Canoerebel
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Joined: 12/14/2002 From: Northwestern Georgia, USA Status: offline
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One of the two great pleasures of playing this deeply into 1945 has been getting to use the full arsenal of Allied weaponry, not because I have new and snazzy stuff, but because I finally achieved the position from which to implement that which has come "online" over the past year or so. The second pleasure was seeing through to fruition a plan in place since mid-1943 that, in turn, was built on the foundation of the Sumatra Campaign. There aren't many players willing to go this deep and long into the game. It must be awfully tempting to bail out when the war truly becomes hopeless. John didn't do so, partly becuase he preserved KB so long, partly because he didn't want to give in, and partly (I suspect) through the encouragement and counseling of his readers. I owe John a great deal for sticking it out. And I owe the Victory Point system of the designer in making sticking it out worthwhile, challenging and fun. Obvert, I well remember your prediction and Chickenboy's and the words of others, like crsutton (as best I can tell, Ross is nearly always right in anything he says, but he keeps a pretty low profile). So many, many good people read my AAR or John's or both. It goes well beyond the game. For instance, Ross highly recommended reading The Good Shepherd, which I tracked down, ordered, and read, much to my delight. John Dillworth recommended With the Old Breed, which I tracked down and read twice now. And somebody came along six or eight mnths ago and provided a YouTube link the The Band singing "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down," something I've watched/listened to scores of times since then. You guys read stuff that I write and provide helpful feedback or encouragement or admonishment. Lokasenna taught me the term Purple Prose. John Dillworth, a resident of Long Island, which is 18 light years distant from the place I live, is a gentleman who, in temperament, seems like a lifelong friend. And sometimes I get ill or crosswise with the good people of the Forum. I've managed to give offense to some good people who no longer hang around - one of whom was so irritated he declined my request for help. Even though we got crosswise or I made them cross, I knew that all are good guys. Sometimes, guys get crosswise, like Eisenhower and Monty or Patton and Bradley. The Forum is made up of bright people who know what they are doing and don't take well to ignorance or obstinancy or petulance. But the Forum at the moment is a really special place. I'm gonna drive a stake through the heart of the Vampire. Then I'm going to miss this game and miss creating something that brings in (and occasionaly drives away) people of such quality.
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