Originally posted by sg
In MC-W, you're creeping through the jungle 1 or 2 hexes at a time, being really careful, and your best infantry unit walks right into 2 enemy squads and gets wiped out without firing a single shot! Man, I hate when that happens!:mad: But I keep coming back for more.
This game has earned a permanent spot on my hdd.
Well, back to the jungle.
Steve.
Anybody else got a favorite "Don't ya hate it when..."?
I hate that one alot.
But I have another....probably more annoying.
I find a new opponent. We set up something...agree to year, sides, points, options. All goes well.
I spend an hour pouring over the unit list, comparing it to the map....looking for what I'll need to accomplish the objective. I buy units, delete units, buy 'em again in another order, buy some more. I balance, I splurge, I skimp. I set up what I think is a reasonable force. Something along the lines of a coy of infantry, a section of tanks, 2 mortars....maybe 75's if I feel hoppy. Or maybe a platoon of tanks....but because I splurged on those then I won't get the 75's or heavy mortars or ammo carriers. I do without something. Needless to say I probably go leaner than alot of people. I do this for 3 coys...or maybe 2...depends on the points.
Anyway, after all that....when I get to deploy, well, that's another hour there as I agonize over just where to place stuff...."hmm...these can support those, and those can support those other those...can't leave that out there, better put those up front" ..and on and on until I feel like I've made good decisions and I'm as prepared as I'm gonna get.
Then....the battle starts. I lay smoke, I creep through trees, I start probing attacks.....
5 turns later my tanks are aflame, my trucks blown up, infantry shredded, guns broke, everything suppressed.....why?
Because my noble opponent has spent 3 minutes buying 10 platoons of Tigers and Panthers...maybe some assault guns for good measure....loaded them up with SS and spec ops infantry....supported them with 120 and 150 arty and just flat steamrolled my ***.
I hate it when that happens.
And yeah, I know I could have saved myself some grief by asking before hand if they are that type of player, but sometimes I just expect people to be reasonable. Sometimes I'm a bit naive.
