@Young:
I understand when a thread inadvertently goes in that direction, but the opening post suggested that a different cost for cruisers would be better for game play, provoking a discussion about changing the rules. I love A&A 1940 Global, and I put my house rule suggestions in the house rules forum where they belong… I just want the 1940 Global forum cleaned up, and back on topic.
At the end, the 12 IPCs cruiser is defended. I think it is a matter of half full or half empty glass. To have a discussion about value of statu quo OOB, you have to compare to other possibility.
If, in addition, the OOB initial placement is discuss whether or not it is historically representative. It is not about 1941 or 1942.2 or classic, it is about Global 1940.
@Red:
I’ve done some calcs based on 1CA+ 1DD, vs. 2DD; and incrementing up each side with DD’s each time at ranges of CA cost from 10-12. What I find is that the return on investment for the extra cost of a single cruiser in these DD fleets is favorable even at 12 IPC and of course increasingly so as the cost declines.
Gameplay/balance is another criticial thing to consider. **We start with an initial placement. ** When contemplating buys and attacks, if the cost of one component (air, naval, or land) is adjusted up or down then it will impact buying in the other areas as well. This would shift game balance in many cases. So the fewer/smaller the adjustments, the less disruptive they will tend to be.
But I’m not the experienced member here, maybe this forum is only about rules misunderstanding and strategy development.
Then, I agree, anything else even specific to G1940, should go elsewhere.