So if the Germans take Paris France automatically surrenders regardless of how the battle is actually going...is that a good thing or bad thing?
On one hand it ensures that the war has a good probability of going its historical route. It means the German player wont have to put up with the tiresome possibility of getting bogged down on the Western Front for a few years while peering nervously over at the Red Menace.
It also means the possibility of a resisting France cannot even be explored...and besides so what is an Infantry division just happens to squeeze into Paris? Maybe the Allies could have easily thrown the Hun back out again? It means the French MUST fight stubbornly at the borders and exchange bodies for time and space...it seems to ensure that only a static and stubborn defensive strategy holds any chance for French success. There are much fewer possibilities for manuever because of the Achilles' Heel located just two provinces from your border. Also the threat of the capitol's fall might encourage some French players to begin an unhistorical scramble to get valuable units out of France and into likely Free French colonies. I think a Human France anyway should have a choice to fight on if Paris falls.
On one hand it ensures that the war has a good probability of going its historical route. It means the German player wont have to put up with the tiresome possibility of getting bogged down on the Western Front for a few years while peering nervously over at the Red Menace.
It also means the possibility of a resisting France cannot even be explored...and besides so what is an Infantry division just happens to squeeze into Paris? Maybe the Allies could have easily thrown the Hun back out again? It means the French MUST fight stubbornly at the borders and exchange bodies for time and space...it seems to ensure that only a static and stubborn defensive strategy holds any chance for French success. There are much fewer possibilities for manuever because of the Achilles' Heel located just two provinces from your border. Also the threat of the capitol's fall might encourage some French players to begin an unhistorical scramble to get valuable units out of France and into likely Free French colonies. I think a Human France anyway should have a choice to fight on if Paris falls.
. But from a HoI game balance point of view, is it a good thing or not a good thing to help ensure the Germans dont get bogged down fighting the French for months on end after they have already clearly won? This is artificial but perhaps it helps move the game along. After all most American players will probably want to do D-Day and so forth. OTOH it seems to penalize the French player too severly because of the historical outcome of the battle of France.
