it's Les

. [ March 15, 2005, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: it's Les ]

Not what I was told by your "friends" CT, maybe you should be more careful in what you say to whom in private. But you keep with the story about the Invision crash. I am sure someone believes it. But in retrospect, I recant partially. It appears you are more mature than Kuni. Well actually, you ARE acting YOUR age. Is it possible Kuni is just defective? Not sure it matters to me though. As for me leaving, hmm if you want to count post traffic (if you are really that bored), you might have noticed how little I post here any more. And I even post less than this on several other forums that has lost their worth to me. But even I get bored occasionally.

Nice reply from a teenager, but what makes me wonder, is why does Kuni sound as immature as you? Your arbitrary deletion of your two SC forums (anyone actually NOT aware that Comrade Trapp arbitrarily deleted his forum on both occasions out of the blue?), was likely the best thing you could have done for me CT, it gave me an opening to open mine. My decision to convert it into a site not specifically obsessed with wargaming or one specific wargame following the crap of 2004, has also allowed it to be more interesting to more types of people. When SC2 arrives, I will no doubt be discussing it, but it won't be the sole focus of my existence, nor the only reason for existence of my forum. Meanwhile, your tired little mob, will no doubt have nothing better to do, than stroke each other's egos, while you do nothing but play a single game design into oblivion. You're welcome to that life it if spins your prop.

With any luck, it will be released the same day you get several large nasty bills in the mail. It will be right before you start a large new project at work. And your vacation will have just ended Sorry if that sounds cruel, but look at it from my perspective. I have the entire Panzer Campaigns series as well as the entire Squad Battles series looking at my wallet. All great games for a great price. As much as I want SC2 (and I want it as much as you do), there is no shortage of good games to buy if you need a fix hehe. It's just no longer worth whining over a specific title daily, when the market has plenty of good targets. Oh and remember, our hobby is in decline (what stupid incredible crap).

Having trouble not laughing here, not succeeding well. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahah The truth can be a cruel shock.

Contrary to popular opinion... Patience isn't a virtue, its a skill. Hey Hubert, I have my hands sort of full right now, so take your time If you can have the game ready for next Christmas season, that will suit me Doubt that will make the others happy, but hmm, I don't care hehe Why not take the whole summer off if possible. Relax the brain cells, and get in some side projects you might have been thinking of doing. I bet you are fairly tired by now eh.

Hmm, and you think anyone thinks any more of you than they do of me? Interesting notion. Oh well carry on indulging your sig line perrogatives. You only add to my fame. This assumes of course, that anyone draws the connection between the accounts.

Not lost, not frustrated, not even annoyed. Currently building my John Tiller collection and the second HC's game hits the market it gets line cutting privileges. It's not like he's making Combat Leader or ASLRB2 eh Kuni, do you actually like me that much I am worth stealing your sig line space over it? [ February 27, 2005, 05:18 AM: Message edited by: it's Les ]

God this is too painful to watch. Where are all the veterans? Is NOOOOOO one going to field a modestly decent response to Wilhelmshaven? Wil first off the rulebook is a clear must. You must have elected to jump right into the game. Easy mistake, as the interface is deceptively straightforward. Second,,there is also a Strategy Guide for the game, unofficial item written by one of the old crowd. http://www.ww2n.com/schq/ Consider it a must read. One detail that must have eluded you. A lot of game functions are only accessed by selecting the unit, then right clicking to get a small sub menu. Transports are not units. You transport a unit by being beside a port at the start of a move. Right click on the unit, select transport, purchase the option and the unit transforms into a transport. You have not bought a transport, your unit became the transport. When you unload the unit, the transport is removed. Thus, you never retain transports. Units become reduced in readiness the longer they are at sea. So make plans to not remain at sea long. Also, landing on a hostile shore can incur a random amount of landing casualties. Plus, while in transport mode, your unit is very vulnerable, so make plans to protect them from hostile attack. The key to supply are HQ units. Learn to use them, as your chances of winning are determined by them. Landing on an enemy shore is a good way to go out of supply. And a port of inland city will not make any real difference if you didn't bring a HQ unit. A dozen units and no HQ is a gift to your opponent.

"Funny thing is you were close to getting banned yourself for advertising for Matrixgames. Then you thought the moderators sucked. Now you write letters to congratulate them." I beleive they were concerned about my at the time over enthusiastic link inclusion in my posts Kuni. You of course knew that, yet you post it like it happened yesterday. Nice bit of clever misinformation. The fact that I have not been on good terms with the Matrix Games forums tends to make your old news item rather silly don't you think? I have expressed opinions for and against many people in the past. It's called an opinion of course, and I am also free to modify alter or completely reverse it as I see fit. It is after all MY opinion after all.

I know this will rattle at least one chain, but it has to be said. Mr Cater, your game is well liked by a great deal more than the membership of the Battlefront forum community. SC is routinely placed at the head of the line by me, in as many places as I find myself. I have made it abundantly clear, that your game's interface is the way it should be done. And I have said it often and repeatedly in places like Matrix Games forums, Wargamer, Warfare HQ, my own forums and every other location I find myself. When people say what they say about your game, they are not just saying it here. I just want you to know that, and know, that the sum total of opinion of your game, is not limited to just here at Battlefront. While Battlefront is the logical place to discuss your game, not all choose to limit themselves to supporting it here. Many have said that your game "merely looks like (insert older name game here)". But I have seen all those other games. And yours did it better. I look forward to your SC2 and you can bet it will be trotted out as the game to beat for a good number of other competing designs out there in the world of wargaming. I'll be waiting for it's completion, regardless of expected estimated date of arrival. And I don't require it to do everything up to and including cure world hunger and solve the unified field theory

Think of this forum as someone's home. Should you be allowed to pick fights here? Should you be allowed to use foul language here? Should you be allowed to conduct illegal activities here? Should you be allowed to offend the hosts friends here? We have freedom of speech both in Canada and in the US, but that is normally conducted out on the street eh, not inside my home. I would not allow any of the above, why should any private or commercial forum be required to do it? This isn't the street, it's someone's place.

Do you honestly think I have nothing better to do, than come onto forums ONLY to be contrary? Do you honestly think your unclever permutations of a person's name actually make you look worthy of having anything else you might say get taken seriously? Considering all that I have read in the past, about the cheating scandals, about all the childish name calling spats between these oh so important leagues and their players, why would you expect me to waste one minute of my time with them. You can deride me all you wish, but I get a better grade of game through being both sides, than I likely would in your leagues. At least I know I am not cheating.

CT, I have lost a lot MORE "friends" over at Matrix Games, than I think you insular types will actually ever know. No don't pity me, I'm in no need. Low blow?, you guys would actually get a better education of what "rough talk" is, if you left this little forum more often. I dare say, most of you guys wouldn't even get noticed let alone cause distress outside of Battlefront. But that's just my view. Oh, I talk about what I talk about pretty much as often as I do for what reasons I deem important at the time. It has nothing at all to do with any percieved ablity to retain details on any of your parts. People call others "friend" rather casually I have learned. But CT, you're still young, you have lots of life to live before you have to actually worry about any of your actions, so don't sweat it to much. I can count the people I actually WANT to call me friend, on the fingers of my hands. After 42 years, the number is still reasonably small. That's because REAL friends are special. You can meet hundreds of people online though. You can chat them up and get to feel comfortable. But even after knowing a person for a good long time, you have to be cautious who you term "friend". Because you can really only count on a person to be a genuine friend at very extremely rare intervals. I know many of you here. You're all "acquaintances". And I am not your friend.

It's interesting how a small group of fanatics can be deemed such a large mob. Sorry SC faithful, I don't do smack, that's a Rambo trick. Look what it got him. People don't like what I say, I say that is unfortunate, but the truth usually sucks when it doesn't savvy with the delusions. What have I contributed to SC, hmm go read the SC Strategy Guide, my name's in the credits. I suppose that could be adjusted if the author wanted though. I would hope he wasn't that petty. You don't like that I comment that ole Rambo got banned and he can't defend himself. Well all I can say, is if he was half the awesome individual you want him to be, he would not be banned right now and in a quandry about an inability to defend himself. Sort of like me, at Matrix Games right now, and unable to do anything to respond to whatever might be spoken of about me. Although, in my case, I am not losing much, so I guess I will just not fret over it. And Curry I don't give a damn if you don't like me using me as an example. Get over it. Not my problem if my name is known everywhere and it's Curry who? the second you leave Battlefront. I sing the praise of the SC game wherever I discuss grand strategy wargaming. I don't think HC is overly worried that I might get in a snit if I was booted from the BF forums. I am hardly going to take it out on his game. As for people rallying to my defense, I am tired of people rallying to my defense. I can defend my own actions thank you very much. You all don't like it that I am not some loyal SC fanboy of your small little community inside this one forum. And it IS a small little community. Stop inflating your worth. And it pisses off you small band of fanatics. Not my problem. This game is not about you guys. Nor are you intrinsically vital. Your assistance is what you make it. And frankly, no matter how clever "sounding" you guys come off in the occasional post, the truth of the matter is, people only remember the lunatic threads and posts. And THAT'S why Rambo is not here to cover his butt.