@Black_Elk I and David have tried something based on your suggestion on the first page of this thread. We skipped combat for all the powers during the first turn. And this (in my opinion) turned out great!
No combat during the first turn let the Allies protect most of their troops, it provided much more variety to the gameplay - each of the players could opt for several opening strategies with much less “known” moves in subsequent turns.
I’d vote all the veterans should try it.
Our Axis & Allies Online AMA is finished now (we started at 09am PT and ran it till 11am PT). Check out the questions and replies here:
@DoManMacgee We’re fully honest. From the interview: “1942 2nd Edition provided us with a fantastic jumping off point in terms of creating a game that provided a lot of depth and complexity, but still approachable for new and experienced players alike. One of the main goals with Axis & Allies Online was to make a game that was approachable by any type of player, from the new and inexperienced, all the way to the veteran player who has logged hundreds of hours into the board games.”
And we’re listening.
Hello, friends!
Next Wednesday (3/27) at 09am PT we will have an AMA session at https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/ about Axis & Allies Online with our community manager Julius Borisov!
Hope to see you there!
This is very insightful, Black_Elk. I’ve passed your concerns to the development team.
@DoManMacgee Yep. It’s invite-only at this point. ;)
Thanks for all the suggestions, and keep them coming. There are really insightful posts in this thread.
@Panther I don’t believe so.
Beamdog is doing monthly QA sessions based on the community questions posted in this thread: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/74182/ask-beamdog#latest . Major questions are selected and then being posted on the blog - http://blog.beamdog.com/ (the first such blog enty, based on January questions, will be posted very soon).
Also, take note a few questions might have been already answered. Eg. “The main reason Beamdog is making Axis & Allies Online is because our CEO, Trent Oster, has a passion for the board game, and he’s shared that with the team — we’re all hooked now!” https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/11/with-axis-allies-online-beamdog-goes-beyond-enhancing-old-dd-games/
Asynchronous play means that the game allows players to take their full turn distinctly/asynchronously without other players needing to be in the game.
So yes, eg., player A does a move now, then logs out. Player B logs in two hours later and does his move … and so on.
The status of the game is saved on a server.
The offline game is saved to the user’s local drive.
The online games are all saved on our backend server.
@DoManMacgee The game will come to the Early Access very soon. There’s no date yet, but we’re working towards that.
First of all, the game is still in development, and once the Early Access starts, players will be able to file feature requests at our service desk.
Right now:
First of all, the game is still in development, and once the Early Access starts, players will be able to file feature requests at our service desk.
Right now: Sea zones with enemy subs are still considered friendly, but defenders are not able to submerge their submarines at this time. Submarines do not block unit movement. At this time, all defending subs that do not have an enemy destroyer in the battle automatically conduct a surprise strike.
About your last question: the change was made to accommodate asynchronous play. The developers might look at ways to address this based on the community feedback.
Thanks for the feedback. The developers might later allow players to customize their defense profiles.
Hello, all! I’m the CM of Beamdog, and I’m so excited to make your acquaintance.
Hello, Axis & Allies community! Nice to meet you!
