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ORIGINAL: JWE

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I'm just glad that when I served we knew who the bad guys were. Although reading this book the Soviets were always playing catch up and Mao really wanted a nuclear war.

Darn, ain't it the truth. Know quite a few people who wax nostalgic about the "old days". One knew what the threat was and its level of capability, and who were the generals, and how they normally thought, and how this, and who that, and what tfo.

Oh, but life was so much simpler then;
We're younger than that now.

Like the man says, war is an extension of politics. So what are the politics? Whatever one may think of Brother Quadafi, he has put Libyan crude on the world market according to its stats. Libyan crude is light/sweet, probably the lightest/sweetest that is available on the world market. This is significant way beyond the bbl production figures.

So, on the one hand, there's this serious jerk pimple who gets his backdoor people to bomb airliners, but who plays according to the rules for resource flow. On the other hand, there's the rebels, who may or may not be democratic, but who might have a skoosh of Shia in their mix. Neither side is likely to exhibit any sort of political/social thought or consequence. One must think about what a successful revolution will involve.

On a purely national interest scale, I'm for the guy who keeps the light/sweet flowing. The Libyan thing is between Lucifer and Beelzebub. Your choice of evils.

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One question was to name the place where 150+ British troops fought off 3-4000 Zulu warriors in 1879. I still remember playing the Rorke's Drift game on my old C64.

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

And finally, I've been playing Total War: Shogun 2. It's pretty, but seems unstable on my rig. If any of you guys want it, you might want to wait for the first patch.

Sounds exactly like Empire TW when they released that. Took half a year before they had it stable. Avoiding that game company since then.

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Who said that playing wargames is of no use? Just finished a match in a quiz league I'm participating in. Have to answer eight questions in max two minutes. Mixed multiple choice and "writing" questions. One question was to name the place where 150+ British troops fought off 3-4000 Zulu warriors in 1879. I still remember playing the Rorke's Drift game on my old C64. Another question was what name the current Indonesian capital of Jakarta formerly had - that's Batavia ... and the third question with direct bearing on my hobby was what code name for the German assault on Moscow in 1941 had

Questions are drawn at random. Quite lucky with the draw this time.

ETA: Not always lucky with the draw. Remember the first time I had a match against a guy who is a surgeon. Of course we had to have four questions directly related to anatomy and/or medicine. Lost that match

ETA2: I misremembered the platform for the Rorke's Drift game - played it on the Amiga.

I know that my knowledge of World Geography , however good it is, is much better for having poured over a LOT of maps for 30 years

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

To change the subject, isn't it about time for FPS developers to MAYBE start to use a new engine? The Unreal engine is REALLY showing its age.

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I will say that the quality of the furniture was a notable step up from other global viking furniture purveyors who shall remain nameless. 

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I guess that's somewhat comforting, though having been in West Africa and seen the driving there, it's really more a full time game of chicken. Their roundabouts are a constant merge-and-destroy exhibition.

What really bugs me is the goobers who think the acceleration lane for merging onto a highway is actually a 4-way stop lane.

Can't count the times I've almost rear-ended a granny who stops in the acceleration lane.

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Rant mode on....

Hey drivers, the turn indicator is there to warn the other drivers what you are planning to do, not to confirm what they have already figured out you are doing!


I get so tired of people hitting their brakes and then finally using the turn indicator as they commence the actual turn. It's supposed to be a warning that they are going to slow down to make a turn. Then again, most drivers are idiots - at least in this country...

Or they people in the far left lane who want to exit right.
Or the slow moving vehicles in the passing lane.

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ORIGINAL: USS America

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Thread, there's a lot of spambots on the forum at the moment. Management seems unwilling or unable to clear them out in a timely fashion and morons keep responding to them, drawing more.

This place is becoming untenable.

I only know of a couple that post in THE THREAD!!!

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

Who said that playing wargames is of no use? Just finished a match in a quiz league I'm participating in. Have to answer eight questions in max two minutes. Mixed multiple choice and "writing" questions. One question was to name the place where 150+ British troops fought off 3-4000 Zulu warriors in 1879. I still remember playing the Rorke's Drift game on my old C64. Another question was what name the current Indonesian capital of Jakarta formerly had - that's Batavia ... and the third question with direct bearing on my hobby was what code name for the German assault on Moscow in 1941 had

Questions are drawn at random. Quite lucky with the draw this time.

ETA: Not always lucky with the draw. Remember the first time I had a match against a guy who is a surgeon. Of course we had to have four questions directly related to anatomy and/or medicine. Lost that match

ETA2: I misremembered the platform for the Rorke's Drift game - played it on the Amiga.

I know that my knowledge of World Geography , however good it is, is much better for having poured over a LOT of maps for 30 years

The older I get, the more convinced I become that there are bits of useless information fighting to the death with other bits of useless information for the possession of my brain.

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One question was to name the place where 150+ British troops fought off 3-4000 Zulu warriors in 1879. I still remember playing the Rorke's Drift game on my old C64.

Thats easy. But what was the name of their tenor.

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: Grollub
One question was to name the place where 150+ British troops fought off 3-4000 Zulu warriors in 1879. I still remember playing the Rorke's Drift game on my old C64.

Thats easy. But what was the name of their tenor.

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

And finally, I've been playing Total War: Shogun 2. It's pretty, but seems unstable on my rig. If any of you guys want it, you might want to wait for the first patch.

Sounds exactly like Empire TW when they released that. Took half a year before they had it stable. Avoiding that game company since then.

I have to say, Per. You were mostly right about it. After a bit my interest in it waned. I'm still a bit annoyed at how limited the tactical model is when there was such a wealth of possibilities. Is Napoleon any better?

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: stuman

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

Who said that playing wargames is of no use? Just finished a match in a quiz league I'm participating in. Have to answer eight questions in max two minutes. Mixed multiple choice and "writing" questions. One question was to name the place where 150+ British troops fought off 3-4000 Zulu warriors in 1879. I still remember playing the Rorke's Drift game on my old C64. Another question was what name the current Indonesian capital of Jakarta formerly had - that's Batavia ... and the third question with direct bearing on my hobby was what code name for the German assault on Moscow in 1941 had

Questions are drawn at random. Quite lucky with the draw this time.

ETA: Not always lucky with the draw. Remember the first time I had a match against a guy who is a surgeon. Of course we had to have four questions directly related to anatomy and/or medicine. Lost that match

ETA2: I misremembered the platform for the Rorke's Drift game - played it on the Amiga.

I know that my knowledge of World Geography , however good it is, is much better for having poured over a LOT of maps for 30 years

The older I get, the more convinced I become that there are bits of useless information fighting to the death with other bits of useless information for the possession of my brain. It took me a full minute to come up with the word Typhoon.

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: USS America

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Thread, there's a lot of spambots on the forum at the moment. Management seems unwilling or unable to clear them out in a timely fashion and morons keep responding to them, drawing more.

This place is becoming untenable.

I only know of a couple that post in THE THREAD!!!

According to your post count, youre one of them.

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

And finally, I've been playing Total War: Shogun 2. It's pretty, but seems unstable on my rig. If any of you guys want it, you might want to wait for the first patch.

Sounds exactly like Empire TW when they released that. Took half a year before they had it stable. Avoiding that game company since then.

I have to say, Per. You were mostly right about it. After a bit my interest in it waned. I'm still a bit annoyed at how limited the tactical model is when there was such a wealth of possibilities. Is Napoleon any better?

Have no idea. As I said, after that abysmal experience with Empire TW, I've avioded them. I'm will not reward mediocrity. If I ever buy something from them, it will be as USS Mike says, from the bargain bin.

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ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

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ORIGINAL: Grollub
One question was to name the place where 150+ British troops fought off 3-4000 Zulu warriors in 1879. I still remember playing the Rorke's Drift game on my old C64.

Thats easy. But what was the name of their tenor.

IIRC, there's a damned good chance that his family name was Evans.

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

And finally, I've been playing Total War: Shogun 2. It's pretty, but seems unstable on my rig. If any of you guys want it, you might want to wait for the first patch.

Sounds exactly like Empire TW when they released that. Took half a year before they had it stable. Avoiding that game company since then.

I have to say, Per. You were mostly right about it. After a bit my interest in it waned. I'm still a bit annoyed at how limited the tactical model is when there was such a wealth of possibilities. Is Napoleon any better?

Have no idea. As I said, after that abysmal experience with Empire TW, I've avoided them. I will not reward mediocrity. If I ever buy something from them, it will be as USS Mike says, from the bargain bin.

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: USS America

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Thread, there's a lot of spambots on the forum at the moment. Management seems unwilling or unable to clear them out in a timely fashion and morons keep responding to them, drawing more.

This place is becoming untenable.

I only know of a couple that post in THE THREAD!!!

According to your post count, youre one of them.

... said the paragon of content.

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

And finally, I've been playing Total War: Shogun 2. It's pretty, but seems unstable on my rig. If any of you guys want it, you might want to wait for the first patch.

Sounds exactly like Empire TW when they released that. Took half a year before they had it stable. Avoiding that game company since then.

I have to say, Per. You were mostly right about it. After a bit my interest in it waned. I'm still a bit annoyed at how limited the tactical model is when there was such a wealth of possibilities. Is Napoleon any better?

Have no idea. As I said, after that abysmal experience with Empire TW, I've avioded them. I'm will not reward mediocrity. If I ever buy something from them, it will be as USS Mike says, from the bargain bin.

Napoleon is essentially just Empire with a new skin. It has the same problems.

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

And finally, I've been playing Total War: Shogun 2. It's pretty, but seems unstable on my rig. If any of you guys want it, you might want to wait for the first patch.

Sounds exactly like Empire TW when they released that. Took half a year before they had it stable. Avoiding that game company since then.

I have to say, Per. You were mostly right about it. After a bit my interest in it waned. I'm still a bit annoyed at how limited the tactical model is when there was such a wealth of possibilities. Is Napoleon any better?

Have no idea. As I said, after that abysmal experience with Empire TW, I've avioded them. I'm will not reward mediocrity. If I ever buy something from them, it will be as USS Mike says, from the bargain bin.

Napoleon is essentially just Empire with a new skin. It has the same problems.

Is Shogun any better tactically?

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

There's not one square centimeter of Libya that's worth one drop of European or American blood. So no, Hortlund, (you stuck-up, holier-than-thou git) I don't care.