sburke Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Lest I forget - Bois de Baugin!!! Excellent map. good balance, differing objectives. A good time was had by all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietrich Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Not saying it's among the "best" H2H scenarios, but two words: Lead Express 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Carbide Carbide: very tricky to measure the balance of it. I suspect that with two very experienced players, it might be balanced. IE two vets might find that each side has equivalent challenges, and equal opportunity to prevail. The problem is that the Allied attack calls for very good CMBN experience. I don't think a newbie CMBN player stands a chance on offense, wheras on defence a newbie could readily hold off his inexperienced adversary. I played it first as an inexperienced Allied attacker and was completely thwarted. We didn't even finish: I was utterly repelled Now I'm playing the same experienced Oppo and he is attacking me and showing me how it is done. Time will tell whether this translates into an Allied victory. GaJ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Thxs for the various comments on Carbide Carbide. I have got the Germans so time will tell if Jim is a Veteran player..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 With Carbide Carbide I think one contributing factor is players misreading the US brief. If playing as the US double check the brief. Makes a huge difference to how you structure your plan. Keen to hear how this goes - as GAJ has mentioned there has been debate about it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 With Carbide Carbide I think one contributing factor is players misreading the US brief. If playing as the US double check the brief. Makes a huge difference to how you structure your plan. Keen to hear how this goes - as GAJ has mentioned there has been debate about it You will be waiting awhile since the PBEM game turn rate in the games I play is nothing to smile about. I am lucky to see a turn a night. But when jobs, family and other stuff is involved, that is enough, if not to much. Most of my time at this forum is when I am at work and have some spare time. Like lunch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 With Carbide Carbide I think one contributing factor is players misreading the US brief. If playing as the US double check the brief. Makes a huge difference to how you structure your plan. Keen to hear how this goes - as GAJ has mentioned there has been debate about it I am really keen to read the debate but have not gone into the thread.... I knew tha map looked similar to Huzzar, now I know why. Hope to post some comments once I have played it. Just need to set up and that will take some time as defender has lots of choices and approaches.... More later..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagge Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Speaking of H2H-maps, please try the Géfosse-Fontenay map by yours truly. I uploaded it to the depository a few days ago: http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=314&func=fileinfo&id=1517 Could be a pain in the ass map with lots of open fields, I just started testing it live with my PBEM-pal, but could also (maybe, most unlikely) be a hilariously fun map. Let's see... Any comments good or bad are (maybe, most unlikely) taken into consideration in further development of the map... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Am hoping that if I mention this enuff, it may catch on: Could scenario designers of H2H scenarios add H2H at the start of their scenario names so these scenarios are easily identified in the folder. Thanks... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagge Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 +1 to that! (Would have done it myself right now, but then I would have to redeposit the whole file). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdeerslayer Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 *** SPOILER DEVILLE *** - Not a Good HtH game Recent game of Deville which is described as a HtH game which I think is wrong. This is not a good game for HtH play IMO not even sure how it would handle vs AI, maybe as Germans vs AI as Germans are pretty weak and can easily be over run by a average American player. The map does pose some interesting challenges but it seems to really favour the American Player. Ditto that as I got killed as German's and really tactically you have no or few options. A skeleton force. I few reinforcements might have been better! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 OK just finishing Bois De B and played Carbide Carbide. Both are deserved good games to be played H2H and I would have no doubts about recommending them. Ensure you pick up Carbide Carbide after George tweaks it as American player will not be rewarded for winning by Victory points despite doing what has been asked. NP if you are happy to think you have won and not need the computer to tell you that you have!!! Give the American side in Carbide Carbide to the stronger player as it is a tough challenge. As for Bois give the German side to the stronger player IMO as it is a tough one for the Germans and the Americans can make a few mistakes.... Has anyone else got any further recommendations for good H2H play??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cargol Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Try one of Fredrocker's scenarios and u wont regret it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Try one of Fredrocker's scenarios and u wont regret it. Which ones have you tried and what did you think? Just giving "No Exit" a go soon and the map is interesting and I can see it is going to be a good game. (Well I hope it will be...) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cargol Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I ve played as H2H Das dorf des Todes,Bridges for the 82nd,Rockville,squash the doodlebug. What is really good about them is that the outcome is decided almost at the last turn. That says much about the balance between sides. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonp Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I have not played that many yet (2) and 2 underway. So far Cats vs Dogs seems to be best (although I have some concerns) but I would love to hear others and I can add them here. I have not played vs the computer and learning via PBEM and scenarios, not even done a quick Battle as I think I enjoy work that has been done by designers... Anyone else with recommendations of the best H2H Scenarios? Where do I get Cats vs Dogs? Thx jonpfl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Where do I get Cats vs Dogs? Thx jonpfl It comes with the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Where do I get Cats vs Dogs? Thx jonpfl As mentioned comes with the game and a great small scenario to start with. Very odd in some respects but I found it a great introduction to how scenarios can be crafted.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss11955 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Questions----What is H2H ???????? What is PBEM ?????????? Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrock1957 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 H2H = Human vs Human PBEM = Play by Email 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss11955 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 H2H = Human vs Human PBEM = Play by Email My education continues. Great game . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 H2H can also mean Head to Head which is the same as Human to Human until we can keep heads alive in jars... Mind you do you still stay human if you just have a head? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Mind you do you still stay human if you just have a head? What is it that makes us human? Charles is just a dismbodied brain, floating in a jar of nutrients, coffee, and redbull. Is he still human? I suppose you could, for the purposes of CM PBEMs, establish it by means of a modified Turing Test; If you cannot reliably tell whether your opponent is man or machine, the opponent can be said to have failed the humanity test. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 OK some more to add to the list of good scenarios for HtH Buying the Farm. Just finishing that as American attacker and a good challenge. Not a lot of time to attack and this puts you under serious pressure to crack on with it. I hope to see the German set up later this week to see what choices they get. No Exit. Again good balance and perhaps too easy to guess how it has been balanced. I played as Germans and had a good game. My oppo disliked it as a bit of a fantasy battle. Balanced is always going to be fantasy as most battles were not balanced, but this one is not very historical but good fun IMO. SK Goin Country. Again very nice and a great map with plenty of choices. Playing as Germans and still playing it at the moment. Not sure what the Americans get but seems balanced so far, and certainly good fun HtH. The map gives the players some real challenges for some of their assets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Buying Farm Update - Just seen what the Germans get and I would give the stronger player the German side. I am going to start a thread on some feedback on that scenario as after seeing what the Germans get it is a tough one for the Germans to defend and there are some interesting choices. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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