Strategy in the Orange Arena

[Killjoy2]

"Where do some of you find time to come up with some of the most ASININE ideas?!!"

Actually, I'm quite well paid to come up with asinine ideas.  Have you ever taken an idea to market and made it operational?  

Thats what I do.

[SlapShot]

I vote for game strategy run by AI ... for all the reason posted so far in this thread.

[RedTop]

After being basically told off for not "participating" or "Following orders" if you will by a few fellow knights?  

Huh.......no

I spent 4 years doing REAL military stuff.....I have a boss at work....I'll pass on said orders or having my attack dictated to me by some score monger who prolly couldn't capture a cold.

[Alpo]

Originally posted by Killjoy2

Why not let the highest ranking player command the air attack also?  He would select which enemy bases are available for attack.  On a large map, he might have 8 choices to make.  

Interesting idea... but have you really considered the consequences?   Looking at current scoring, when SHawk isn't in the arena to run the war, you do realize that there is a very strong possibility that you would be taking orders from goldelks.  

Originally posted by Killjoy2
Or would you  rather have the game strategy run by AI?

I'll take the HAL 9000 approach please.  

[Killjoy2]

All we are talking about is the decision of where the next base capture will be.

Nobody takes orders in AH.  Most just want a good quick fight.  I think a set of commanders has a better chance of setting up a good fight over AI.    

You all seem to be looking at just one arena commander.  

I'm suggesting six commanders for each country with six attack points, three in each enemy country.  Once a base is captured the commander of that attack line selects another base.  This is almost what is happening in the Blue arena.

If you can't find a leader you like out of 18 commanders in three countries that you like, we really do have troubles.  

Does anyone belong to a squad?  Do you have a CO?  Some squads are more formally organized than others some commanders are more organized than others.

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Killjoy2
All we are talking about is the decision of where the next base capture will be.

Nobody takes orders in AH.  Most just want a good quick fight.  I think a set of commanders has a better chance of setting up a good fight over AI.    

You all seem to be looking at just one arena commander.  

I'm suggesting six commanders for each country with six attack points, three in each enemy country.  Once a base is captured the commander of that attack line selects another base.  This is almost what is happening in the Blue arena.

If you can't find a leader you like out of 18 commanders in three countries that you like, we really do have troubles.  

Does anyone belong to a squad?  Do you have a CO?  Some squads are more formally organized than others some commanders are more organized than others.

You really should stop posting.   It's folks like you that sit in a tower, playing "Desktop General" that annoy us.   You whine about folks fighting "how come you guys aren't defending!?!!  Blah, blah"  But, you fail to see sitting in a tower is useless in of itself.

[hubsonfire]

I don't see how having stragety decided by a bunch of cartoon napoleons is any better than having HT decide it. At least HT seems to know what he's doing.

[bigsky406]

Originally posted by Killjoy2
"Where do some of you find time to come up with some of the most ASININE ideas?!!"

Actually, I'm quite well paid to come up with asinine ideas.  Have you ever taken an idea to market and made it operational?  

Thats what I do.

We are all aware of the ideas that come out of Utah...

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
I don't see how having stragety decided by a bunch of cartoon napoleons is any better than having HT decide it. At least HT seems to know what he's doing.

Did you burn da Manuols li3k instruktad?!!!!!1111!!!!OMG!!!WTF???

[SlapShot]

AH I use to have country commanders ... but they didn't achieve that status by what score they had. They got it from running good ops and slowly got the respect by all to actually lead.

I can just imagine out of the 6 per side, 3 of 'em being those squeaky ear-splitting I haven't dropped my nads yet pimply faced kid who achieved his rank by gaming the gaming and spending hours upon hours to achieve such a rank ... when he should have been out playing baseball or some physical activity other than fantasizing about being an on-line WW II commander.

I would log at the first squeak ... in the blink of an eye.

[soda72]

Originally posted by SlapShot
I would log at the first squeak ... in the blink of an eye.

[Killjoy2]

"We are all aware of the ideas that come out of Utah..."

If you are referring to polygamy, that was just a noble attempt to get the housework done.  They figured if you just put more wives to work on it the laundry, cleaning and cooking ought to get done.  

Sadly it was another example of unintended consequences.

[Masherbrum]

Dude, you MAY care about getting "free perks".   A lot of us don't.

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
I don't see how having stragety decided by a bunch of cartoon napoleons is any better than having HT decide it. At least HT seems to know what he's doing.

I had to look for one.  Kinda like that Cartoon Napoleon comment

[MWL]

Greetings,

  I am, hereby, announcing my quest for the 'leadership' position of the Rooks as the Strategic and Grand Tactical Guru that this game will obviously soon require.  I shall become the Dorsai to your willing / learning minds and strong arms!  Come, let us join to conquer this electonic and digital land!

Regards,