Everybody vote - do you prefer counters or sprites?

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gianlucad

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Counters or sometimes sprites...
 

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Counters forever!!

At first I played with sprites to get an 'Axis & Allies boardgame' feel but when I switched to counters I was irrevocably smitten. I like counters cause they look like the maps in military history books I'm always reading. And counters give info like the number of units in the province and the type is in the symbol. I know sprites have a number on them but it is often garbled. Also, the sprites in this game are very poorly designed like the infantry look like tuffs of grey weeds and the tanks all use the same rusty can sprite.
 

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Counters. But-but-but-but... I think that it would be very wrong to assume that people who have registered and are active forum members posting in this thread are representative for the average HoI2/AoD player.

I think overall that sprites are preferred and used by a far larger user-base than counters. I would probably use sprites myself if it didn't slow the game down and they were a bit more 'beautiful'. ;)
 

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Wow. Why didn't someone just post a poll about correct province names and locations in the balkans instead? :rofl:

Didn't realize it was such a contentious issue. I'd participate in the poll, except I'd be afraid of the garrote wielding assassin in the backseat of my car in the morning...
 

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Sprites. Counters are good for land units but when it comes to airplanes and ships sprites are better.
 

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Wow. Why didn't someone just post a poll about correct province names and locations in the balkans instead? :rofl:

Didn't realize it was such a contentious issue. I'd participate in the poll, except I'd be afraid of the garrote wielding assassin in the backseat of my car in the morning...

Why do you think not taking sides will save you? If you're not with us, you're against us! :mad:

;)