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ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work

Are you sure they didn't just die from being out of supply?

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ORIGINAL: Franck

I don't understand about the HQ. But still, your encircelment should have happened on turn one ( as most major offensive against France do. ) and on the second turn France gets 4 corps in Paris, 3 corps in the south, 2 corps in Lyon ( I believe ) and one corp on the French/italian border.

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ORIGINAL: MarkShot

Gothfather,

In another thread where you were rude and insulting to me, I tried subtly to point out your poor behavior in a light humorous way and give you a chance to save face by showing a little more courtesy and respect. But for whatever reason, you seem to feel a need to go out of your way to be abrassive and insulting.

You know I may play GOA or I may not. I may find that it has bugs such that it is not worth my time. Either way, there is no reason why any issues I have with the game cannot be intelligently and respectfully discussed here.

I am beta tester for Matrix, but not for this product. So, I am not acquainted with Frank Hunter. In any case, in one of my first posts here which I directly addressed a question to him, I received a thoughtful and extensive reply. In fact, I was suprised to see the developer go into some detail how his planned design did not live up to his expectations in how the AI was realized for the game. Something one would surely say to beta testers in a private forum, but was not really necessary to disclose to the general public.

Well, I am not a forum admin (I am just part of the Matrix family). However, I hope those with admin priviledges offer you the opportunity to be a little more respectful of people or pack your bags. Paying $40-$60/game entitles one to use the software and discuss it and raise issues and get reasonable problems addressed. However, I don't think it entitles you to abuse developers, beta testers, and other customers.

Now, if you want to call me an idiot again, you'll have a lot more cause to this time. :)

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So, is this a game I can play for the next few years or am I going to learn it in a few weeks and find the game getting repetitive and uninteresting after a few months of play?

By the way, there is nothing wrong with replayability being limited. For some, if they have fun for a few months, then they got their money's worth. For me however, I got enough excellent games that I am very picky about investing time (I already have the game; received it as a gift) in something if it won't be my hard drive for the next five years.
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ORIGINAL: gothfather

How could anyone tell you that? Honestly how could we? or as I stated in a follow up post..

I mean really how could anyone here know if in five years you would still be playing the game? How do we judge that criteria? is any time less than 5 years a failure in your opinion? would 4 years 11 months be too little return. what about 18 months, would it be too little return on your time investment?

As for calling you an idiot, i didn't. i said your question was stupid and foolish. And i know a lot of brilliant people who ask stupid questions. So I think its a rather huge leap to say you are an idiot just because your question is stupid.


You continue to claim I called you an idiot and I'd like to see where I used that wording. I clarified that i was ONLY refering to your question and not your IQ. I was explicit about what i thought was foolish and stupid and that was neither your character or intelligence. I still think your question is stupid. If you feel thats an attack on your person all I can say it is not it is directed at your question yet again. Do you honestly think its reasonable to expect total strangers to be able to tell you if a game they have only had for a few months at most will be on YOUR hard drive in 5 years from now?

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ORIGINAL: MarkShot

No, you didn't directly call me an idiot. However, you invested a lot of effort in qualifying my question as being "stupid". A question that for most seemed to be reasonable and was put and phrased very politely and respectfully.

In the absense, of bluntly calling me an idiot, the implication in what you wrote appeared to be quite clear. Just like various other posts which you have made regarding the game and the developer which are degrading and insulting.

As best I can tell, you appear to be a native speaker of English, have good command of language skills, and are an adult and not a child.

I don't know Frank Hunter, but I know many independent game developers. Few if any are rolling in cash. As a beta tester, I have reached the conclusion that those of us who play these games are lucky there are people like Frank Hunter who are so passionate about their hobby that they invest themselves in the dubious undertaking of making these games. Anyone clever enough to develop and program games such as these could probably do much better in some other line of work.

So, I think Frank Hunter deserves a little more respect than the way you are behaving here.

In general, I go out of my way to be polite on public forums, since it is so easy for strangers misinterpret one's writings and meanings. You, on the other hand, put a lot effort into being abbrassive and if not outright insulting people, then leave enough of a suggestion that the reader is naturally led in that direction.

Lastly, I like visiting these game forums and having a friendly discussion about the games and their features. It makes for an interesting way to pass the time especially if you are unable to sit down a play a game at the very moment. I want to continue visiting this forum and others. I don't want to see it become a polluted sewer. It only takes a few to destroy the pleasant atomosphere and discussion that can be had by everyone in a place like this.

Now, I have tried my best not to sling mud with you. If you feel that you must do some injury to Frank Hunter and Matrix Games, then why don't you not make any future purchases, but respectfully leave the rest of us to enjoy this place and discuss GOA. I understand that Frank Hunter has invested years in this game and he deserves some respectful and mature discussion of his work.

Thank you.