The base game can be pretty good at times when playing Germany however i strongly suspect the AI downright cheats and spawns units and has an amount of industry that it shouldn't reasonably have.
It's also impossible to have any small wars, any wars with some inconsequential country inevitably results in a world war with everyone piling in. Playing with numerous mods does make it more fun to play.

The base game can be pretty good at times when playing Germany however i strongly suspect the AI downright cheats and spawns units and has an amount of industry that it shouldn't reasonably have. It's also impossible to have any small wars, any wars with some inconsequential country inevitably results in a world war with everyone piling in. Playing with numerous mods does make it more fun to play.