and '-' buttons for both the map and time controls. So i have to hit the control button to speed up or slow down time, which I need to do a lot?
Somebody please tell me this game gets easier to play. Or that it's worth the effort. I like the map. I like the historical context. I like the sheer scale. But the micromanagement is just insane and the interface gives you no help at all. Should I expend the effort to learn this game or just return it?
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Khan Singh (edited March 20, 2001).]</font>
But EU....oh man. The game is huge, complicated, multilayed and a complete ergonomic nightmare. And there is no information filtering at all. I'm playing Sweden in the Northern War and the game sends me pop-up messages about pirates in the Molucca Strait. I don't even know where the Molucca Strait is, but I know it isn't in the Baltic. I get ten messages like that every week in a game that can last 500 years!
Just to get rid of the pop-ups I need one hand for the left side of the keyboard, one for the right side and one for the mouse. Oh, and did I mention that some idiot decided to use the '+' and '-' buttons for both the map and time controls. So i have to hit the control button to speed up or slow down time, which I need to do a lot?
Somebody please tell me this game gets easier to play. Or that it's worth the effort. I like the map. I like the historical context. I like the sheer scale. But the micromanagement is just insane and the interface gives you no help at all. Should I expend the effort to learn this game or just return it?
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Khan Singh (edited March 20, 2001).]</font>
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