HansBolter
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Joined: 7/6/2006 From: United States Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: HansBolter SIX SUBS!!!! 420 production points is far, far better spent producing units to conquer Russia and the mid east oil fields. Since I can win the war easily by avoiding the naval war altogether, what is my incentive to build ANY navy? Britian can bring in all the US produce it wants and still cannot reconquer Europe if the entire Germany army has returned from Russia to bolster Fortress Europa. If, on the other hand, the game made it impossible fro me to win if I ignore the naval war......... right oh - then ...I presume you want a chance to prove this thesis against a human player, so I'll take you on - you build no subs, and send me a turn at the address I just PM'ed you and let's have at it!! i'll let you repair the initial 2 if you feel the need.... Nope. I have nothing to "prove" to anyone. Besides I have no internet connection at home presently and can only post from work,,,,so no TCIP gamnes for this kid right now. Frankly, I've stopped wasting my time on the game and have gone back to beta testing BFTB scenarios. Much more fun. Since you rated the game as the same dismal 4 as I did in the "Rate the Game" thread, I am surprised you want to continue to invest more time in it. Everything I have had to say about this game is based on playing against the AI. A human player, presumsbly, would be intelligent enough to know how to defend Russia and the middle east, meaning that Germany would have to deal with the western allied build up. All I am sasying is that the AI sucks SO much at defending Russia and the middle east that a German player can conquer the eastern land mass (ie ...win the game) while completely sitting out the naval war. The lack of effective AI makes the entire naval war moot. By challenging my assertions with a challenge to play head to head to prove them only serves to prove my point that all of you guys lauding the naval war in this game are doing so becasue you aren't playing tha AI. Here's a challenge for you.....try taking my approach against the AI. Ignore the naval war, Build an army that can conquer the eastern land mass while maintaining at least technical parity in air with Britain....go east young man and drive to the eastern map edge taking everything in sight and see if the allies can build up sufficiently to threaen you because you didn't attrite them in the Atlantic. I think you will find as I have that when Russia and the middle easy (oops Freudian slip) I meant middle East.... have fallen my mid 1943 that the allies will have no chance.
< Message edited by HansBolter -- 7/25/2007 2:00:01 PM >
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