Les the Sarge 9-1

For those wishing to hear the words of Les on matters SC or anything gaming that is, while this forum might be official, the place I am preferring these days is over here. http://s3.invisionfree.com/House_Of_Games/index.php Humble forum, humble ambitions open to any game and any gamer. Non gaming posting style ala General Discussions is of course best left in BF General (or other forums that like that sort of thing). House of Gaming is hoping to be a one stop place for all things gaming, but not interested in being yet another place to beat each other over the head with stupid rants about the latest crop of political hot topics. My posts here at BF, are only offered when there really is a point. Looking forward to the game HC

Moon, (or who ever), can you wave your god like wand, and alter my account name to read just Les As is known to all that give a hoot. Les the Sarge doesn't exist any longer. I either keep this account but renamed, or I plan to sign up tomorrow (or shortly) as Les in a new account, and will just consider this one "unwanted". Wouldn't even be here posting if not for a friend obviously sending me a message via Battlefront as a way of expiditing a need to get in touch with me (moved and is sans internet currently). I assume he used a buddy's machine.

Well of all places to see you Mr Pepper. Hoping you see this, as I won't be using MSN any time soon, not after they buggered up my account. If you wan't to message me go through ICQ my number is 83216348 I will be looking in there periodically Better yet, join my forum http://s3.invisionfree.com/Les_s_Place At least I see that regularly. "just say no to MSN"

It's already been said. We have said all the comments, given all the suggestions, made all the requests. Now all we can do is chase our tails till HC is finished the job It takes time to actually make a game though. I can wait.

Yeah just waiting patiently for Day 1, if anyone thinks my not posting means I have lost interest, no, just waiting patiently over here in a corner. Wake me up when it's finished though eh.

Hi this is Les, no, not someone called Les the Sarge 9-1, he just let me use this account. Seemed kinda like a waste to make a new account just for this. And, considering how that is frowned on too. But, truth is, things change. One to many wingnuts in the world for Les the Sarge 9-1, so he decided a while back to just say screw it. And if you haven't noticed, a few forums out there have gotten a bit thread bare of value. It's not just a BF issue like some seem to think. Wargamer turned into a real piece of crud. And who cares why, it's still a piece of crud at the end of the day. Matrix Games still has some awesome games coming out. But their forum community has taken a pounding in opinion polls. No one is immune. The Unofficial ASL Forum is thinking of merging with Warfare HQ I understand. Not that Warfare HQ needs them. Warfare HQ is about the only forum I can think of that is actually getting better. Eventually SC2 is going to show up. And there will be much rejoicing. It might even pick up in here a bit. Won't make General Discussions suddenly worth posting on though. Me, I plan to do all my SC/SC2 chatting on forums where the air is cleaner and the beer colder. BF can make the games, but the forums, well, there boring. Anyone wants me, I am at House of Games. It's new, it's still small admittedly. It has more to offer, and wants to offer more. Ok, time to shove this account back into the cellar.

"parents don't let me order online" Alert signal, memeber might not be an old fart like me Josef, most malls have EB Electronic Boutique locations in them. I would suggest concentrating your search there (I am assuming you know of at least one location near you). If I have seen it in one, then I am positive it is just a matter of going there and asking they order it in. As I said, I saw it priced 19 bucks new. Very much worth the effort to look into it.

I have seen it in EB locations for 19 bucks. In Belleville and Ottawa.

I can here his dad muttering, ok when is he getting a job, and when can I use his room Oh the joy of soon to be 18 and on your own. Stop pushing dad

New screenshots, game info and a FAQ section will be added to this site in the coming weeks. Check back often for updates! You guys have clearly never seen a form letter before hehe. That has templated comment written all over it. Buck up troopers, those few weeks might be here in a few months

Retributar How old is it, how often is it used, how often is it used to burn? All might be relvant. Being an optical device, the unit might have lost it's fine tuning and ability to track. Happened to my first cd player (music system not computer). My first cd rom in time went flaky on me. Thought a few of my games had become "damaged" turned out, it was the drive was just no longer up to it. Rule of thumb, never use drive if you don't actually have to. ie, if you can put the file on hard drive, run it from hard drive, don't run it from cd/dvd drive. Just adding wear and tear.

Retributar Surely you are not sooooo far out in the sticks you can't get access to a cd burner drive? Heck I have one that is redundant now, as I use my dvd burner drive. The last thing I would do, when getting a digital file downloaded from a service that offered it, is NOT put it on a cd immediately. And considering the cost of a blank cd is like 50 cents, paying a company 10 bucks additional on top of cost of game (which appears common) just to get it as hard copy is technically brain dead on the surface

Be very sure to read the Players guide slowly Be sure to lose horrifically against some of the known inviduals if you encounter them hehe.

I am unaware of BF doing a paid download sale option at all actually (if my first comment led to that assumption being made). I would support it, but I am not expecting it to happen.

As I understand previous "official" remarks, it will be initially be "available" day one to the lot of us, the same way as first, online, for online purchase. Day one it will not be on shelf ANYwhere, here there the US you name it. I seem to recall comment to the effect it won't be going near a shelf for a year or more after release. Might as well keep an eye on your credit card balance.

I am unaware of what the cost is to BF from all the downloads of files from BF, nor is it my business. But I have become really sold on the use of the Bit Torrent software method of file transfer. http://www.bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/ Unlike something such as Kazaa (which is today now only a good way to cram your computer with viruses and spyware), Bit Torrent software is used even by legitimate businesses to move legitimate files fast and efficiently. Thus, a business could employ it, and not have to concern themselves with any "issues" over doing so. Bit torrent files are just a type of file, or in other words, the file is made a torrent file, and the user must have the Bit torrent software installed on their computer to actually download that sort of file. The advantage is, that files moved as torrents, are group based assisted file transfers. Or in other words, the day the SC2 demo is released, it would not require that BF be the only one paying for the bandwidth to get it to the fans. Anyone with the file, could in fact be sponsoring the sharing of the file, and thus potentially aiding BF in getting it out, without fielding the entire cost. And why not eh. If the file is a free download, why should BF shoulder all the cost? This method by the way, could easily be used with any free downloadable software. If you have a copy of the file, and have no shortage of bandwidth, and want to be a supporter of the hobby, this is your chance to actually be a supporter of that hobby. The bigger the file size, the more this makes sense people. I routinely can download a 230 meg video file faster with a bit torrent method, than I can a 23 meg file on something lame like Kazaa. Its the difference of getting 100 k a second on my dsl line, instead of 10 k a second from a single source. Anyone interested in furthering this notion?

A lot of very fine comments, but this line spoke volumes to me. "I would much rather see the AI do what Humans do" The trouble is, I am a human and I have an organic brain inclined to do random actions which might be clever as much as dumb. The AI will never have stayed up all night drinking, nor will it cheat. It won't rush it's turn because another human told it it was dinner time and to get off the bloody computer. Basically the AI CAN'T do anything I can do at all. All it can do is respond to mathematically arrived at conclusions. If this happens do this. If given these choices, do them in this order of priority with these peercentage chances for each selection. That is NOT thinking. I can't process numbers in my head as fast as a calculator, but that in no way makes me feel inferior. A computer AI will never do something and then when found out to have done something dumb claim "I meant to do that eh, really".

Mucho cool. Kurt arrange to send that too me. You know where I am

The ZOC cost in Advanced Third Reich was pure simple easy elegance. Going from one ZOC to another cost more. No weird justifications, it was just more. Supply could not go through a ZOC if the hex was not occupied. No weird justifications, it just wasn't going to happen. Only Armour had ZOCs that extended outside their hex. So that would make having armour useful. Hubert could apply that to the game with his eyes closed and no weird gyrations. The idea merely needs to appeal to him.

Nah don't tell us Moon Hell I don't rattle christmas gifts either hehe.

That might rank as today's dumbest question, but I will risk it Bit tired and unable to dig. Just curious if there is a planned demo being envisioned for SC2 (can't see why not, but I ain't making rash assumptions). I would not want it to be any more than the demo for SC1 of course, why give away anything that should be bought after all.

Hey Col.I been absent and missed this thread's activity. Don't take offense, the guys reponding are good dudes (really ) they are not meaning to be annoying or anything. The standard game is only a fraction of what is out there for this game though. It's easy to mod, and easy to make campaigns for (I haven't yet), but if you look at SC HQ, you will notice a lot of user made creations. Just the Strategy Guide alone is an independent creation of one of us players. The demo is just a teaser, and it might even have stuff that has since been made out of date since latest version of the game. In truth I have not actually "viewed" the demo in more than a year, so my recollections of it are just that recollections.

Chelco, you will have seen several threads that will no doubt have you "worried" about this game from a point of view "it is no longer fun" etc etc etc. Keep in mind though, until you can predict EXACTLY what the AI will do, you are not even close to needing to concern yourself with the "hot topic" issues. I play most of my games against the AI, and I still enjoy playing. Humans will be sooooo more devious, and make moves more demanding of your play skills naturally. But DO NOT let anyone tell you the AI is a friggin slug moron. It takes a great MANY games before you can actually see what a lot of the hardened game vets consider obvious. The manual is a very straight forward in your face obvious read, and you can likely read it twice (likely while while on the throne) and know most of what you need to know. The Strategy Guide will point out a few aspects of the game that have little to do with game systems, and more to do with just not losing. One thing though that is certain, you won't have regretted your purchase. That much is certain.

The accepted notion, is it is good for training the royal navy and airforce, but you only use a single corps to dish out the final attack to take the city. Basically it's ok for a cash generator if you take it fast easy and efficiently. I have done it a few times, but not often.

Well it goes without saying, and I hope it gets said some more. If SC2 doesn't have some of the best in online gaming security (and lets face it, the hot topic on the SC forum is security of files), then it is quite possible no one is going to care a single iota what is designed into SC2 as they will have moved on to someone eles's wargame. Hubert, you can and likely will do many things to improve SC with SC2, but I think we need some CONCRETE dialogue proving you have recognised this issue and have taken CONCRETE steps to ensure it will be a NON ISSUE with SC2. If this matter has already been discussed, my apologies for starting a redundant thread.