Pishky Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 A quick question for the gurus. On average how many times do you replay a scenario? I find myself replaying some of my favourites up to a dozen times, try new variations etc. But I wonder whether this is a good way to learn since I know roughly what the oppositon is. Looking forward to your thoughts Peter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Russian Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Originally posted by Pishky: A quick question for the gurus. On average how many times do you replay a scenario? I find myself replaying some of my favourites up to a dozen times, try new variations etc. But I wonder whether this is a good way to learn since I know roughly what the oppositon is. Looking forward to your thoughts Peter It's probably not a great way to learn but it is a great way to have fun. It's like visiting an old friend. Good Hunting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Bolt Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 I never do replays - even against the computer. To paraphrase Tom Hanks saying "There is no crying in baseball" ; "There are no goes overs in war". Why would I want to do a "goes-over" when there are 1700+ scenarios at the Depot? I guess not doing replays probably prevents me from really learning the game. My loss. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Only when the AI royally kicks my butt and I think of a different way to go about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiggDogg Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 If you have played against the AI a decent amount, start playing real live human opponents in pbem games. After a dozen or so games against the AI opponent, playing against humans will become a true revelation of enjoyment and a lot more fun. Against a human, you will learn things in CM that you never thought possible. :eek: In my opinion, CM is best played against a human via pbem. Cheers, Richard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 It all depends on the scenario, of course. Just yesterday I fired up the CMAK version of the classic old CMBO demo scenario "Chance Encounter". That makes roughly the billionth time I've re-replayed those CMBO demos reworked for all three versions of the game. One reason to replay a scenario is to test different tactics. What'll happen if this time I lay smoke on the target first? What'll happen if this time I push my tanks up that ravine on the left flank? Plus, the first time around you might've accidentallly played the 'wrong' side. Some scenarios can be deadly dull played as Germans but they're a hoot when played as Brits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Originally posted by PiggDogg: If you have played against the AI a decent amount, start playing real live human opponents in pbem games. After a dozen or so games against the AI opponent, playing against humans will become a true revelation of enjoyment and a lot more fun. Against a human, you will learn things in CM that you never thought possible. :eek: In my opinion, CM is best played against a human via pbem. Cheers, Richard Yeah, I plan to do a short game against PiggDogg as soon as possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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