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175552
The 3 things thread has gotten me thinking, actually there are three small things that would improve DBM 3.1 but not make a huge difference. 1) Wb(O) and (S)...
James Hamilton
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Jun 1, 2007
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175553
... second ... the ... degree ... If you think about it that way you are certainly wrong, if not deliberatly interpreting the rule in a perverse way. The...
Lawrence Greaves
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Jun 1, 2007
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175554
The 3 little things might fix minor issues with DBM but to be honest after years and years of play there are some parts of DBM that still grate and could do...
James Hamilton
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175555
... A more straight up and down game IMO - has made things more predictable and dull. Nik Gaukroger "Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does, he...
Nik Gaukroger
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175556
In einer eMail vom 01.06.2007 10:25:17 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt nikgaukroger@...: A more straight up and down game IMO - has made...
FischerLud@...
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175557
... What! On this list? never! ;-)) Nik Gaukroger "Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does, he will tell you. If he does not, why humiliate...
Nik Gaukroger
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175558
... As we all know lining up and rolling forward is the most historical thing to do. We also know it makes for a terribly dull game (as perceived by the ...
Nik Gaukroger
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Jun 1, 2007
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175559
... Or you could come up with the system used in DBMM :-) Strike troops count as 2ME (mostly), but 2ME troops don't get disheartened, whereas 1ME and 1/2ME...
Steve Burt
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Jun 1, 2007
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175560
... Number 3 sounds realistics to me - battlefields are a mess after a battle. 1 and 2 are simply fixed by playing on a grid :-) Speeds the game up, too....
Steve Burt
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Jun 1, 2007
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175561
... I'd require them to be double based to give support....
Steve Burt
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175562
... An option is to allow elements to fight an enemy within its ZOC. ... I think the inherent aspects of using elements makes this the case for DBM....
Nick Wade
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Jun 1, 2007
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175563
... I think you should try to achieve a balance between them. Constantly seeking out flank attacks also makes the game fairly predictable. ciao, Nick....
Nick Wade
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Jun 1, 2007
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175564
... the ... This does will lead to odd things where Ps can support from the third rank. For my own mind i'd allow all Ps to support then it's not a freebie. ...
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Jun 1, 2007
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... Of course they can still support from a third rank - they just need to be double based behind the second rank - the first rank is single based Bd(O). This...
Steve Burt
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Jun 1, 2007
9:41 am
175566
Howdy, And tends to favor those dancing horse troupe types at the expense of those who'd like a shot a winning with heavy foot. Maybe having a game with more...
Jeff Zorn
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Jun 1, 2007
9:51 am
175567
... like ... However, I have noted a number of acounts of players using generals, plus baggage, plus other 2ME troops as filler whilst fighting with the lesser...
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Jun 1, 2007
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175568
... It's fair to say the problem is not completely fixed, but the old DBM 'Standard Reigate Patsie' style of army with mixed 'swiss army knife' commands with...
Steve Burt
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175569
I'm not so sure that the DBMM attempt on conforming hasn't created a new set of annoyances( Hammy thought that they had gone some way to correction of kinks,...
Neil Grant
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Jun 1, 2007
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... to ... It also effects any army with Ps supported Sp, but clobbering LIR and Patsies is only right and proper. greg...
gregmannuk
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Jun 1, 2007
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175571
It's quite interesting to see that many DBM changes asked in this thread are already addressed by DBMM. Rgds LM...
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Jun 1, 2007
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175572
... Not that the RSP ever really fell into that category :-) ... Just as unrealistic IMO - just a different of being so. Nik Gaukroger...
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Jun 1, 2007
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... before. ... were ... Part ... (which ... than ... I think this is pretty much exactly right. The major issue for me with 3.0 was the obsession with flank...
curranjohng
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Jun 1, 2007
11:25 am
175574
... I wouldn't go as far as many. There has been an attempt at fixing kinks and conforming but the AP system is IMO far more out of kilter in DBMM, (F) troops...
James Hamilton
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Jun 1, 2007
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175575
... It is but it is difficult if not impossible to sort overlaps, recoils etc. if you do. Hammy...
James Hamilton
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Jun 1, 2007
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175576
... the ... 'Standard Reigate Patsie' style of army with mixed 'swiss army knife' commands with >expendable strike troops is no longer as good under DBMM. And...
James Hamilton
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Jun 1, 2007
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175577
... DBM ... knife' ... Well, all the knights and blades were expendable. That just left Ax(S), very difficult to dig out of rough/difficult, and skirmishers...
Lawrence Greaves
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Jun 1, 2007
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175578
... game. ... This is one of the things I like about DBM. As the battle progresses it becomes more and more chaotic, your units become more and more fragmented...
Lawrence Greaves
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Jun 1, 2007
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175579
Roy skribis; ... Que? Because the changes will never be applied? Are you living in LarryWorld? ... You are joking aren't you? DBM is a dead legacy system, and...
John Garvey
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Jun 1, 2007
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175580
... For me, hiding the Ax in terrain was exactly how NOT to play Patsies, and one of the reasons the army took such a hit in 3.1, as one lost a major part of...
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Jun 1, 2007
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175581
... Avars sent subject slavs forward to fight while they stayed back. Rgds LM...
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