User blog comment:AltHistoryGeek/Got HOI3 now, been playing it like crazy!!/@comment-9906822-20121221121738

I find Hearts of Iron 2 with all expansions, Darkest Hour and Arsenal of Democracy vastly superior to Hearts of Iron 3. Especially in combination with quality mods like Kaiserreich and AI/logistical/construction time adjustments to keep replaying. Last time I played HoI3, it was a terrible mess of bugs, AI dicking around, way too tedious micromanagement and to top it off, a godawful map - it put me off the game for good.

Same with Vicky 2, although I haven't played that one since it first came out, so if it improved (like most Paradox games do after a few patches) and they cut back on the ASB, I might give that one another shot. Especially due to the ACW scenario, lol.