I can't tell you whether the book was true, half-true, or a flat out lie, but it was a hell of a read. Very powerful and painted a pretty bleak picture for life on the Eastern Front.

I think the bottom line would be the same regardless of level of truth. If you catch my meaning.

<r><QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I hope matrix wont make this same mistake with its own squad based games, squad assault, close assault and combat leader.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

Well, not counting games they produce, I can assure you they haven't made this mistake yet with regards to the games they have ...

Wrong forum, disregard...

<r>It's too bad Matrix can't combined all their people and focus on one or two titles at a time.<br/>
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Particularly their strong titles and get the duckets rolling in so they can quit their jobs and start kicking some ***. <E>:)</E><br/>
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That is, if they want to quit their jobs. They ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>More troops were constantly coming ashore, i don't know the numbers of the reserves and how many more soldiers could have been sent, anyone wish to enlighten me? Even a ballpark figure?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

D-Day (Ambrose - probably stolen from another author so it's legit ...

<t>We all also know that the Germans were severely outgunned on the Eastern Front. And I believe Germany had about 80 or 85 percent of it's resources defending that onslaught.<br/>
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So had the invasion failed, the Allies would have had to delay to rebuild their invasion forces, or concentrate ...

<r>As far as those based on WWII, Combat Leader. Perhaps as soon as Christmas 02, but from the tone of some of the designers, could possibly slip until summer '03.<br/>
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My guess is that UV is doing well enough for them to take more time on CL and not feel the need to rush anything (thank God ...

I am not very familiar with the grand strategy of the Pac War. With hindsight being 20/20 are there enough options for the Japaneese to win UV realistically speaking?

<t>I want a two way street. I want consumers to stop ripping off the producers and I want the producers to stop ripping off the consumers.<br/>
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Let's face it, we've seen producers ship some pretty bad software and charge alot of money for it with no refunds. The same core of people that make ...

I hope the Matrix folks don't get to upset with you giving out timelines. But from the screenshots, the game looks absolutely gorgeous. If the game play and engine are solid I will pick this one up just to stare at the maps!