didnt you just say in your previous post something to the extent of "this is a combat sim. I dont understand why people horde undefended bases" now your saying this isnt to simulate combat. if you say at one point "this is a Combat Sim" then later say "This isnt a Combat Simulator" tell me that logic... i find none whatsoever, im not bashing you, im just stating that it almost sounded like when President Bush invaded some nuetral Countries in the middle east he said "its not a Presidential power, its an Exectutive Power" head of exectutive branch is president, if he can execute the Executive power as head of the executive branch then its a presidential power, no?
I said the game isn't a war simulator, but a combat sim. In a war there is combat, but the 2 are not the same thing. Combat is generally viewed as, people fighting each other in a more personal manner. If I typed anywhere that it was not a combat simulator in was in error, but I don't see anywhere where I typed that. When a horde shows up to a field with no defense (for whatever the reason) there is very little combat. Unless you view shooting stationary targets combat....which kind of defies the definition of combat. War is a broad term, encompassing many things. Combat, is a part of war.
If this was a pure war sim, it is really not a very good one. Little to no meaningfull strat targets. No meaningful supply lines. No real ground troops. Weak navy presence. No propaganda to convert the sheep. No sense of attrition. There are no bases that you feel the need you must have. Often attacks just move on to another base if unable to take the one you're at.
Sometimes the horde is unavoidable, and sometimes is the other teams fault for not defending. But when I look at a map and see one big red dar over one field, and a huge green bar over another...I wonder why that is. It seems neither team really cares if they lose a base, only that they can easily take another base. I don't understand why people would rather take a base were there is little fighting and be proud of that. Wouldn't you have more pride if you actually had to overcome another fighting force? Most bases that I see that don't get captured, is not because of man power. It's disorganized. town left up, vh left up, no goon on the way...things like that, prolong the capture, fuel runs out, and finally all those gv's land and up planes.
Fighting the horde can be fun. It can also be boring when your choices are to evade 5 guys trying to pick you, and the same is happening on your side at a different field. I don't always think the horde is intentional, but I think one area of this game that could be improved would be in some way attempting to merge these large forces so that they meet more frequently.
And I don't see anything wrong with bomber missions, and alot of fun can be had especially when escorts get involved. In fact I wish the MA had more encounters like this. It's probably more fun for everyone involved, but the key is having people to really fight against.
