Despite its flaws Victoria 2 remains superior to Victoria 3 due to a better balanced economic system and a non-lazy war system.

Paradox should have spent another year developing Victoria 3 to
1) Have proper player managed wars
2) Add quality of life features to economy management
3) Resolve numerous issues including poor AI, bugs, crashes, slowdowns, etc.

Despite its flaws Victoria 2 remains superior to Victoria 3 due to a better balanced economic system and a non-lazy war system. Paradox should have spent another year developing Victoria 3 to 1) Have proper player managed wars 2) Add quality of life features to economy management 3) Resolve numerous issues including poor AI, bugs, crashes, slowdowns, etc.