Norway's Victory Conditions: Rewards for Marginal Victory?
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 2:32 am
I noticed something odd about the victory conditions for Norway. You are not penalized for getting a Marginal Victory (MV); in fact, you are rewarded for it. Here's what I mean: I saved my file at the very last turn for getting a Decisive Victory (DV). I took the last Victory Hex and started the Low Countries (LC) with 2161 Prestige (P). For the heck of it, I loaded the save and then played it out to the very last turn. Took the last VHex and then started the LC with 2681P. The Campaign Tree shows that a MV or DV brings you to LC with no penalty plus I received 500P more by waiting it out to the end. Some maps, there are consequences for a MV, but Norway actually rewards it.
Now, shouldn't you get more Prestige for the DV? I understand that we get about 50P extra per turn, but there should be a way to reward the better victory. For a solution, I think it the 50P per turn could be stopped once the DV turn has passed. And/or, the bonus Prestige amount should be increased for the DV so that you start LC with more Prestige than with a MV. As it is now, I play for the MV so I can get the extra experience and the extra 500P (it really comes in handy for LC). A look at the Campaign Tree shows that a couple of other scenarios look like they could offer the same opportunity of no penalty for a MV and rewards you with more Prestige than a DV (ie. Kiev gets you to Barbarossa either way). I'll check it out as I go along with my current campaign. Maybe, some other people have already noticed it on other maps?
Now, shouldn't you get more Prestige for the DV? I understand that we get about 50P extra per turn, but there should be a way to reward the better victory. For a solution, I think it the 50P per turn could be stopped once the DV turn has passed. And/or, the bonus Prestige amount should be increased for the DV so that you start LC with more Prestige than with a MV. As it is now, I play for the MV so I can get the extra experience and the extra 500P (it really comes in handy for LC). A look at the Campaign Tree shows that a couple of other scenarios look like they could offer the same opportunity of no penalty for a MV and rewards you with more Prestige than a DV (ie. Kiev gets you to Barbarossa either way). I'll check it out as I go along with my current campaign. Maybe, some other people have already noticed it on other maps?