When?

[bo]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

exactly. everything in this thread for the last 2 days has been water that flowed under the bridge a long time ago.

Now, where the heck is Bo? A fun part about the game coming out will be his game reports when he plays it. I'm sure he is ready to have fun with it.

Brian Brian I am here thank you for thinking of me. [;)] Good lord I did not know this was going on, I have been diligently living up to my highly paid contract with Matrix and Steve doing God's work of Beta testing MWIF. or something like that. [&:] I have gotten in trouble in the past with my comments and I have been trying to avoid any further trouble.

Until now [:D] Again I have no problem with crussdaddy who is totally frustrated with the very long wait for MWIF. I happen to agree with some of his comments, but he does not help the situation, everyone here is allowed his or her opinion regardless, as long as he or she refrains from real insults which I abhor. Ok enough said on that topic.

Ah MWIF you people will love it, I did put a small AAR out on Guadalcanal and no one responded to it. But that's okay, as far as the AI goes, and I am an AI person through and through, it will be done in time, what surprised me about MWIF is that it can be played solo, I mean that and if any body ever calls me a homer [:@] for saying that, then they do not know me very well.

The game is brillant, I mean that but it is not for everyone, this is not a beer and pretzel game, Strategic Command, Panzer corp, Carriers at war, even Gary Grigsby War in the east, there all non thinking games IMO. Every move in MWIF has to be or should be thought out and put into play. Every time I test this game and I do it often I am amazed at the possibilities and probabilities of every move and what can happen with a bad decision. Please trust me on this one. [;)] [never trust someone who says trust me][:-]
I will think about doing a Guadalcanal AAR.

Bo

[Jeff Gilbert]

I've been lurking on this particular forum for years now.
Only very rarely do I post so, this will be short.

D@mn glad this is coming out soon. I am very excited and will purchase almost immediately.
Would I like an AI, sure but, I don't have a problem buying a second copy to put on another of my computers to play vs myself until I get the hang of it or find some understanding (read: tolerant & patient) opponents to play with.

Thanks to all involved who have brought this (almost) to completion.

[pochepiller]

I'm really green at WiF and I would like to play against you Jeff Gilbert.

D Gaudreault
Québec, Canada

[petracelli]

Steve

Am really pleased to see a release date.

A quick question will you be able to switch between net play and email?

Cheers

Phil

[Orm]

Steve recently said:

What I want to do, and this was suggested to me by several people in the forum, is to enable PBEM games to switch over to NetPlay games from time to time (at the players' choice). So when one side is moving all their land units, or during production, the exchange of decisions is via email. When things get hot and heavy (e.g., naval movement, air-to-air combat), the players go to NetPlay mode.

I haven't thought out the technical details of this yet, but it seems feasible at first glance. I think it might be "a good thing to do".

[cb1]

Hello! Just applied for the beta and have not played the game in over 20 years. I have been checking out the forums weekly for 10 years. Look where we worship people, for good or bad you all have been putting your souls into this game for sometime now. You people have been talking about the game for years, now it's time to play!

[Klydon]

ORIGINAL: brian brian


The game is brillant, I mean that but it is not for everyone, this is not a beer and pretzel game, Strategic Command, Panzer corp, Carriers at war, even Gary Grigsby War in the east, there all non thinking games IMO. Every move in MWIF has to be or should be thought out and put into play. Every time I test this game and I do it often I am amazed at the possibilities and probabilities of every move and what can happen with a bad decision. Please trust me on this one. [;)] [never trust someone who says trust me][:-]
I will think about doing a Guadalcanal AAR.

Bo

I find it incredible that you would mention WITE as a "non thinking game". Non thinking in what way?

I played WiF back in the day before all the expansions (well, most of them) and while the game has a lot going on, it is hard to imagine it will have the same level of micro-management that is required for WitE if you want to do well in WitE.

That is not to say micromanagement is not a good thing (depends on a person's view), but there is a point where a game passes being enjoyable and becomes more like work. WitE is that for a fair number of people.

Given the lower counter density of WiF, I have to believe it won't be as bad, but who knows.

As far as AAR's, by all means post them as I think it generates a lot of interest in the game. There was a AAR for the Russian scenario and it got a lot of attention. Unfortunately the health of the person posting resulted in it getting shelved.

[bo]

ORIGINAL: Klydon

ORIGINAL: brian brian


The game is brillant, I mean that but it is not for everyone, this is not a beer and pretzel game, Strategic Command, Panzer corp, Carriers at war, even Gary Grigsby War in the east, there all non thinking games IMO. Every move in MWIF has to be or should be thought out and put into play. Every time I test this game and I do it often I am amazed at the possibilities and probabilities of every move and what can happen with a bad decision. Please trust me on this one. [;)] [never trust someone who says trust me][:-]
I will think about doing a Guadalcanal AAR.

Bo

I find it incredible that you would mention WITE as a "non thinking game". Non thinking in what way?

I played WiF back in the day before all the expansions (well, most of them) and while the game has a lot going on, it is hard to imagine it will have the same level of micro-management that is required for WitE if you want to do well in WitE.

That is not to say micromanagement is not a good thing (depends on a person's view), but there is a point where a game passes being enjoyable and becomes more like work. WitE is that for a fair number of people.

Given the lower counter density of WiF, I have to believe it won't be as bad, but who knows.

As far as AAR's, by all means post them as I think it generates a lot of interest in the game. There was a AAR for the Russian scenario and it got a lot of attention. Unfortunately the health of the person posting resulted in it getting shelved.

Not a good reply by me Klydon I apolgize but my son gave me the game and I just did not like it, maybe it was the endless pushing units all over a vast map wondering how the air power was computed I do not know it just wasn't for me just an opinion dont get bent out of shape over it please.

Bo

[MJLHistory]

I don't comment much on this forum...........I'm just waiting for the day the game will be done.
I check in and view the form everyday, just to get a feel for where things are.
to Shannon and all the other programmers and beta testers all i can say is THank You for all the effort we see and more importantly that WE don't see......my hats off to you [:)]

as for those who seem to think they know more than those doing the work.........put your money where your mouth is or better yet be quiet

Gladly waiting till its ready [&o][:D][:)]

[bo]

ORIGINAL: CrusssDaddy

ORIGINAL: brian brian

exactly. everything in this thread for the last 2 days has been water that flowed under the bridge a long time ago.

Now, where the heck is Bo? A fun part about the game coming out will be his game reports when he plays it. I'm sure he is ready to have fun with it.

This is a good point -- it's unlike Bo to be away like this. I'm worried. Can someone do a bed-check at the funny farm?

Come on cruss you meant the nursing home [:D] fess up the truth will set you free. Can you please critique my AAR on Guadalcanal, yours is the only opinion I can trust, in otherwords you will tell it like it is. [;)]

[Sewerlobster]

I really wanted the game to have AI, but even without it; the game's features that enforce rules and track OOB makes the game worth the buy to me.

Besides...I've owned every edition through FE, I might as well keep riding the pony.

[Missouri_Rebel]

ORIGINAL: Jeff Gilbert

I don't have a problem buying a second copy to put on another of my computers to play vs myself until I get the hang of it or find some understanding (read: tolerant & patient) opponents to play with.

Thanks to all involved who have brought this (almost) to completion.

Jeff, you won't have to purchase a second copy as the game comes with hotseat mode. No need to roll your chair back and forth across the room. [:)]

[micheljq]

ORIGINAL: pochepiller

I'm really green at WiF and I would like to play against you Jeff Gilbert.

D Gaudreault
Québec, Canada

Salut je suis de la ville de Québec [:)]

[MPHopcroft1]

Do we know the price point yet? (Sorry if this was posted earlier -- I didn't want to be overwhelmed by the bulk of a 117-page thread and have just seen this page.)

[Numdydar]

Not yet. It is still TBD

[jesperpehrson]

This is the best news ever.
I will gladly pay for the awesome feat you are about to accomplish Steve.

[Easo79]

ORIGINAL: capitan

This is the best news ever.
I will gladly pay for the awesome feat you are about to accomplish Steve.

What a passion!

If you are married, don't let your wife read that....[:'(]

[WIF_Killzone]

Wow, things have progressed nicely since I last visited. A release date has been declared, Bo is beta testing and posting AARs, either the world is ending or I will be breaking out my wallet soon.

[bo]

ORIGINAL: WIF_Killzone

Wow, things have progressed nicely since I last visited. A release date has been declared, Bo is beta testing and posting AARs, either the world is ending or I will be breaking out my wallet soon.

A release date has been declared, Bo is beta testing, it almost sounds like two miracles just happened [:D]

Bo

[composer99]

Does that mean we should be nominating Steve for canonization?