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hey guys, i was thinkign about buying this game(im gonna get yelled at for this) but im very new to wargaming/strategy gaming and i dont know if i want to buy the game then ge tmy ass kicked at it, over and over and over by the AI. so im wondering how "newbie friendly" this game is and if i might possibly get some help with it if i bought it

Jimmy;

This game, World at War, is probably one of the best war games you will ever find! You have chosen to get into this type of gaming at a historic time.

The game itself is extremely "newbie" friendly (I have 100+ high school history students playing) and in general is easy to pick. What is spectacular about the game is the nuances of strategy that you can develop using the very friendly mechanics.

As for help, there is a vast panorama of gamers on these forums that are always willing to help with strategy and game rule/mechanics. Heck, the developers are even in here chatting! How often do you get advice from the guys that made the game!

It would definitely be worth the money (and getting yelled at by the wife/husband![;)])

Good luck and drop a line if you need more help! (or an opponent!)

later

Mike

ORIGINAL: mike mcmann

...Good luck and drop a line if you need more help! (or an opponent!)

...

Beware of history teachers playing wargames![:-]

You might get your butt kicked by the AI at first, but you can give yourself a better chance by playing as the Soviets or maybe the Western Allies or China. You can also play your first few games on easier difficulty levels, which give you advantages vis-a-vis the AI.

I think you'll find that it's pretty to get into WaW. The interface took me a little while to get used to: I kept moving troops by accident. I still do so once in a while. But other than that, it's really easy to learn. Just not so easy to master.

Yes, we insipid teachers of the youth of America are devious opponents in war games!

[8D]

lol thnx for the info, and trust me if/when i do buy it ill be asking many questions.you guys crack me up
"and getting yelled at by the wife/husband!"lol!!!![:D]when my signature says it feels good to be young, i mean A LOT younger then all you guys, im 14....lol no wife and kids yet

Ahhhh 14..... that's about when I started down the dark path of wargaming..... spending all my allowance to get the next installment of Squad Leader/Cross of Iron/Cressendo of Doom/Anvil of Victory..... good times....[8D]. Just had my 40th. Welcome to the end of all your spare time! [:)]

I thought all the 14 year olds were playing World of Warcraft? it's good to see some of our younger folks playing Strategy Games. kudos!

that's because us old farts are crowding the WoW servers so the younger folks seek refuge in less populated strategy forums

btw LFM Baron run tks

Ah, 14. A good age to start.

I started at 13, back when wargames were on paper maps with stacks of units that were half inch square cardboard counters. That was 30+ years ago.

My first game was one called Year of the Rat by SPI. Over the years I never lost a game playing as either side. The one draw I had was ironically playing the NVA against a vet who had served in Vietnam. [;)]

He used a strategy that seemed very unorthodox for a Vietnam game. He made a continuous line like you would expect someone to do in a WWII game. Very frustrating not to be able to beat that approach. [:)]

Naturally, my record with the dozens of other games I played was not nearly so stellar as with that one.

lol yah i guess you guys are probably happy to see a young kid getting into it, but yah i was reading the forums before the game came out, i would have joined in but i was only 13 then, my birthday was april 4th. i heard arguments about this game going retail and more "mainstream" and that matrix was tryign to pull in more "mainstream" gamers. well i play halo and final fantasy rpgs, so i guess im a "mainstream" gamer. so to all the people who thought retail was a bad idea for this game, i me being on this server is proof your wrong. and matrix good job, you plan worked[8D]

You guys make me feel old. 62 and still pushing counters. [8D]

Glad to hear a young person intrested in history.Im 45 and started playing at 15.My 1st one was the avalon hill game blitzkrieg.I also play aces high.Its a WW2 vitual war.You can fly around 50+ models of planes along with tanks and other armored vehicals,man guns on ships or flak guns on bases.Great game.You can check it out at www.hitechcreations.com

yah history isnt so bad, my history teacher actually isnt the boring kind you see on tv with a monotone voice. history being interesting, who knew!!!!!!!![:'(].lol we haven covered ww2 yet though. i get most of that info courtesy of my informative mother and all the shows she watches on the history channel. lol thnx mom

Jimmy;

If you were in my US History class, you would be playing World at War right now! I have my students playing since last week. They love it!

Glad to see young people getting into, and learning about American (and world) history.

Once you get started, feel free to ask questions. There are lots of us "old" guys willing to blather on endlessly!

Good luck!

Mike

ORIGINAL: Barthheart

Ahhhh 14..... that's about when I started down the dark path of wargaming..... spending all my allowance to get the next installment of Squad Leader/Cross of Iron/Cressendo of Doom/Anvil of Victory..... good times....[8D]. Just had my 40th. Welcome to the end of all your spare time! [:)]

Hey, this is MY bio ! [:D] [X(]

ORIGINAL: mike mcmann

Jimmy;

If you were in my US History class, you would be playing World at War right now! I have my students playing since last week. They love it!

Glad to see young people getting into, and learning about American (and world) history.

Once you get started, feel free to ask questions. There are lots of us "old" guys willing to blather on endlessly!

Good luck!

Mike

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gezzuz where were you when I was in school:)
That's pretty cool. Are they playing a video game or learning geography?

Hardrock;

hehe! I call it "engaging students educationally through the use of modern multi-media."

[:D]

They love it!

(except the girls for some reason...hmmm...)

later all!

Mike

geez, where were you when I was taking history in high school!?!? [&o] i wish i could've logged my hours on civ2 and panzer/allied general for my final project

geez, where were you when I was taking history in high school!?!? [&o] i wish i could've logged my hours on civ2 and panzer/allied general for my final project

I wish you hadn't mentioned those games (civ2, PG, AG)... I might have to start going back to my support group <twitch>. I shudder to think of all the good I might have done for the world and myself had those games never been released. Then again, the world can never have enough armchair generals, right?