[Arryn]

Originally posted by Peter Ebbesen:
Well, it is because the game is the favourite hobby of the Paradox lead programmer, Johan Andersson. Whenever he finishes another project or goes on vacation, new patches seem to magically materialise

It's too bad that none of these patches have ever addressed the fundamental weakness of EU/EU2/HoI: a monumentally stupid AI. Dominions II AI is by far better, even with the spellcasting and shoot-your-own-troops flaws.