Making A Mega Campaign

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:44 am

Yeah, don't go anywhere TMac. After I wear these guys completely out, I'll be looking for new blood

No, they are tough as well as talented. They'll hang with me!

But don't despair. There will be other projects and I will definitely be hollering.

Wild Bill

KG Erwin · Post by **KG Erwin** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:52 am

...the master already has you in his sight. Be forewarned.

tmac · Post by **tmac** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:12 am

I am honored

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:52 am

ok, i figured it out, the new mc will take place in burma !
someone on the blitzkreig forum suggested it for a mod. no little islands to deal with, lots of land, varied terrain, swamps and jungles.
did i win the prize?

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:49 am

Originally posted by junk2drive
ok, i figured it out, the new mc will take place in burma !
someone on the blitzkreig forum suggested it for a mod. no little islands to deal with, lots of land, varied terrain, swamps and jungles.
did i win the prize?

Burma? Burma?

Sheesh! And here I've been packing my bags for a Matrix sponsored, tax deductible, "research" trip to Bermuda!:eek:

Gotta get my eyes and hearing checked...

tmac · Post by **tmac** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:11 pm

Anyone else get a Monty Python flashback to "Penguin on the Telly"? (Why did you say Burma?...I panicked!)

AbsntMndedProf · Post by **AbsntMndedProf** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:39 pm

It strikes me that doing an MC is a lot like preparing a doctoral dissertation. The main difference is, with the MC, you don't get a degree at the end.

It would be impossible to adequately express the admiration and gratitude that I feel for all the effort by so many people that goes into making the MCs the jewels of wargaming that they are!

Eric Maietta

AbsntMndedProf · Post by **AbsntMndedProf** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:41 pm

junk2drive posted:

ok, i figured it out, the new mc will take place in burma !

Aw, shucks! I was hoping for Boise, Idaho, myself!:D:D

Eric Maietta

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:03 am

Letters of encouragement and gratitude go along way to achieving the same feeling for those who participate, my friend. Thanks...

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 10:37 am

Originally posted by AbsntMndedProf
It strikes me that doing an MC is a lot like preparing a doctoral dissertation. The main difference is, with the MC, you don't get a degree at the end.

It would be impossible to adequately express the admiration and gratitude that I feel for all the effort by so many people that goes into making the MCs the jewels of wargaming that they are!

Eric Maietta

No, we don't get a sheepskin, but we do get to add "KMC" to our names and signatures.

KMC stands for "Knight of the Mega-Campaign" and comes in varying degrees such as:

With Quill: for the writers
With Compass: for the mapmakers
With Lightning Bolt: for the scenario designers
With Magnifying Glass: for the proofreaders
With Tweezers: for the testers
With Whip: for the team leaders
With Shackles: for the coordinator (to use on all the rest of us)

B.W. Behling, KMC/W&Q

Orzel Bialy · Post by **Orzel Bialy** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 6:33 pm

if that were the case, some people would look like a Hero of the Soviet Union...so decked out with medals that you couldn't see the fabric of the tunic.

Let's see then....I would be KMC/C&T...and LB second class. LOL

:p

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 11:46 pm

Originally posted by Orzel Bialy
if that were the case, some people would look like a Hero of the Soviet Union...so decked out with medals that you couldn't see the fabric of the tunic.

Let's see then....I would be KMC/C&T...and LB second class. LOL :p

And Wild Bill would need a separate screen, just for his signature

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 7:04 am

And I could show off my scars, Bernie...you know old folks like to show off their scars

Remember in "Jaws" when the three were showing off scars?

WB

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:30 am

Originally posted by Orzel Bialy
if that were the case, some people would look like a Hero of the Soviet Union...so decked out with medals that you couldn't see the fabric of the tunic.

Hey, those old line Russians were tough! There were no tunics...those medals were pinned to their leathered old hides!

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:41 am

Originally posted by Wild Bill
And I could show off my scars, Bernie...you know old folks like to show off their scars

Remember in "Jaws" when the three were showing off scars?

WB

Lordy, did you just bring up a memory! Want to know where I saw "Jaws" for the first time?

Aboard ship in the Navy, anchored off the coast of Sardinia...just prior to "swim call" (Our captain had a heck of a sense of humor)

I still remember the announcement over the 1MC system...
"Mess crews report to the mess deck and strike the movie! Swim call! Swim call! All hands swim call from debarkstation number 4 Duty Gunner's Mate report to the bridge with two M-14's and ammo!"

Guess who the duty gunner's mate was that day?

I brought up the M-14's, for the bridge lookouts...and an M-60 for myself.

I might even have pictures of that...have to dig out the scrapbook.

Grenadier · Post by **Grenadier** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 6:26 am

More cannon fodder is available:D:D:D

Originally posted by tmac
thanks KG, best of luck to you and the whole team, and I look forward to experiencing the fruits of your labors. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to contribute to everyones gaming experience like you guys are currently getting

Grenadier · Post by **Grenadier** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 6:29 am

No, no degree but you do get a mega campaign. What more do you want?

I awarded all of my volunteers promotions during the course of making Lost Victories but I was demoted from a Field marshal to an Oberfeldwebel

Originally posted by AbsntMndedProf
It strikes me that doing an MC is a lot like preparing a doctoral dissertation. The main difference is, with the MC, you don't get a degree at the end.

It would be impossible to adequately express the admiration and gratitude that I feel for all the effort by so many people that goes into making the MCs the jewels of wargaming that they are!

Eric Maietta

Grenadier · Post by **Grenadier** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 6:32 am

I like that idea

Originally posted by Bernie
No, we don't get a sheepskin, but we do get to add "KMC" to our names and signatures.

KMC stands for "Knight of the Mega-Campaign" and comes in varying degrees such as:

With Quill: for the writers
With Compass: for the mapmakers
With Lightning Bolt: for the scenario designers
With Magnifying Glass: for the proofreaders
With Tweezers: for the testers
With Whip: for the team leaders
With Shackles: for the coordinator (to use on all the rest of us)

B.W. Behling, KMC/W&Q

Making A Mega Campaign

There you go, tmac...

Burma?

Good Lord...

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