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Nevermind.

One of my all-time favorites is "Anatomy of a Battle" by Kenneth Macksey. this review sums it up nicely: Kenneth Macksey knows what he writing about, which is a small British unit battle in Normany during the days of the bocage fighting. He gives a coherent look at the tactics of both the Brits and the Germans and takes us down to the squad level to look at how the soldier reacts. This is where it happened and he gives a good taste of what it must have been like.

I'm enjoying as well. Mark me down as another oner who came back. Now I'm a twoer.

Well I'll give it a try (the WW2 that is).

Actually, the reason for this behavior is simple. The troops know there is a high probability the vehicle will veer off the road to knock down a tree, and so they want to avoid being pinned under the tree.

He's probably young, one day he'll BE "the man!" or at least buy his stock.

I've not played yet but I have some tips from RL and other games: Suppressive fire is the most important concept. AT LEAST 1/2 your troops should be in a good position laying down covering fire while the other half advance. I've often used a ratio more like 1/3 advance, 2/3 base of fire. I've not seen the map, but if possible the trench should be flanked by the assault group and taken from the side or rear. Remember the 4 F's: Find Fix (suppress) Flank Finish

Nicely written and thoughtful but I disagree with many of your points. Corporations are often understanding when bills aren't paid on time, there is usually a grace period, and even after that the penalties are not too stiff. This is especially true of "vital" products such as rent, utilities, etc. You seem to be trying to equate being a few days late in delivering a product to a consumer not paying a bill at all, it's not the same. What happened with the release is more akin to being a few days late on a payment. Further, consumers do have protection in the form of bankruptcy laws. All corporations lose some money from non-payment by consumers. Since you mentioned healthcare, let me remind you that in the average medical practice fully 10-20% of bills are never paid (and we're obligated by law to continue to treat the patient, within certain limits. This is fair and just.) Also, hospitals and doctors commonly negotiate no-interest payment plans for those that are financially disadvantaged. Finally, you like so many others seem not to realize that the line between public and corporate is very blurry these days. fully 60% of American families own some stock, usually as part of a retirement plan. Thus the stockholders you referenced are actually, to a large extent, the public. True the average American doesn't own nearly as much stock as a millionaire, but more and more our retirements are financed by the returns on stocks and bonds, especially with the demise of the pension. My child's college education fund is fully 1/3 interest earned, mostly on stocks i.e. corporate profits. Thus these profits will help pay for his education. Not to mention all the "public" that actually work for the corporations in question. Bottom line is that they did deliver the product, for a fair price, albeit late. Further, the refund policy is explained and agreed to by the consumer. There exists no extrinsic "right" to a product (with the possible exception of healthcare but that is another story.) You either buy it or you don't based on the price and conditions of sale. In fact, much of the mentality attributed to corporations is exactly the same as that demonstrated by people who seem to believe they have a right to a certain product (a game no less) and that they, not the people who worked for years of their life to make it, should dictate the terms of its receipt. Kellysheroes, I do the same thing, usually. Imagine if everyone did that, then companies would actually be forced to release good, non-buggy stuff so people would buy it right away. It's the enthusiastic who rush to buy a hot new game right away that allow companies to get away with this. Having said that, I did pre-order just because I've been a long time fan of BFC and well quite frankly the money's not that big a deal. But believe it or not I've not even installed the game yet! I did download it. I'll probably wait for the first patch.

Hmmm. methinks they are giving us forum people a jump. I didn't get an e-mail either, but thanks to you guys I'm downloading now.

Well, 1C is a Russian company after all. Probably gave the Soviets a wee little handicap, eh?

Remember playing the beta demo so much that people were posting "mods" Like only move vehicles backwards. Play only from locked view on 1 unit. etc. And this was beta only, with LOS lines cascading off the map. etc. And remember the Gold demo? (and the refresh monkeys?) I've been in gaming a LONG time, and I don't remember ever being more thrilled than when I first fired up the CMBO Gold demo.

A Battlefront product is NEVER a waste of money.

Just a shot in a bar? That sounds like a valuable commodity to me! Couldn't you have said it's "just a bad lunch?"

How many game sales does it take to " go gold"? </font>

Must resist posting must resist too late! Credits cards are not a rip, I'm looking right now at $100 of amazon coupons I got for using my amazon visa. How do you get a credit rating without a credit card? In the US it's pretty impossible. No credit/bad credit = thousands more for loans, mortgages, etc. I figure battlefront is being altruistic. anyone who can't get a credit card probably shoudln't be spending $45 on a computer game! They're saving you from yourself.