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Cav Trooper -> RE: Future of games like WITP (10/22/2004 2:21:37 AM)
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Actually, I've noticed that alot of my favorite types of games are becoming a dying breed. I love the Flight Sims, most of the ones from Janes. Can't find a great one now, so I'm stuck with the same old routine.
However, I miss the old days of the 15mm Napoleonic Minatures (fought Waterloo 4 times, split Allies won twice, French won Twice), Micro Armor, and Jutland (cardboard pieces and metallic ships). Remember War in the East and War in the West, would set both up in a Friends Basement, start the game and over a year later playing on weekends and some times at night, we went from the start to about mid 43 or so..had a great time. Played alot in the beginning, and then probably 2 or three times a week..
If we look at the vast majority of the Ages here, we all probably had a secondary school system (Junior High, Senior High) that stressed the basics very hard. Political Science, History, Geography, Math, Chem..Physics, etc... now all I hear kids talking about are study halls, optional classes, who's dating who, who is dealing etc...(and I'm a Sgt in the Sheriff's Office, so I also deal with the juvenile and early teen crime also). The basics of education are being dumbed down to push these kids along because parents think their kids are genius's, kids are not lazy, I'm going to sue because my kid got a d or f. Undisciplined, disrespectful, and a host of other issues(my wife teaches elementary school, and hear about the system all the time). Plus, the further we get from actual historical times, WWII, Korean War etc.. and the generation that fought these wars, we're losing perspective on the reality of history. Alot of the people who read the liberal press bemoan the fact that we've lost over 1,000 people over the last 18 months of the current Gulf War. We lost twice that many at Pearl Harbor, many more at places like Tarawa, Makin, Leyte Saipan, Omaha Beach, Air War over Europe, BOB and Korea; but we still functioned as a society, pulled together and supported the effort. Yet, no one has been able to bring that point across. It's really sad in my honest opinion...
But, to the point of the topic, Factors like the above, the instant gratification society that we live in, lack of critical thinking skills being taught in school plus a sensationalistic media, we are a dying breed. I appreciate the efforts of this group and the games that they produce which allows me to relive history, see how it actually unfolded while at the same time delve into the events that actually drove the history I'm attempting to recreate or change. Its a great education. Remember the old saying, "Don't let your studies get in the way of your Education". Well, games like ours are a way to both study and educate ourselves. Too bad the younger generation doesn't understand this. To all those under 25, I don't mean you personally, just in general.
As for new wargames, I'd like to see Terrible Swift Sword (battle of Gettysburg), War in the East, War in the West done, with elements of WITP and BTR mixed in, Korea, and Vietnam. Aerial Warfare done again along the lines of Janes systems, Vietnam with a dynamic campaign, both from a pilots perspective and from a Air Force Airwing commanders point of view.
But, til then, keep up the great work on the current game, and looking forward to the next generation of games like this.
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