Advice for someone who likes to give advice ("Tom", read this!!!)

[Memnon]

Guess what, everyone--Tom just called me, and he said he finlly got around to looking at the forums, and, low and behold, he finds this thread!

He was cartainly amused, that's for sure, but, surprisingly, he wasn't angry. For your edification, I think I'll share some of the things he revealed to me.

First, my estimation of his economy was off. Apparently, he could support mobilization easily. It was only my seizure of his capital that was costing him money--"several thousand pounds a day" according to him. But he had so much cash on hand that it would have taken him ages to bankrupt.

Second, though he did have a large number of native troops, apparently he had kept more French soldeir POPs than I expected. Also, the number of divisions operating in Germany was not twenty, but more like thirty or thirty-five.

Third, Tom particularly enjoyed my description of the aftermath of the battle. He also confessed that, like mine, his divisions were on the point of crumbling, and that he ahd none left to supprot them. he said that even if I had been left with only fifty divisions after the battle, that he would still have lost, as he would have had no others, and no way to transport his native troops from Africa, as I controlled the sea.

Also, he revealed what I had ealier suspected--that the reason he hadn't built any ironclads was that he was waiting for cruisers and battleships, skipping second-generation ships entirely.

I just thought you might like to know some more about the other side.

Regards,
Memnon

 

[Lotus Lo]

Most of what you say is accurate. The bottom line: I messed up. I am human, after all. But everything can be a learning experience if you treat it right. This was the frist major war I'd ever fought against human player, and now I think I wouldn't make the same mistakes again.

yes, nothing like a good ass whoopin to learn from! Wars against humans are so much more fun and harder too. You ever do WWI scenerio w/MP? good learning tool

oh and btw, nice to see another MP game in forum... i didn't know if there was a comment thread or anything so I thought i'd just say it here

 

[unmerged(27373)]

So far, our AAR thread is also comment thread. I think people dont' care, at least the ones I've asked so..

Tom should write his own comments, it'll be fun

 

[iBaLkiD]

Wow, super thread Memnon. Some great stuff in here. I see Blitzkreig is as comftorable with Vicy as he is with HOI.

Dont feel bad Memnon. I got crushed in my O.E. games as well. The thread where you and Dark tried to salvage my pitiful O.E. opening!? I Must say that i am going to give them another go since i am more comftorable with their events(as well as your "Lose the Crimean war" tactic.)

Im in Tampa Fl. Would love to get some MP games going sometime in the future!

 

[Dark Knight]

Guess what, everyone--Tom just called me, and he said he finlly got around to looking at the forums, and, low and behold, he finds this thread!

He was cartainly amused, that's for sure, but, surprisingly, he wasn't angry.

I hope he appreciated the new title.

 

[OriginalRafiki]

DK: :rofl:

Memnon, don't you think that the ins and outs of this thread could make for some great additions to VickyWiki? *nudge, nudge*

Rafiki

 

[unmerged(27373)]

I'm afraid I am not Blitzkreig.

I never bought HoI nor I have ever played HoI

 

[Memnon]

Dark Knight: Yes, he did enjoy the story of your attempt to sabotage my game.

Memnon, don't you think that the ins and outs of this thread could make for some great additions to VickyWiki? *nudge, nudge*
Rafiki

I hadn't considered that, but taking another look, yes, I think it might. I'll look into formatting it differently. Got any ideas?

 

[OriginalRafiki]

Weeeeell, not really. Perhaps by topic? Military, industrial, POP usage etc? Everything is intertwined of course, so I'm not sure at all what would be the best way of doing it. There is a "general guides and strategies"-section; perhaps that could be a nice place to start putting stuff? (It's not very neatly organized as it is now, so you are quite free to do it whatever way you like )

It would be very interesting to have an article on the differences between Single Player and Multiplayer; I know I'd appreciate reading it if I one day find out I'll try Multiplayer

Anyway, your writing is much better than mine (I'm better at criticizing ), so just start putting it together, and I'll comment whenever you like.

Rafiki

 

[Memnon]

Weeeeell, not really. Perhaps by topic? Military, industrial, POP usage etc? Everything is intertwined of course, so I'm not sure at all what would be the best way of doing it. There is a "general guides and strategies"-section; perhaps that could be a nice place to start putting stuff? (It's not very neatly organized as it is now, so you are quite free to do it whatever way you like )

It would be very interesting to have an article on the differences between Single Player and Multiplayer; I know I'd appreciate reading it if I one day find out I'll try Multiplayer

Anyway, your writing is much better than mine (I'm better at criticizing ), so just start putting it together, and I'll comment whenever you like.

Rafiki

All right. I'll get on it as soon as the 8-12 hustle dies down at work. I mean, really, folks. I gotta answer posts here! Don't my co-workers have any sense of the importance of my labor? Sheesh.

 

[Darkrenown]

You actually have have to do something today?

 

[Memnon]

You actually have have to do something today?

I think the people around me have finally started to realize that the incessant typing they hear has nothing to do with the law. I may have to make a ceremonial showing of scanning a few documents this afternoon, just so I can allay my own fears of being fired.

 

[Darkrenown]

Try walking around holding a document and looking angery

 

[Memnon]

Try walking around holding a document and looking angery

Ooo, good idea!

 

[iBaLkiD]

I'm afraid I am not Blitzkreig.

I never bought HoI nor I have ever played HoI

You should have just pretended you were!

He was a real solid HOI player with the same name. His posting style is exactly like yours. His MP ability was top notch. I just instantly assumed you were him since you burst into this thread the same way he would a HOI MP thread, dropping knowledge and wisdon on all!

Sorry for the mixup.

 

[Raph]

I think the people around me have finally started to realize that the incessant typing they hear has nothing to do with the law. I may have to make a ceremonial showing of scanning a few documents this afternoon, just so I can allay my own fears of being fired.

Aaah, good old not working at work. That's class struggle!

 

[unmerged(27373)]

You should have just pretended you were!

He was a real solid HOI player with the same name. His posting style is exactly like yours. His MP ability was top notch. I just instantly assumed you were him since you burst into this thread the same way he would a HOI MP thread, dropping knowledge and wisdon on all!

Sorry for the mixup.

You flatter me. I am not sure if my mp ability is top notch. Maybe I should check out his thread and say hello to him but having never played HoI...don't know what to say

you have to try MP, single player loses its allure after you become decent at it. playing against competent humans makes this game a whole different game entirely. What a blast!

 

[Raph]

Ah, yes. I really want to get my keys back so that I can go home and try some MP games. Any european player (or anyone who could play at roughly the same times as a European, for that matter), feel free to contact me to try some MP games!

 

[Memnon]

you have to try MP, single player loses its allure after you become decent at it. playing against competent humans makes this game a whole different game entirely. What a blast!

You're absolutely correct, Blitz. Look at me in our MY game. You call me aggressive, you should see the way Tom bullied me around! But think about it this way--in a SP game, I would do exactly what I'm doing now, but I wouldn't have anyone to tell me not to go bavck to war with China, lest I find myself in a war with them, too. It really makes you appreciate competiton, and teaches you how to call a bluff here and there.

 

[iBaLkiD]

You flatter me. I am not sure if my mp ability is top notch. Maybe I should check out his thread and say hello to him but having never played HoI...don't know what to say

you have to try MP, single player loses its allure after you become decent at it. playing against competent humans makes this game a whole different game entirely. What a blast!

I do play alot of MP. Only play SP at work and when i cant get a MP game of Vicky going.

I think you gave some of the most sound advice in this thread. Some stuff i didnt think of(not that hard to do) I usually love to chime in on threads like this but you covered most anything that i could think of plus a few things that i hadnt considered.

Your MP group i am eyeing with much delight. You guys seem to be off to a great start. Specially Memnon. I think your ability to play through longer periods of gametime then average MP games is due to the fact that you all nailed down some solid rules before hand. This makes the experience so much more enjoyable. It doesnt hurt to have a great group of people participating as the game currently does.

*claps hands together, rubs them vigorously, and powers up the laptop with Vicky on it*

Thank god i have an office, with a door that i can close!