ORIGINAL: Jonathan Palfrey
ORIGINAL: ravinhood
Hrmmm that Battle for Britain spiral bound manual was pretty huge. I didn't find it that hard to play though and hell I really didn't even read it. I just jumped into one of the planes and flew by the seat of my pants. But, I do like a huge manual that does include a lot of the history of the battle one is simulating. I still find it amazing with all the industry the Germans had that they lost the Battle of Britain. Goering was an idiot yes?
Strictly speaking, we should count only the manual pages describing how to play the game, and not extras such as historical notes or strategy tips. In most cases it won't make much difference, but it may be worth bearing in mind for manuals with copious notes.
I see that Hermann Göring was credited with 22 kills in the First World War, so he wasn't an idiot pilot, but, according to the Peter Principle, "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." [:)]
He got 22 kills? I didn't know that. But, you are correct it's like just because you can beat a computer AI on it's most difficult settings doesn't mean you are a great strategist or tactician. You really learn just how crappy you are when you play others.
Kohan taught me that. I could wipe the AI in the Kohan series, but, man when I started playing those others online who could click your eyeballs out in a few seconds I learned real quick the computer AI is more fun to play against. haha