Kaptain Karl Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I just can't take the axieity I feel every time I come to this website anymore. I have been coming here a few times each week for the last few years, but the constant delays, and the numerous inane posts are just too much for me right now. SC1 was and still is one of my favorite games of all time. It very closely resembled my favorite board game "Third Reich", and at first was alot of fun to play. But after playing the predictable AI a hundred times or so, it is no longer much fun, and isn't challanging at all. I know the Hubert is a one man show, and I know that he is truly doing the best he can, but unfortunately I need to move on. There are many other good looking "Grand Strategy" wargames out there, but I have been holding off buying them anticipating the release of SC2. But when I found out recently that SC2 will not be released this year, I decide to go out and buy Hearts of Iron 2, World at War and Anglo-German War. Hopefully at least one of these games will be fun and challanging. One can only play Third Reich PC against himself hotseat for only so long........ I wish Hubert and everyone else here all the best, and once again thank you Hubert for the outstanding job you did with SC1. Farewell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubarno Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 KK, step back for a minute and take a breather. You can bet nobody wants SC2 out more than HC, but thankfully he's got the willpower to hold out until it's DONE, and done right. Sure, support other wargame makers and buy their products too. Ease up on the Hubester and don't give him any added pressure or regrets. I know the major topics have been beaten harder than a red-headed step child in the Wallmart parking lot, but hang in there. Is some mad super villain got you tied to a computer as he sends mega jules of electricity into your genitals for each day that SC2 doesn't get released? I think not! Take a vacation, a reality check, a morale check, and thank the divine spirits of fortune that you don't have to deal with a real catastrophe (hopefully) like the tsunami last year, the New Orleans floods or the big earthquake in Kasmir. Settle back in your confy chair with the latest game that heats your juices, a good book or get some exercise. And, when SC2 comes out, hopefully its as good as we are all rooting it will be and we can crush the Hun' just one more time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Originally posted by Fubarno: Is some mad super villain got you tied to a computer as he sends mega jules of electricity into your genitals for each day that SC2 doesn't get released? I'd say it's a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Didn't sign up for the email alert, did you Kaptian Karl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrogdog Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Ok... you joined the forums just to say goodbye? I... on the other hand... have returned to lurk upon you again. SC2 is looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 KaptainKarl, Your complaint about inane posts would carry more weight if you had more than one post yourself. Say, 3 or 4 thousand. Anyway, as you never came in there seems little reason to announce that you're going out; making your own first and last post pretty inane in itself. A pitty you didn't become a regular here, with material like that I'm sure you'd have fit right in with rest of our inane babblings. Anyway, Hello and Goodbye. Here's hoping you find gaming happiness somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Wagner Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Speaking of farewells, is Les the Sarge still kicking about somewhere? I have not seen any posts form him here or at Matrix for quite sometime... with him you never knew if is exile is self imposed or thrust upon him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Trapp Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by J P Wagner: Speaking of farewells, is Les the Sarge still kicking about somewhere? I have not seen any posts form him here or at Matrix for quite sometime... with him you never knew if is exile is self imposed or thrust upon him..... Les who? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 @Kaptain Kangeroo --- Dude, first of all, what's with this "K" & "K" stuff? In Idaho, that means something when you spell words deliberately with "K"s instead of the natural "C"'s. Do you mean what I think you mean? If so, Idaho is too great for hate. Next, how can I miss somebody who never got here? Reminds me of a great quote by Johnny Cash to the guy dating his daughter,"Son, I don't know you enough to miss you when your gone". I also like the classics,"Let the door knob hit you where the dog should have bit you". Or the other version,"Let the door knob hit you where the good Lord split you.". Now take your A.I. playing self out of here. The A.I. sucks, how long did it take you to finally figure that out? Maybe you should go play with yourself in some 3R? Just doing my job, Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 After reading these shocking and overwhelmingly inane posts I can fully understand why Kaptain Karl has chosen to leave us even while writing his very first post! I'm horrified, just horrified by all of this. JPW, Les is alive and well and from time to time he posts at The Writing Club. -- click on my signature to get there. Like Kaptain Karl and myself, he's reached the sensible conclusion that there are too many inane posts in this place. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vveedd Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Relax Karl. SC2 will be released soon but if you expecting that SC2 will be like Third Reich I don’t think that this will happen. SC2 will be great I am sure but Third Reich is unique game. There is no game like it. By the way, did you try to play Third Reich by mail? I have tried and it was great. Now I have ordered 3R Gold. Many players says that with 3R Gold PBEM is much more better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Don't let the door hit you on the way out. On second thought, I hope it knocks you on your ass. Troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Wagner Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by jon_j_rambo: @Kaptain Kangeroo --- Dude, first of all, what's with this "K" & "K" stuff? In Idaho, that means something when you spell words deliberately with "K"s instead of the natural "C"'s. Do you mean what I think you mean? If so, Idaho is too great for hate. Next, how can I miss somebody who never got here? Reminds me of a great quote by Johnny Cash to the guy dating his daughter,"Son, I don't know you enough to miss you when your gone". I also like the classics,"Let the door knob hit you where the dog should have bit you". Or the other version,"Let the door knob hit you where the good Lord split you.". Now take your A.I. playing self out of here. The A.I. sucks, how long did it take you to finally figure that out? Maybe you should go play with yourself in some 3R? Just doing my job, Legend Just so no brands a newcomer as being a member of a hate organization, Kaptain Karl was a character played by the late Phil Hartman and it was spelled that way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 In the last couple of weeks we have had a lot of 1-post wonders showing up to post about nothing but complaints. I'd say those are probably the one and the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 @JPF - Dude, give me a break. So Phil "I got blasted" Hartman makes it okay to be (K)aptain? That's crap. It's a got a meaning. Drive through parts of the South, Idaho, Eastern Idaho, Wyoming, etc...stores & people do it on purpose. There is no other reason to spell it that way. Don't tell me those comedians script writers don't know that. How would you like me to change the first letter of your last name to "F"? That means something too. Folks, do not be deceived, words and letters have meanings and that's why we use them. Educating the Masses (Mass = Massacre) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALthered Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Oh my god,its so sad when a ............newbie leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Wagner Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 JJR, I know it it your soveriegn duty to find a commie under every bed, but even you should not waste the time becoming a cryptologist for every word that is written, just to force feed your beliefs on others...have a safe and enjoyable New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clabinskys Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by Kaptain Karl: ...Hearts of Iron 2, World at War and Anglo-German War.You'll be back in no time. I have two of the games you mentioned; WAW feels like advanced Risk and AGW is, well, an admirable product from its creator, but it fails completely because of a poor scrolling mechanism, slow and poor AI, and an unconventional playing system. HOI, I don't know much about except from what I've heard from hard core wargamers and it wasn't all that good. If it weren't for the fact that I collect games, I would have given WAW and AGW away. Mahalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzgndr Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 GGWAW does a good job of simulating the logistical challenges of the global WWII conflict. Research and production is also good. The game provides for a lot of strategic options, but the politics/diplomacy aspect is lacking. AGW has some weaknesses. Saying it fails completely is too harsh; it still plays fairly well via pbem/hotseat. Having been on the playtester side for both AGW and SC2 and seeing the extreme negativity expressed toward AGW being released "too soon" and toward SC2 for being released "too late," I really wonder if grognards have turned into little Goldilockses. Should $25-40 games for entertainment really cause so much hate and discontent? Geez, going to the movies costs more. If it weren't so sad it would be funny. I just can't take the axieity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Well has anyone figured out yet if he had his genitals tied to the computer by a super-villain or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by Kaptain Karl: I just can't take the axieity I feel every time I come to this website anymore. I have been coming here a few times each week for the last few years, but the constant delays, and the numerous inane posts are just too much for me right now. You seem like a really sensitive guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 The Fearless Kaptain Karl ties himself to the rigging and fights his way past The Straights of Inane Posts to the safety of The Sea of Solitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I think Kaptain Karl's first post is probably among the most hillarious ones from a One Post Wonder. Only that from the Zebra-family and the Dariusz Kowolski were this funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 True, but at least they were fighting for a cause. Kaptain Karl's cause is a quest for more effective medication. All right, I take that back. The man had a point to make and we should all be grateful that he only made it once. Anyway, we're all a bunch of fanboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuniworth Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Originally posted by JerseyJohn: True, but at least they were fighting for a cause. Kaptain Karl's cause is a quest for more effective medication. Yeah medication and to get that super-villian off his genitals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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