ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson
I read Barbarosa by some British Lord who was "there" and he said that Germany came close to losing the war in the winter of '41. So I would expect that there would be major problemos experienced by the Axis. I think maybe the changes coming in the 1.04 patch may even out the strain somewhat to appease the more vocal among us but all things considered it isn't supposed to be "easy" to win as the Axis in this game. The Axis is supposed to "lose". My $0.02
Obviously the Germans, or more precisely Germany lead by Hitler, lost the war, and many people realised that at the time, but that does not mean the Axis is supposed to lose. If different decisions had been made, then the outcome might have been different.
I would be disappointed if the game only permitted one end, but I don't think it does, there are enough user settings and alternative scenarios in the pipeline, such that we can all try different variants and 'what-ifs'.
The first winter was made much worse by continuing the offensive too long, with priority given to munitions rather than winter equipment. The Germans would still have been unprepared in the Russian winter, with their Western European system, but it didn't have to be as bad as it was.
I am not looking for an easy win for either side, just the chance to try reasonable variations within the historical background, without the game set to play out to a predetermined end.
My $0.10 [:)]
