well... in reality i haven't read all the thread sorry to all...

But i have 2 questions regarding the subject...

1st Why instead of Not allowing any number of armies from attacking into a det army, with only it being able to "respond" a couple of times (if incorrect please correct me), not allowing it to respond all the time?

2nd Why not after a 2nd attack, the defending unit, turn automatically into a "defensive" formation... without cost?

What do u all think?

Shorter turns will equal more turns per game.

Izno
Some troops are better trained than others. You can believe that and some men are inherently bigger and stronger with more stamina. I'm not speaking of a superior race or anything like that because I think all peoples have superior individuals among them. The American marine is trained to the peak of physical strength, endurance and skill in the martial arts. The average marine can probably break the average man in half with his bare hands.

American football training is another gruelling experience because in college and professional football the average weight of players is probably about 220 pounds with players as heavy as 300 pounds and more. If your body is not like a piece of steel and you get hit by a guy that big or even a power play up the middle necks and backs can be broken.
It is simply a matter of heavy training. A poorly trained prize fighter won't even be able to raise his arms after about 4 rounds.

TR

Last Edited : Tuesday, 3 May 2005 - 05:57

An easy solution would be to have BP diminish during tavel almost to the point of 0 at max movement. Some units more than others considering mounted units.

Izno
Don't get me wrong though ... some guys are
"small but mighty". I once saw a Portuguese carpenter stand at the end of a pile of 4'x8'x1/2" plywood and then pick up 4 sheets over the top of his head to carry them.
The man wasn't more than 5'5" tall and didn't weigh more than 140 pounds.

TR

I like Juxtaposer suggestion... after all... if one is travelling, one should tire... soooo when one arrived at the front, he couldn't/shouldn't be able to bash the other poor bugger as if he was lying in line just to take his punch

TR no prob man... i liked what u've wrote

though as a sidetrack to the topic u should see our joint "fusileiros" (marines)/ US marines exercises... your marines respect a lot ours

+ a good/funny (hey if history can't be fun, there's no reason to learn it) book on why/how did the portuguese "discover" the world (ok... the vikings DID discover america, and NO the spanish didn't discover squat... sooo Sagan go rewrite ur discoveries lines on "cosmos"...ok the man is dead, but i do like him nevertheless) is "Homens, Espadas e Tomates" (Men, Swords and Tomatoes), on which some historical stories (chequed and re-chequed, and sometimes even re re-chequed) tell HOW did a 1.200.000 people country venture into the sea and discover half the world (we were BAD mother f*****s)... as an example... when we boarded ships (captain blood type of boarding) we sent 12 men, 'cause we didn't have more... sooooo u should see a storie about 5 guys who boarded a 150 men barque... fun

Sorry to all for the side-track

the problem with FullMovement taking all BP is that it favors the defender. why would anyone want to move in for an attack if getting there means you cant attack till next turn, while leaving you vulnerable to their counterattack?

My attacks would be more like - Close the distance gap maybe halfway or so,volley with ranged troops,then next turn melee. Defender will have a chance to melee at 50% under volley or retreat after the initial approach. This seems realistic.

Last Edited : Wednesday, 11 May 2005 - 18:40

Also a defence point (DP) system could be set up.

yeah the issue is we dont want the game so realistic that it is boring or not truly playable...we want the game to be realistic(in some sense) but it also has to be fun you know...

I think Juxta has the solution...

after all... one can't expect a moving army, to arrive and being able to hit someone as if it was stopped...

Req says that it will favour defensive players... well one just need to adapt one's tactics to a new reality

like "smaller" moves, with inf based armies, probably wouldn't change much with cav task forces.

+ it would be the perfect setting for the development of new units. The Mounted Archer, has i saw once in the troop of the day, etc.

In my opinion we would see a more tactical game.