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Korvar -> RE: AI Expectations? (12/26/2018 7:57:22 PM)
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I'm in a similar situation playing as the Allies against the AI. I traded the Enterprise for the whole of the KB in the first two months of '42, and as a result was able to deny southern Sumatra and the whole of Java to the Japanese. In the time up to mid '43, I've pretty much clobbered the IJN, with event the few carrier battles being lopsided victories.
The only reason I continue to play this campaign is I'm gaining experience with the "nuts and bolts" of the game. Organizing and managing amphibious campaigns in particular are valuable skills to develop in the safe environment of an AI game. Long-term planning and management of the OOB is another. Refining logistics skills is always desirable.
"Turn management" is a perhaps overlooked but desirable skill in new players; that is, how to be efficient at processing the information & events of a particular turn so that turns can be processed quickly with the minimal amount of things "falling through the cracks". The game does an excellent job of making the information available, in general, but one must "massage" the data correctly to do it in a timely manner. Efficient turn processing translates into being a more reliable opponent in future PBEM games.
In summary, I feel obliged to any future human opponent to at least be technically competent in conducting the various types of operations required in the typical campaign, so that when the time comes, it will be to the highest degree possible a true contest of strategy and wits and not an exercise in me falling on my own sword due to unfamiliarity with the game.
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