ORIGINAL: KG Erwin
...but the changes that were made over the years to increase play-balance for PBEM purposes have been mostly removed --this is what fouled-up the "vs AI" routines.
I really don't think the changes made over the years were intended for this, since pricing got increasingly out of whack with performance. the OOB teams seem to have said, 'This isn't what I pictured should happen', then changed some numbers, or 'People are buying to many of these units in their own private games! I will put a stop to that and make a 75mmRR cost twice as much as an 88!'. I don't see the changes as related to PBEM play at all.
Discounting people's (legitimate, IMO) concerns at what ratings are set at does not solve anything either. If you look at this thread : tm.asp?m=1038399 you will see the starting morale and experience for Korp's troops is in the 20's. How many battles will they fight before they are 'veteran' troops? 25? 50? 100? Hardly realistic. The numbers were originally set by a man, who picked them out of the air based on things he had read. For every thing that was written about the poor performance of 'minor' nations' troops, you can find something where they stood and fought tenaciously too. Not only is 20 an insult to their soldiers that fought well, its even more of an insult to their elite units, who might be lucky to score a 30, and it makes the game unplayable against any opponent, including the AI.
Goblin
