teeps Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Hi All, I'm noob and a little confused: where's the best place to find someone to PBEM with, preferably someone who'll be nice to a noob rather than just kicking my butt and laughing? Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folbec Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Opponent finder forum here http://www.battlefront.com/cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=24, or http://www.theblitz.org/ (my prefered option). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREVAK Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Just fixing the link, it doesn't like the comma. http://www.battlefront.com/cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=24 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Or come join "We Band Of Brothers", where there are opponents of all types, and people who'll help. One thing in common there: everyone likes CM and will finish a game that they start. GaJ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Enigma Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 may also wanna head over to the The proving grounds. People are always up for a game and it doesnt matter how much exp you have. tis a friendly crowd too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 Thank you all for the help, I'll dive in to one of those. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 teeps, absolutely, You will find that we tend to be mature and civilized here, We dont speak L33T, We share our beer, And we help green players to become worthy veterans, Feel free to send a PBEM turn to me at raven_song73@yahoo.com 600 points is usualy a good size map with enough units to make things interesting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackHand Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 You might also try The Blitzkrieg Wargaming Club. I've found all of my opponents there. Everyone's been great fun to fight with. I've played everyone from beginners to experts. Playing the better players has been an excellent learning experience & they've all been happy to offer tips on how to reverse the outcome (though, not during the battle . . . nothing like learning the hard way.) Plenty of people there will offer you a sort-of tutorial game. They'll walk you through an ass kicking just to show you everything you're doing wrong & how to do it right. (Basic tank/infantry tactics. Though not everything works as it should in practice, which is what makes this a good game, despite it's small faults. Such is life.) I'm not much into the ladder thing, far as winning or losing goes, but it is fun to keep track of your stats. I started off playing 2000pt, QB Meeting Engagements. This has it's drawbacks though. It's too much of a "race for the flag". Whoever gets there first usually wins. So, I've been playing two battles at once with the same opponent. One attack battle & one defend. Both on similar maps. This way you get to work both sides of the aisle. It takes longer, but seems much more fair & balanced. A more fulfilling experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 25, 2006 Author Share Posted August 25, 2006 Originally posted by Corvidae: teeps, absolutely, You will find that we tend to be mature and civilized here, We dont speak L33T, We share our beer, And we help green players to become worthy veterans, Feel free to send a PBEM turn to me at 600 points is usualy a good size map with enough units to make things interesting Corvidae, Thanks for the offer, I'd love to take you up on that, but is there a particular scenario I should use? TheBlackHand, thanks, I'll definitely give blitzkreig a look. Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 teeps, random maps, with random units selected by the AI, set quality to medium, set rarity to variable, and see what the computer generates for you, Accept what circumstance throws at you, and make it work, 600 to 800 points is big enough to be good, but small enough to be managable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 OK Corvidae, I *think* I've just sent you a turn using PBEM helper. Let me know if I've done it wrong though please! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 You did it right, and I expect you will do just fine, I sent you the next turn, ,,, Theres a lot of trees on that map, I hate fighting in dense forest, oh well, You may notice that I like to engage the enemy as far away as possible, I cant do that on this map, so I am going to improvize, This should be fun.............. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 I hear Engines, Possibly tanks, coming through the trees. but no contact yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 It's a whole *hoard* of tanks, but they keep hitting the tree trunks... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Tanks dont do well in trees, In tall pines and in woods(forest) they are imobile, and in scatered trees, they are slow and easly bogged, But there are a few safe passages through that i saw, try using the SHIFT key, and the T, to hide the trees so you can see the ground, and use the LOS tool to plot a course in advance, Also zoom in close to the ground for a better idea of exactly what you are facing. Out of curiosity,,,, did you study the manual? If not you probably should, it says a lot about tanks and where they should and should NOT be opperated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 I did read the manual, and I think I've found routes so far. I just saw something looking like a tent frame of barbed wire belonging to you, guess I'll avoid that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 Originally posted by Corvidae: I hear Engines, Possibly tanks, coming through the trees. but no contact yet. It just occurred to me to ask this, but does this mean you're getting sound contacts on my mysterious engined machines? If so, does that mean your boys pick them up from all the way across the map?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 A silent force can usualy hear a noisy force from a fair distance, try it some time,, find a construction site,, with lots of heavy vehicles,, walk about 500 meters from it,, and listen, you should still be able to distinguish buldozers from dumptrucks by sound alone, Forest does baffle the sound a bit, and bounces it around to make it harder to pinpoint the source, but you should still be able to identify engine noises, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Enigma Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 One should note the sound contacts give you a general idea of where the enemy machines are but not there exact where-abouts Will be good to see what happens in this one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 So far my French boys are sweeping all before them! Mind you seeing as the opposition has been a crew who seemed to have misplaced their vehicle that's not saying much. I'm assuming that I'm encountering a recon screen, rather than proper opposition. The presence of the crew presumably means Corvidae has decided at least one of his vehicles is no help on this map? Just at the end of the last turn a couple of artillery shells landed, so I'm a little worried about a nice HE surprise coming my way... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 teeps, not all crews are vehicle crews, a light MG crew was lost on my far right flank, Yes they were a recon screen, and no i didnt want to lose them, oh well Thats my mistake, You seem to know what you are doing, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Appearances can be deceptive, wait until it's all over before you decide I know what I'm doing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvidae Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Ah humility, A noble vitue that a few on these boards could learn, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeps Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 The early Gallic confidence about dealing with this piffling recon screen may have been misplaced. Despite the quick folding of the screen on the left of the map, there's an argument in the centre that I can't get out of - a few enemy squads there are pinning some of my boys. I have to say though, that these French troops seem to panic easily, despite not being green. Are there differences in the nations' psychological hardness in CMAK, or have I just got a bunch of cowards? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 No difference between national "psychological hardness", you're guys were just caught at a bad time. Were they "moving" or "advancing" when they were fired at? It makes all the difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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