ORIGINAL: loki100
re the VPs, I think the game design problem is with no representation of the naval war the designers need something to reflect the large diversion of effort that went into effectively beating the U-boats over 1943. So the WA either pay the price in the currency of VPs or of diverted effort?
Now it may well be that the game is yet to be balanced in VP terms, that I suspect will take quite a few completed games to come to a judgement over, but I think they are on the right lines with the mechanism. The problem with this type of routine, which is to some extent outside the games' core systems, is that is where imbalances more easily arise.
If Pelton is using AS directives, then things that occur to me are:
a) he takes some operational losses if you are there or not?
b) go in mob handed on just 1 or 2 days, so he flies the rest of time to no effect
c) annoy him by hitting something else most of the time, then do raids say 1 week in three over Hamburg et al.
All this 'advice' may well be, as in my local venacular, complete mince, its one problem when playing someone very able is they seem to have all the options closed off and seemingly more capacity than appears reasonable. I'm in a roughly similar situation in my current WiTE PBEM where all I seem to do is to play into my opponents hands - so face the choice of sticking to what may work in the long term, or coming up with something new (that may well in reality work no better)
good fun really [;)]
Pelton doesn´t seem to lose much in OP losses. But I bet FOV is pretty heavy in that area. But he is flying short distances with superior numbers (in terms of fighters). So naturally OP losses are lower then mine.
Regarding "C" that is quite interesting. I have been trying to hit a certain target for 1 day and then 3 days later hit another target. But for some reason I can´t get the 8th to switch to a second target? Don´t know if I lose/damage so many bombers during the 1st raid that the AI deems the raid will be too weak and never launches? Keep in mind the 8th is already down to about 70% strength.
Regarding opponents I have the same experience from AE. My first opponent was (and still am) extremely capable. He ran circles around me for 2 years before I started to get the hang of things. In the end I think I made me a much better player then if I had played another "newbie". So I don´t mind being outplayed by Pelton. Its a humbling experience but I´m learning 10 new things each day. [:)]
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