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If your preference in table top games includes "monster" games such as the Europa series by GDW, The Longest Day by AH, World In Flames by ADG, etc... WITP-AE is definitely for you ...

The AI is pretty important - there's no way I'll be able to finish the grand campaign against a human, I think. It's good to hear that it works.

<t> To be honest, my main beef with the interface is how little stuff the map tells you. Having to click on a hex (or hover over a tiny box) to figure out if it's occupied by an armored corps or a platoon of Malayan porters is, let's say, less than ideal. Otherwise, the amount of clicks you appear ...

<t> I've been thinking about finally getting AE. I actually have WitP on a dusty CD somewhere, but could never get into the campaign, mostly because it seemed to be filled with bugs and kept getting huge patches - I got it very early on.<br/>
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<t> From the limited experience of Command Ops' demo (still deciding myself), I think the AI is MUCH better and more aggressive. I didn't play COTA that much, but that's only because I found that I could beat the AI senseless in every scenario I tried. I lost horribly in the demo.<br/>
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<t> I think maybe calling it the Holy Grail of Anything is a bit premature. So far it's an IGoUGo, pretty standard operational wargame - which in fact has less features than the ancient WiR. I don't dispute it could be a great game, but it's not going to be a wargame to end all Eastern Front ...

<t> I meant - why not let the player change production priorities around, at least to some degree? I.e., more Panthers and less halftracks, or something along those lines. And while equipment flows could be restricted, why not let the player create units and have them fleshed out with whatever ...

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HPS? Whose HPS? And what Renaissance game do you mean?
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Problematic to know in the first place, or problematic to divulge?<br/>
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Points b) and c) would be quite problematic for most, I think.
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Points b) and c) would be quite problematic for most, I think.

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You do realize that one of the most profitable genres on PC are MMORPGs, where players routinely sink hours of play (that they pay for monthly, no less, as if buying a new game) into routine ...

Well, the title sums it up. From what I understand, the production schedule is fixed. The question is, why?

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A game simulating the whole ETO would have been nice. However this games seems big as it is. Am looking forward to it. I wonder if War in the West is next...
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You should try Hired Guns, a "Matrix Title" that IMO is pretty innovative. But you're right about the hype factor. It amazes me how unhyped Matrix remains about itself.
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<r> Again, I contend that the "hardcore" part of the market is a lot more conservative in their preferences than the mainstream that could be tapped with the right marketing (and understandable game mechanics - which doesn't mean <I><s>[i]</s>stupid<e>[/i]</e></I> game mechanics, by the way).<br ...