Erik Rutins
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Joined: 3/28/2000 From: Vermont, USA Status: offline
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Termite, I think both sides are winnable with the default settings, but they do have different play styles. You're not the first player to say that the South is too strong at the default settings, but we've also had folks posting who've had trouble winning as the South, so there is a broader spectrum here. With that said, we've been pointing out that the default game was intended to be "balanced" and possible to win for both sides, but not easy for either. Hard Sarge is basically the best of the Beta Tester players and can win handily with either side, but his skill level with this game is far above the average and way above my own. Nevertheless, take a look at the posts I made earlier in this thread for suggestions on settings that will give you a more historical balance. In providing all the options to tailor the game, our intention was to allow a broad range of balances outside the default to be possible. It's really a "choose your own balance" game based on what you want, what suits your play style, what options you find interesting, etc. In this way it's somewhat unique in its ability to be customized in this way. For that reason, I encourage folks who don't like the default setting to realize that this was not meant to be a "defaults only" gameplay experience. It was intended from the get go to allow you to customize it to get the game you want to play. We might consider adjusting the defaults in time, but no player is in any way tied to having to play with the default settings and I would imagine most will want to change them after a few games. The last five games I've played, I think only two have been with the exact same options. Regards, - Erik
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