I wish the HoI4 system was more flexible that way. HoI3 did come across as a more serious WWII game, though, and the COC system did add a lot of immersion, and it was a neat feeling to have it set up and be able to quickly move corps and armies from one front to the next, for example. Add to that how unstable and crash-prone the game can be (heck, the #1 thing I appreciated with HoI4 when it came out was that it never crashed ), and how god-damned long it takes to get anything done, and I don't think I'll ever return. I remember reinstalling and loading up HoI3, playing it for what felt like five minutes, and quitting and uninstalling. After HoI4, though, I just couldn't go back. Played it for hundreds of hours, and played several full campaigns.
It felt like I was in command of an actual army and not bunching up units under one general. When I started sorting out division, corps, army and theatre army. I spent a couple of hours just reorganizing the order of battle for the small, but yet, somewhat powerful Hungarian army. The biggest difference for wargamers, when comparing these two games is the warfare mechanic (Order of Battle), industry, and the freedom to create your alternate history. Black Ice 10.33 for Heart of Iron 3 and Black Ice for 1.8.2 for Hearts of Iron 4. So to be fair, I have used the latest version of the mod for both games. Especially when paired with the historically immersive Black Ice mod. Most wargamers share the sentiment that Hearts of Iron 3 is the superior game when it comes to simulating warfare.
The beating of the war drums calls for the clash of titans, THE BATTLE OF THE IRON HEARTS! I will determine once and for all which of the Hearts of Iron heavyweights would take the championship for best wargame simulation from Paradox!
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