KG_AGCent
06 Oct 02, 21:51
In playing several TCP/IP and PBEM games among a few of my friends I have noticed a fact with a lot of unhappiness around it:
Regardless of the settings, Central, South, 1941-1945, rarity or none, etc. When trying to play a meeting engagement of 1500pts with Combined Arms setting the Russians are alotted 659 pts for armor and the Germans 360 pts. 2000pts its 480 axis to 879 Allies.
Using the Unrestricted setting is an option for the dullard, not I.
Now, I avoid historical/"balanced semi-historical" scenarios like the plague. That is simply a preference of mine. Many people like them, that is their preference. When looking back on history one sees that most battles sucked hard for one side or the other. Why would I want to re-enact that suckiness? I don't. Give me even ground and let's see who comes out on top. I like to have a fighting chance and prefer to rely on my skills rather the benevolence of a scenario designer.
There is no disrespect intended to the makers of fine historical/"balanced semi-historical" scenarios. Their attention to detail and fetish for accuracy is a gift which they are kind enough to share with the rest of the us, the unwashed masses. One of my favorite battles of all-time is the massive Halpenny battle available from Der Kessel.
To me this sounds like a correction that ought to be made. QB-ME's ought to reflect levels that at least approach parity for fairness sake. We have a battle editor for historical accuracy. There is a time when fun should take precedence over accuracy. I believe this is one of them.
Does anyone have any suggestions for settings that might even things up a bit?
If you're interested:
Axis: Allies:
Infantry 900 900
Support 360 360
Vehicles 450 240
Armor 360 659
Arty 187 187
Since I don't know any HTML or UBB or whatever, this chart I made isn't going to turn out right, sorry.
KG_AGCent, out.
Regardless of the settings, Central, South, 1941-1945, rarity or none, etc. When trying to play a meeting engagement of 1500pts with Combined Arms setting the Russians are alotted 659 pts for armor and the Germans 360 pts. 2000pts its 480 axis to 879 Allies.
Using the Unrestricted setting is an option for the dullard, not I.
Now, I avoid historical/"balanced semi-historical" scenarios like the plague. That is simply a preference of mine. Many people like them, that is their preference. When looking back on history one sees that most battles sucked hard for one side or the other. Why would I want to re-enact that suckiness? I don't. Give me even ground and let's see who comes out on top. I like to have a fighting chance and prefer to rely on my skills rather the benevolence of a scenario designer.
There is no disrespect intended to the makers of fine historical/"balanced semi-historical" scenarios. Their attention to detail and fetish for accuracy is a gift which they are kind enough to share with the rest of the us, the unwashed masses. One of my favorite battles of all-time is the massive Halpenny battle available from Der Kessel.
To me this sounds like a correction that ought to be made. QB-ME's ought to reflect levels that at least approach parity for fairness sake. We have a battle editor for historical accuracy. There is a time when fun should take precedence over accuracy. I believe this is one of them.
Does anyone have any suggestions for settings that might even things up a bit?
If you're interested:
Axis: Allies:
Infantry 900 900
Support 360 360
Vehicles 450 240
Armor 360 659
Arty 187 187
Since I don't know any HTML or UBB or whatever, this chart I made isn't going to turn out right, sorry.
KG_AGCent, out.