Best posts made by trulpen

What do you mean? I pay everyday with blood, sweat and tears.

Haven’t tried AA50, but G40 (read BM4 and P2V) simply is a gem.

@axis-dominion said in WW2 Path to Victory - Rules Discussion:

Still no revised tech? I really love the idea of tech, but needs to be revised. Tech played a big role in the real war, and I already know Adam will say well that’s already reflected in the increased income as you conquer more, but I have to say I would really love for tech to be revisited and revised to make it a viable and fun system.

Me too!

I actually worked together with @Pejon_88 a year ago on a different system for tech that I believe has quite some potential. One of the basic ideas was that there’s be a new structure, namely research facilities (small) and complex (big).

We tried out a few different routes, but never hit the endpoint of satisfaction and just put it on ice for a while. Maybe I should dust it off and give it a go? Would be interesting to hear others feedback on it.

Weren’t we going to play a game with me as Allies where you are committed to an early Sea Lion? :)

The bad thing there though is that I would know about it, but I can promise that I can play my usual style and not reinforce London extra, but rather invite the blow.

My point is this game should be a struggle strewn with tough decisions.

@akreider2 said in Post League Game Results Here:

Trulpen (Axis) over Akreider2 (Allies). Bid of 9. Despite the Allies winning a lot of the small battles. I think we need to do a 20 bid. Though I also did the mistake of under-committing with the US to the Atlantic when I saw Germany building a navy.

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35374/l20-1-trulpen-x-vs-akreider2-a-9-bm3/152?page=7

trulpen and his german navy. Wonder when that gets around to be the joke of the neighbourhood? :grin:

I also want to add that I really like the change that strategic bombers cost 12 but has a hit probability of 1-3. They of course still got great range, but now I feel they’re more focused on SBR than an overall threat wall.

I played in the B-final last season and was tricked into playing OOBsolete. Never again.

Peter and I developed several different approaches to tech and did some playtesting as well.

What I found to be most promising and fun was a system where a new facility is introduced that concerns research. Research would also be specific in that you choose which research-project(s) to develop. Several research-projects can be pursued simultaneously.

We tried having the dice from facilities to be obtained for free or having to be purchased (funding) for something like 1-3 IPC. I believe the latter is to be prefered.

This would be combined with a dice-system where a research needs to meet a certain amount of points and different research-facilities give different numbers of dice for the research.

A research could also be developed with full or partial success. The partial success gives access to the tech, but with a nerfed effect, with the possibility of completing the tech later on.

One delicate problem was balance. It takes a lot for research to beat units in the field, so finding the right pricing is an extensive task. If it’s too expensive it’s just bad and if it’s too cheap it’s too good.

A system like this may most certainly include nation-specific research. I’d also prefer to see more projects available rather than fewer, giving more options for variety. There’s also the possibility of locking up certain researched based on either turn or previous completed research.

Of course, a tech-system in A&A shouldn’t be too complicated.

I agree. P2V would preferably have it’s own league. In the best of worlds.

No need to reduce the number of games anywhere. I’d happily play full monty obän both scenes. 😁

The above was of course in response to @oysteilo.

@aequitas-et-veritas said in League General Discussion Thread:

We discussed a badge solution for League members a while ago, when this site became a New facelifting.
Maybe it is this time to get more serious about that.

Great idea!

I agree that the introduction of monetary aspects would likely corrupt the league. Money makes the world go round while pushing morals down the drain.

@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

That’s the starting gun!

Great going! Thanks for your eminent efforts!

@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

Reminder that players must agree on version to play, and default is 2nd edition G40, which means if you can’t agree on a version, it has to be 2nd edition G40.

Default needs to be changed to BM3. Seriously. Reflecting likely more than 95 % of the league games. Heck, even P2V is played more and it’s not even finalized yet.

Being forced into playing OOB is simply not interesting for me (and seemed it’s the same quite many more fellows), so if this league rule will not be revised for atleast L21, I don’t think I’ll continue to struggle in the league. Perhaps not much of a loss for the herd, but anyway.

@axis-dominion said in League General Discussion Thread:

I for one will automatically resign my game in protest if any of my playoff opponents insists on OOB instead of BM3.

Don’t say that. You have me as a snack in the first round… :grin:

@artofwar1947 said in League General Discussion Thread:

@aequitas-et-veritas

If we use badges to represent our interest, then we need to have badge for each possible combination.

Think that brings on unnecessary many combinations.

I’d prefer AqeV’s suggestion where for instance a tank represents all three variants. For those who prefer only two versions it’s ok to have two badges.

Anyway, it’s a very cool game indeed.

@pejon_88 said in L21 Amon-Sul (Axis) vs Pejon_88 (Allies + 16):

@amon-sul This is so nerve-wrecking!!! I have a pulse of 200bpm here. Is that healthy :O

Depends on duration.

@pejon_88 said in L21 Amon-Sul (Axis) vs Pejon_88 (Allies + 16):

@amon-sul Haha, maybe you should start an additional one then ;)

Yay!

trulpen vs HypoAF 1-0 WO

@HypoAF has been disconnected from here for soon two weeks. Hope it’s nothing serious and that he’ll be back. Anyway, it’s been 14 days now without movement, so I’ll claim a win due to abandonment in our game. However, if my opponent gets back and wants to continue the game, we’ll revise the abandonment and take it up again, no problem.

@amon-sul said in Post League Game Results Here:

The final death blow was the axis taking a foothold in Norway. It was the start of the end.

Allies grabbed an outpost in Norway, right?

Anyway, Pejon is an excellent player. So are you, although you are also the most unorthodox player I know of, which sometimes is not to your benefit. :)