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RE: Turn 11 - 11/1/2012 6:02:34 PM   
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RE: Turn 11 - 11/1/2012 6:06:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think they're actually accusing him of playing turns under previous patches and then loading the latest patch before end turn.
As far as I can tell without playing him, I think he's just a very good player and as in chess small differences in player ability become exaggerated and escalate exponentially.He's not only tactically good but he's also got a strategic awareness which I don't often see in AARs on this forum.

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RE: Turn 11 - 11/1/2012 6:06:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		What do you think about what I hinted at: Fighter-Bombers on Airbases attached to the BAK HQ's? The idea is that they will not commit to ground combats due to not being in the same/any front and would therefore be unused until the air supply missions are run.
Positioning will be tricky since you have to predict where the ground units will be, but you can use it to mitigate the worst case - if he breaks though there, the supply missions will be interfered with.

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RE: Turn 11 - 11/1/2012 6:14:43 PM   
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ORIGINAL: M60A3TTS

It wasn't my impression that he did anything other than put a stomping on me. I play for the challenge and prefer to play more skilled players, and don't have a grasp on the logistics capability of the Axis as others do. Quite likely I will do better next time.


Doing better won't make a big difference if this ludicrous, stratospheric rate of advance is *allowed by the game engine*

This game engine should make sure -and that's a line that should never be crossed- that what could not be done in real life cannot be done in the game. That should be the really first stone of the building.

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RE: Turn 11 - 11/1/2012 6:19:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		I agree, there is no evidence that Sapper would have cheated in any sense. But he might have found a new way to max the use of his Panzergroups, an unusual one or one that no one so far thought of. Maybe Harrybanana is on the mark that he focused on air drops to the Mots while squeezing the best from his rail supply for the Panzers. Or maybe he was just very lucky.

Still, Tullius has a point. This progress makes the real Wehrmacht ants look like utter fools to have lost Barbarossa. The pace is just to good to be true... Would be interesting to learn if Sapper did something special, something new.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/1/2012 7:27:26 PM   
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ORIGINAL: HITMAN202

Mud in the Central Region on turn #4 is just too much of a summer game-changer. It slows the German infantry march to the battle in nearly every army group sector and gives the Soviets another turn to strengthen forts. It's too great of a variable and, in this case, gives M60 a good chance to hold Moscow.

Flaviusx appropriately deems the '41 summer German O as a sexual arousal to the '42 summer climax, but if my personal experiences are a gage, less of the first hurts much the latter.


This game was also Random Weather which makes it even more "amazing".

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/1/2012 7:39:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		It should be mentioned for those of you not aware, that Saper 222 is Russian. His English is good enough to get the basic message across, but he may not be confident enough with it to give much of an explanation here of his success. Most of his forum posts tend to be in the section looking for opponents. He was brief but pleasant enough in the emails going back and forth. And I think we all understand by now what people are going to have to deal with when playing him.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/1/2012 7:41:08 PM   
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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/1/2012 7:44:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		If he's willing to post in Russian, I should be able to translate, would be interested to know what he's up to...

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/1/2012 10:06:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Why doesn't he just play some server games? That would allay any concerns people have. Apart from protecting myself against being cheated, playing on the server protects you from suspicion when you are successful.

Also when players such as Pelton, myself and others have had such astonishing rates of advance we were quite open about how it was acheived, whether it be muling, chaining, mega air supply or what not. If you find a bug or loophole that grants super human powers to one side or the other (as I did with the mega air fuel exploit) you should disclose it. Otherwise its just like stealing candy from a baby. What glory is there in that? Not to mention simply making a better game for all to enjoy.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/1/2012 10:28:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was under the impression on the server you can't save a turn in the middle and come back later. I can't often do that and need to do the turn over more than one sitting.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/1/2012 10:37:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		You can save at any point on the server, take a break and come back later. Just like a PBEM. The only disadvantage is that you cannot review your situation once you end the turn. But a few screenies solve the issue. Its very reliable now as well. Only way to go for me.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 1:09:52 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Michael T

Why doesn't he just play some server games? That would allay any concerns people have. Apart from protecting myself against being cheated, playing on the server protects you from suspicion when you are successful.

Also when players such as Pelton, myself and others have had such astonishing rates of advance we were quite open about how it was acheived, whether it be muling, chaining, mega air supply or what not. If you find a bug or loophole that grants super human powers to one side or the other (as I did with the mega air fuel exploit) you should disclose it. Otherwise its just like stealing candy from a baby. What glory is there in that? Not to mention simply making a better game for all to enjoy.


I have been more then open about stuff, I post just how to do x-y and z, Its gets nerfed I bitch, but the game gets better and better over time.

Why would any new guys play if there is an insane loop hole in the system?

Why would anyone in there right mind spend 5 cents on WitW if its going to be a filled with loop holes 2by3 doesn't seem to care at all about. Does 2by3 even test this stuff out at all?

I would think 2by3 would get to the bottom of stuff like this asap, because it just makes them look really silly as far as the game engine goes.

If the system can be gamed so easly what makes poeple think witw will be any different?

Stuff like this has more to do with 2by3's reaction more then anything.

Do they care at all that someone is going east faster then before 1.06.13? Basicly 1.06.13 is usless?

I would like to get to the bottom of it asap so the game is fair to both sides, but the real question is does 2by3 care at all?

If the game engine is fine then 2by3 needs to speak up and say this **** is not possible or we really screwed up and need to fix it asap.

In the end its 2by3's coin, if they don't care.

Then don't expect poeple to run out and by witw if this is how they are going to react to something that a clear cheat or a uber exploit.

In this case silence is not golden, its just plain

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 1:18:20 AM   
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ORIGINAL: 76mm

If he's willing to post in Russian, I should be able to translate, would be interested to know what he's up to...



Thanks bro for offering to translate.



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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 2:51:37 AM   
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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 3:02:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		So...has anyone actually asked Saper what he did? And the reply was ... ?
Oops answered by previous post...don't mind me I'm mad...

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 9:22:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		glad the mystery is solved. Well done Michael. Now if only I was playing a game as german I too would rule the world. Mwahaha

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 10:40:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am not so sure this is what he was doing. http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3206706

M60 can check himself as he has the flyte records and old turns at to where units were and airfields and to what hex drops were made at the end of turns.

M60 does it appear he was using the exploit of not?

No more need to blindly defend him.

Looking at what you have posted I am not so sure, just checking your location of enemys and air drops



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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 11:18:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am not used a bugs, cheated and ect. Germany was nice air forces - recon too. I see befor my move all line of defence M60A3TTS. He had very many troops on Leningrad area, but little in other place. Why to break the closed door - I avoid this strongest position. Not problem to supply 1-2 motorised divizion. You can see, that I reach fast my infantry a Moscow without "epic" battles and deep pocket. If you move very fast you opponent can choice how use his rail - for re-groupping forces ore move industry. M60A3TTS take two and canot stoped my troops.
Sorry, if I do some grammatical mistakes - my English is not good

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 1:36:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		I can understand your points. I did use much of my rail capacity to evacuate industry and place many troops at Leningrad. In another game in the future I may shift more troops and rail capacity to defend the Moscow area.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 2:07:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for your comment, Saper.

You played very well and introduced (to me at least) a further refinement of the spearhead doctrine: The Honed Tip (fuel by air 1-2 Mot per Pz Group); you can of course re-name it, should you so want. No doubt attempts to develop countermeasures will be made.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 7:19:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well about the airsupply. It was since the change to HQBU limited to 20 MP always struck me that there is a disconnect in game. Currently pz/mot getting far rom RR heads are limited in MP by having only so much fuel/supply being able to get to them per the supply system.

U can have an airbase just as far from RR heads. Still its has unlimited supply of fuel/supply to be delivered. Eh, why isnt there a limited on how much "fuel/supply" an airbase can have accumulate/distribuate. Under same or similar limitations as a pz/mot unit in exactly the same conditions. How come a unit can only get delivered X fuel/supply of amount but for an airbase its unlimited. Doesnt make much sense or seem consistant to me.
U theoritically(have tested it) can have an airbase at Ural, with railheads ar Moscow being able to deliver endless(the limitation is on the planes not the base per say) amount of supply and fuel. Its distance to railhead, tho manual states it has an impact and it has on fuel deliver by the plane. It doesnt depend on amount of the airbase actually have, or i've never seen it nor when testing it. Thats sorta funny in the not so funny category.

Possibly limiting airbased only being able to deliver supply/fuel if within 20 MPs of a railhead, would sound more like consistancy within the supply system. Not thats its going to happen and not saying it would necesarrily in this case have any impact.


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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 8:06:57 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Saper222

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Sorry, if I do some grammatical mistakes - my English is not good


A lot better than my Russian and (dare I say it) as good as some Americans or better as your meaning is clear

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 8:46:32 PM   
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Possibly limiting airbased only being able to deliver supply/fuel if within 20 MPs of a railhead, would sound more like consistancy within the supply system. Not thats its going to happen and not saying it would necesarrily in this case have any impact.


A better solution might be only allowing airbases to deliver fuel and supply they already have on hand, and then require them to draw/build up supplies like any other unit but give them a slight ability to stockpile more than they need.


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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 10:16:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		One complication is that air bases can move 50 MP with whatever fuel it has, so they can be used as the HQ's were used in muling.

The air drop is just the trick to get the fuel out of the air base.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/2/2012 11:02:26 PM   
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ORIGINAL: gingerbread
The Honed Tip (fuel by air 1-2 Mot per Pz Group); you can of course re-name it, should you so want.

Or perhaps the Saper saber.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/3/2012 1:09:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		I would like to mention that I have hit the "Airbase has no fuel to fly mission" message several times as the Axis in late August - October of 41. So it is possible to run out of fuel to deliver from the airbase. I was flying supply drops in every case and I was able to bomb enemy units from the airbase later in the turn.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/5/2012 3:21:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		However the airsupply bug is real. Tried it myself with an airbase shuttling between several stacks of panzer troops. It becomes the staging base and air miles effectively = 0.

Got 3 or 4 stacks all up to 80% or so with just this one air base before I ran out of patience and shut down the game. Futile really and I can't stand house rules -- the ACTUAL rules should work properly, or at least not be this grossly broken.

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RE: The War for Survival - M60A3TTS vs Saper222 (no Saper) - 11/6/2012 10:35:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Airplanes don't run on diesel or car gasoline, but rather on aviation gasoline or jet fuel. What kind of an airbase would stockpile large quantities of diesel fuel to refuel tanks? The airfield has to stock and maintain its own needed fuel, and putting a fuel depot inside the airbase would not be conductive to protecting the valuable combat aircraft. I think the best approach is to have to truck diesel fuel from the Army HG/cities to the airbase during the turn that base is refueling, and not using the bases aviation gasoline. Thus even if a Panzer Division camps on the airbase, it will not help.

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