How in the world....?

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I have been playing HOI 2 1.3b for several months now, but always SP. I am extremely curious how it is possible to win as the Axis (say, Germany) in MP. I am thinking of trying MP but frankly I am afraid.

I generally play on Hard and I find that the AI still makes a fair number of really stupid mistakes; but without some of those I don't know how I could conquer Britain or the Soviet Union. It would be a really long haul. I would find it EXTREMELY difficult to beat a human Soviet player as the Germans.

Of course, that's historical, but how do you all balance games in terms of which countries are involved to make it more interesting?

Thanks.

 

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I suggest you read some of the threads at hoiplayers.notlong.com to see how the germans fare in MP games. It really depends on houserules and how well the 3 axis can coordinate their moves, before usa enters.