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"The Best Years of Our Lives" Actually, a post war movie. chaos

Gentlemen (and Ladies?) On behalf of all the civilians on the board, may I salute you and give thanks for your service (both hot and otherwise)!! I'd say everyone here appreciates it! chaos

As to the A$$hole issue: It would seem to me that it's all about anonymity. Human nature acts much differently when not tethered by the possibility of consequences and repercussions. chaos

If you stay, there will be trouble. If you go, it will be double. chaos [This message has been edited by chaos (edited 07-27-2000).]

LOL!! I especially love the "hand and 1/2 a torso" caption. The Cpl. certainly gave his all! chaos

Wrong "Jochen" Joe. "Jochen2" is not a loon. chaos

You're definitely my kind of woman, Shrapnel!! chaos

Well, allow me to ring in as one who really enjoys the small battles also. I have yet to work my way through many of the "canned" scenarios, instead focusing on the small map, low point QB's. Endlessly enjoyable! chaos

I know this might sound a little childish on my part, but one of the first things I did when I got the full game was edit the CE scenario by giving the axis forces several each of the 300mm rocket and 240mm artillery spotters. I set them up on the German ridge, and opened up as soon as the Americans entered LOS. OH MY!! With the new explosions and sound mods, I nearly fell out of my chair! The entire allied force was, of course, completely devastated in a couple of turns.It was awesome to behold. Of course the was no intellectual value or gamesmanship in this excercise, but it was cool as hell! chaos

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Date: Monday, June 16th Time: 1330 hours Scene: chaos sitting in his living room, watching the last few laps of the rain delayed Pocono 500, with freshly arrived CM clenched tightly in his trembling hands. The rest of the day was a nearly orgasmic rush of wargaming goodness!! chaos

I have recieved things next day from Amazon regularly (via Priority mail, Delaware to Ohio), so there is hope! chaos

Steve/Charles, While I fully accept your explanation/reasoning on this issue, I do think that relevant instances might crop up more than you think. In one of my first games of CE, a Sherman was knocked out by a shreck in the clearing between the church and the German woods. I advanced another Sherman up to the wreck, thinking that I was covered from the AT team, and began merrily blasting away at the church. Much to my surprise, Sherman 2 was wasted by the same shreck (this was before I knew that los was not blocked). What I had attempted to do had seemed very intuitive at the time. Perhaps this tactic would be considered gamey? I don’t know, but it seems similar situations could arise quite often. chaos

Confirmed on 9/10/99. I didn't know how I was going to make it to a Dec 99 release chaos

I didn't see where this was posted yet, so here it is, from Tim Chown at Gamesdomain: "In the absence of our reviews on Combat Mission and Battlecry, I'll talk a little more on each game here, and what it is about each that I particularly like so far (the reviews should be written this weekend, be patient . It's well-known that Combat Mission "breaks new ground" for offering a 3D battlefield in a turn-based game. It has a simultaneous turn resolution once orders have been plotted by both sides. It has realistic line-of-sight and fog-of-war, variable degrees of spotting, troops with morale, a host of missions and a random battle generator. Of course, this isn't all new. TacOps had simultaneous turns first, Close Combat had morale a long time ago, and Muzzle Velocity had a 3D WWII battlefield. But the point is that until now, no-one has combined those three important elements, and topped them by conveying a really gripping battle atmosphere. Perhaps most exciting is the way the game is so well-suited to play by e-mail (PBEM), yet oddly it doesn't feature TCP/IP support for live Internet games. However, if PBEM is to have a renaissance, it'll be now or never. A candidate for GDR Gold. "

SM, I'm essentially checking all day, as I leave my browser set to this forum at work! It's not uncommon for me to refresh several times an hour What can I say? I'm addicted. chaos

Ladies and Gentlemen!! May I present to you the hardest working men in Game business: Steve & Charles!! chaos [This message has been edited by chaos (edited 06-07-2000).]

My favorite president was "Dutch" Reagan! chaos

Friends, Not only are lost crewmen costly pointwise, but I believe their loss would prohibit the chance of regaining that asset in an ongoing operation. This may not be important in an individual scenario, but, obviously, would be of tremendous import otherwise. chaos

Mikester, I don't know for sure what the quality of the crew that you speak of is either, but that is a VERY important consideration in this particular debate. chaos

Hey Mikester, Yeah, we can hope! But, in a perverse sort of way, I'll be sad when the game ships . It will be the end of an era! chaos

Dear BTS, Do you consider the first week in June to be the week of May 29-June 2 or the week of June 5-9? chaos

Wreck, I saw this movie over the weekend, and as far as I'm concerned, this film isn't even close to "Das Boot". chaos

I'm a man, so therefore, I don't need to spend a great deal of time analyzing my motives. I just do what I want, when I want. chaos

For those of you who have not pre-ordered, WHY NOT !! Just curious. chaos

Good news, then, Steve. I just paid a visit to the hotfiles site (out of morbid curiosity only, I can assure you!!), and it's been shut own by court order. Serves the kewl warzdoods right! chaos