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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by The_Capt: And have conspired to ensure that CMBO is damn near unplayable with this unholy combination. <hr></blockquote> The flickering text problem is a minor pain in the kiester, but it hardly makes the game unplayable. My counsel: Don't worry about it. By all means, get the new system AND CM.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DougieB: Has anyone been successful in running CMBO on WinXP. In anticipation DougieB<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm running it on XP, Geforce 2 MX -- with the aforementioned text problem. Game works fine otherwise.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Terence: My problems in winning games of CM are multiple, and span the macro to the micro scale. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Great post, Terence! No doubt many of us could claim the same lack of skill, but we are not so honest.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Enoch: If anyone wants I have a table that looks a little better in Word format I can email to them. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Would you mind sending me a copy as well? dknadler_99@yahoo.com Thx, and nice work.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MrSpkr: The Stuart. Okay, Okay, pick yourselves up from the floor. Stop laughing. Stuarts are dirt cheap, fast, and, if used in numbers, can take out any Axis tank as long as proper group tactics are used. MrSpkr<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm with you. Couldn't believe no one mentioned the Stuart earlier. For the money, it's best tank in the game...

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As it happens, I had a .50 caliber take out a Marder at 500 meters just today. Lucky, but it saved my bacon in that particular battle. Almost makes up for the numerous times German SP's have routed my .50s before they even get a shot off... ------------------ "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

I've been playing CM steady for three months and have never seen anything like this. I don't doubt that you did, but it's hard to see how such a rare phenomenon could make the game "unplayable." My advice: Get over it and play some different scenarios. ------------------ "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

And really, Phantom: Get a decent sig.

I don't think lurking has much to do with shyness. More likely it's the knowledge that when you do post, one of three things will happen: (a) you'll be ignored, ( you'll be told your topic has already been discussed to death, or © your thread will promptly veer off into endless discussions of military arcana that have little to do with the enjoyment of Combat Mission. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Grogs are people too, and this forum is as good a place as any for them to plumb their passions. But many of the threads here can be kind of daunting to someone who just played "A Chance Encounter" and wants to talk about it. Or it may just be that lurkers represent those perverse CM owners who prefer to actually play the game, rather than complain about historical inaccuracies or wade through epic treatises on, say, HVAP slope effects. These are folks who, under different circumstances, might ask foolish questions, or offer foolish anecdotes, or compare notes on favorite foolish scenarios. They should probably get their own forum. ------------------ "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

I suppose you're wondering why I've summoned you all here...

Just checked out the GI Combat forum. The game may not be a CM clone, but the grognards there appear to be every bit as tedious as they are here.

It's based on IQ. Members are much more intelligent than junior members. Usually better-looking too. But there's another way to achieve this prestigious rank: Just make 30 posts. ------------------ "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell

The normal size of German and Allied squads was known by both sides. So if you saw an American squad with just four men left, it's not a wild stab in the dark to guess that the squad is short by eight men -- and probably getting a little tense.

haha me like funny post sound like bizarro superman