I made a post earlier but it doesn ' t seem to be posting which is annoying . I detailed the costs for every team <| sep |> She ' s on atk atk hp ATM crit dmg has just come from subs but I may try speed at one point <| sep |> First thing you should probably know is that this game has no mandatory goals whatsoever , unlike say Civ V or Total War where there are victory objectives to keep you moving forward . It drops you into a specific character at a specific point in a timeline and everything you do from there is up to you . There ' s nothing in place to keep you from playing the entire game without expanding your territory or dynasty , or from conquering the entire world . Like other Paradox games it gives you equal opportunity to follow history to the letter or be completely ahistorical . If you like true sandbox games then you ' ll love CK 2 . It is an extremely rewarding game , however , and when you accomplish big things they will actually feel like accomplishments . I don ' t play MP , but I imagine you ' d want to play with friends . CK 2 is in no way balanced for PvP , you won ' t see people having tournaments or anything . As for learning curve , it will take quite a long time to fully grasp all the mechanics 40 odd hours for me . Watch videos , read AAR after action report , basically people recounting their games , sometimes as a fauxhistorical narrative , read the wiki , and ask questions , and you ' ll be fine .