<t> Before I stopped playing the game, I was looking at data trying to explain why the Axis are having such a tough time getting anywhere close to the December 1941 historical front line. I looked at WITE1 saves for games against the AI where I had achieved Historical Results, and compared them to ...

I was really hoping that the thread would see more discussion of my suggestion for shorter full map campaign games that allow players to practice and try out different strategies knowing they are allocating a specific amount of time and effort.

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I have determined that I "will not" be picking up any more games until the Assault HQ's have been addressed. (both sides) As Loki has said in the first post of this thread and after all ...

<t> Assault HQs are not the sole cause of the "woes" that are afflicting WITE2. Fundamentally this game is about gaining and losing hexes and how far the game varies from the historical rate at which hexes were gained and lost. Most of the changes to the WITE1 system have made it harder to gain, and ...

<t> If two average players with equal experience and skill play a full game should they expect a broadly historical experience influenced by hindsight and the avoidance of historical mistakes?<br/>
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In actual game terms what should this look like? <br/>
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Most average Axis players will ...

<t> I played this scenario with an opponent who allowed me to withdraw from Stalingrad on turn 1. It made absolutely no difference to the end result. The Red Army turns into Red Army 2.0 much quicker than WITE1,the the rate of attriton and the new entrenchment rules mean that the Axis cannot build ...

Only took 11 years. Should be good now.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: GloriousRuse<br/>
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As March 1942 came to a close, a small council of senior officers in OKH read the writing on the wall. They might have one more short season of victory, but the Heer could not knock Russia out of the war; the only question was how much ...

<t> The variance in the amount of attrition that the Axis can suffer with the the blizzard/first winter rules is quite significant, plus the fact that the Red Army can attack on a much wider front and for longer than they did historically, means the Axis can be ground down to a point that the spring ...

<t> Large sections of the front line are frozen for 2-3 turns in the StB campaign. Without the ability to shorten the front at Demyansk and Rzhev and transfer units to the south, it is very hard, if not impossible for a human to stabilise the AGS front at anything like the historical frontline. The ...

Attacks recommenced on turn 29.

<t> Wait until you are defending against Red Army 2.0 in 1943 and you are desperate for Heavy Mud to give you a chance to rest and recover. In WITE1 you get 8 mud turns out of 52, in my STB game I got 2 turns of heavy mud, and lost the game in 52 Turns. Playing STB against the AI ,the AI actually ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s> It is part of the game and is better than historical weather that is gamed by humans (and even the AI games it a bit). <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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How can it be better to have a 215 turn game's outcome decided by 12 dice rolls from turns 24-36 ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Even in the worst case, you will see a quick recovery when the weather clears and you'll be surprised how quickly the Axis can bounce back if you have built up your supply net well.
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I disagree with this. After 6 turns ...

<t> I have experienced the November to March Blizzard with no rest and agree that it is game breaking and soul destroying. I have also experienced the Blizzard missing the Front Line in December, then only having 6 turns to survive in February and March, Unsurprising I won a sudden death victory in ...

On turn 22 the AI didnot make a single attack. I thought it might be because part of the front was heavy mud. 23 and 24 were mud across the whole front so no attacks expected. Turn 25 was Clear on most of the front but again no attacks. Same for turn 26.

<r> There is no doubt WITE2 is, and plays, very differently to WITE1. Here are 10 changes that I have struggled to adjust to. This assessment is based on Playing a 1941 H2H campaign as Axis and achieving a 68 turn decisive victory. A 52 turn defeat in H2H Stalingrad to Berlin, and 2 ongoing 1941 H2H ...

Nothing in my junk mail or spam filters.

I have not received an email since 30th April. I sent a turn that had some error message that I could not record. Since then turns are processing correctly but no confirmation emails are being received.

<t> I think this is a subject worthy of debate. In the 5 games I have played; 3AI and 2 MP, I have increased my use of SD's from zero in my first game and getting smashed, to using them pretty extensively in my most recent games and seeing positive results - I may be close to a sudden death win 60 ...