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I know That's not quite it though is it. I get that is the message you are told and the one you project here but that is not really the difference is it? No side should be there shooting at residential buildings but there are bad choices and worse choices sometimes. How a country makes those choices and how in formed thier population is matters. I am are also aware that after some really bad choices early on the reality on the ground is way way worse now than it was or could have been. I'll stop there so as to not get too political.

Yeah, that is the goal but many people do care and are paying attention.

LOL I have a friend who calls that the "he hit me back first" defence - he had sons so he had little time for the "he hit me first" defence. But it's true LOL good point. As for insults. I was about to say "what insults" but then I reviewed the record... Is that really insulting. I guess - maybe? If you thought I was insulting you for suggesting you weren't reading then sorry about that. But wait - you *did* just ignore what @sburke wrote which kinda implied you didn't read it. If you had read it and disagreed then you could have rephrased your point so it was clearer, refuted the counter argument for example. So, not much of an insult but snarky maybe. Sorry I hurt your feelings. Oh yeah, in retrospect that was an insult - cause I have worked for some total jerks. I apologize for that. I should have just pointed out that your time lines were totally silly. Any time you spend writing a well thought out article it always takes longer than an hour. You are doing what my bad bosses did - mistaking the act of writing the code (I'm a programmer by profession) as the only thing that needs to be done. They forget that there is research, sometimes experimentation not to mention discussing alternatives and finally doing some testing. The same goes for a well written article if it take you a hour to write it you did way more than that in research, consideration etc. before that. Same idea for a 10 minute post.

OK this has gone form sad to pathetic to vaguely insulting. So, time to stop taking the bait. Bottom line is BFC decides how much they communicate. Your's and anyone else's unsatisfied expectations don't really change that. I'll see some of you in a different thread. Some likely never again

LOL there is no "no damage" side. You are the only person that seems to think someone said the US artillery caused no damage.

Interesting. Typically they *do* use them. I think we have even had posts about using them on sub prime targets. I do not recall them being saved on a regular basis. There is no way for you to direct the choice the AI tank commanders make the call. I'm not sure how they do it. If something has changed and things are messed up it might be worth a quick test.

LOL when you set the policy for the company that you own then you can do that. 1 hour for a comprehensive article? 10 minutes for an update? You sound like every bad manager / project manager I have ever met . My stock answer is "there is no such thing as a one day task".

Yep, spot on. We all have a responsibility to call out BS or as the kids are calling it these days Fake News. We should do that everywhere. Keep in mind some people will hate you for it and be very vocal about it so be prepared. And no I am not talking about this thread - these guys are pussy cats. I have had my Scottish heritage disavowed in the most unspeakable terms on other sites. LOL brilliant. No bifocals here yet. OK, OK that's cause I refused at my last eye exam and now accept that I do need them... Damn it, it is technically true that I don't have them now. PS. How is it that @sburke's awesome post about putting out the real facts has more up-votes than my actual post about the truth. PPS. Anyone who thinks that the truth doesn't win in the end - have a listen to Malcolm Gladwell's pod cast "Revisionist History" (http://revisionisthistory.com/). Oh man do some of those guys look like doofuses now. And again not talking about this thread - this is kids stuff - light weights. Fake News never lasts.

Not sure about the avenger system - is it still used? But not every piece of kit available was included. There has to be something for the next modules What the following items are is not totally clear. I am pretty sure there will be more content for CMBS. Here is Steve's latest post about what is coming up:

That part I agree with.

The full installs are all up to date with the v4 engine, yes.

^^^ someone is hard or reading

Bingo. That's the reason.

Yeah, same. The one plus is they don't tire out as much. Personally I prefer quick for a distance with pauses.

I second this ^^^

According this site there are no country names that start with 'X': http://www.worldometers.info/geography/alphabetical-list-of-countries/countries-that-start-with-x/ So, I have no idea what country he means

Not meant to pick on @BodyBag - but answering the questions based on his post At least as well as I can. Nope. Technically not allowed to say that - certainly not saying more. Welcome to the real world. BFC does not spend a lot of time communicating every little thing they are up to. Accepting that fact will help you avoid stress related injuries Here is the thing, several people have harped on this really long time frame as if way back at the beginning everyone knew and BFC accepted there was a problem. That is simply not the case! Don't get me wrong I get that people had issues with the behaviour early on but that doesn't make it an obvious bug. The AI behaviour was intentionally changed. It made the game better in a few areas. One of the things that happens when you tweak the AI is side effects creep in. I for one still have mixed views on the AI decision to stay and fight vs pull back. Our pixel troops stick it out in a nasty fight for longer than I think real troops would - plus they press the fight forward more aggressively too. But that pulling back exposed issues with withdrawing pathing to a lot more daylight and then there is the game play consideration - it's no fun to play when no one will fight. So, bottom line there was not clear bug at the beginning just vague unhappiness. After I some more serious testing by @IICptMillerII the issues was defined and got testers and then BFC's attention. That was August. with Steve acknowledging the bug in October: So nothing like 14 months of ignore a problem and not planning to do anything about it. Just so you all know.... Vague unhappiness defined by actual testing in August followed by an acknowledgement of a bug in October with a fix to come at some yet to be defined point. That is only six months elapsed time so far.

Yep. Carry on discussing it

Which is correct. In my opinion unnecessary - the clarification I mean. To judge if a country is democratic you should *not* look at the name of the country or the name they use for their system. You have to look at the freedom of the people to discuss their views, politics and to choose their representatives. If we just looked at names we would call North Korea a democracy and that would be silly

Yep. The thing is I avoid people who are rude - even those that might be correct. Rude is pointless, rude is crass, rude is unnecessary. My preference is to surround myself with smart, confident people who speak their mind and are constructive and thoughtful. Rude people are kicked to the curb. I don't really care how damn smart you are rude = outta my sight. Which means if I am the boss you are fired if I'm not I'll ignore your rude butt. Life is too short to bother with rude people. Oh and I can tell if its raining pretty well myself thanks. See no value in rudeness.

Ah OK I have not played with SF1 or trigger men at all. I do like your idea of using the area target to run their ammo down.

And they are. BFC provided scenarios are tested at least an order of magnitude more than any 3rd party made scenario I have ever seen. The only thing that comes close is when a scenario is featured at theBlitz for the scenario of the month but that does not exercise the AI - 'cause PBEM. Oh and BTW one of the best ways to find a more challenging opponent is to find a more challenging opponent - a human. Check out the "New to Multiplayer" section of this post Some thoughts on the subject of testing: https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/why-didn-t-you-find-that-bug PS those thoughts are from a tester's point of view on how to try to get better at testing - that's how I try to think. I am sure I am not perfect either. IMHO rudeness is never fair.

Once you have access to the v4 engine features you can set the tiggerman's AI group up with an ambush stance order to keep him from firing. I have not tired SF1 so I am not 100% sure that ability is no there. I imagine that after some experimentation you could get the trigger man to hold fire in a way you want. I have not tried that either.

Wow. So, you might have noticed that I only said that democracy was not imposed on Lybia or Syria. And your examples of support for locals fighting for democracy (or at least the end of a brutal dictator) in Syria and those supporting locals in Lybia are not forcing anything. I think we have different definitions of forced. Honestly even in Iraq I have some issues with claims that democracy being force but for the purposes of this discussion I'll concede that. As for hundreds of thousands killed I think you need to reexamine who did the killing. While I am fairly critical of some decisions regarding the Iraq invasion responsibility of for the killing needs to rest with the killers. Yeah, right. Now who is making ignorant comments. Do not mistake western support for or contact with local civil leadership with nefarious acts. The concept that there is a vast conspiracy against Russia is just silly. The west knows that free people are peaceful people and free people are good customers. Sure our corporations don't always behave like they should but that is a far cry from purposefully keeping a dictator in power. ?? I have no idea what you are on about - I'm guessing I probably don't want to know since I feel like you are about to compare me to a terrorist Yes, I totally support closing this thread. Probably should have been yesterday.

Anything you buy now will already be at engine v4.