Profile of CombatMuffin

The_Riddler:

My analysis of the European Union was a general one, not an in-depth one. There's a lot to it that I don't understand, for sure, but in layman's terms it explains more or less how Europe is suffering some of these woes. There are cultural, religious, political and very specific economical aspects involved in the Political Integrations of Europe, and some critics could even say, in its failure (this last part is very debatable).

As far as war goes: yes it is a learning curve. Just because human beings keep engaging in wars, doesn'tt mean they haven't learned positive things form them. Let me give you some examples to strengthen my point:

-Human Rights. They were, in large part, based around atrocities in wars, amongst other situations. Sure, there's still violations left and right, but trust me: the world is far safer today, than it was in the feudal ages, or even the renaissance.

-Less casualties. Even if were to exaggerate the casualties in today's conflicts, modern warfare causes much reduced casualties. They are still too high, and there are still atrocities, but they are much, much more isolated than before. In feudal Japan, the very fabric of society was based around constant warfare. During Attila the Hun's time, waves upon waves of soldiers simply died. The reason for this, is that our weaponry now provides much better force multiplication (a single soldier can wield a light machine gun which in past eras would've required several armed men to just match the same firepower).

Both World Wars were a BIG eye opener in the way we fight wars. Not only was chivalry sent out the window, but a semi-mandatory body of law was set to regulate them. Yes, countries still break these laws (such as illegal weaponry), but International Scrutiny plays a much bigger role today, than it did before. This is the reason why military superpowers remain "friendly to the world" even as they wage war: they can't fight them all.

Unless a country shoots itself into a Total War policy, wars today are much more limited. Look at NATO conflicts, for example: The U.S. (and other miltiary superpowers) could obliterate an average opposing force very, very fast if it held nothing back, but international pressure would ensue. It's now a game of cloak and dagger.

That evolution, is all the result of lessons learned through warfare. Human beings have only truly been around for a very small amount, and while sometimes we repeat the same mistakes, for the most part we do learn.

I got Bill Murray as a mentor!?

Awwwwwww yeh!

But can't you set it to be more accurate against armour...

Oh that's right, you don't have damage tables anymore

Target Tables. They were VERY useful, but they can also complicate the game further. In a game like starcraft, where there's really just a couple of "target types" (armor, bio, building) this is fine. In a game like CoH, adding cover, accuracy and armor can cause a whole lot of factors.

As much as people love vCoH, myself included, it was a pain to balance. Just look at how many unofficial balance mods there were. I can recall at least three different approaches, during those 7 years, with which balance was approached (Standard, BattleTest, and Beta for 2.602).

That's a very interesting overlay rtschutter!

There's a lot of reasons why people don't join tourney's by the way. There's peer pressure, for once, players may think they don't have the skill level to participate against big figures in the community.

While a developer CAN push tournament participation (Big prizes, marketing, game features), it doesn't necessarily mean it will turn out positive. I remember Virgin Gaming organized a 1.3 million dollar Battlefield 3 competition. I never heard what happened to it, in fact I think it was silently removed (that was in 2011).

In the end, if players are competitive enough, you can do anything. I remember some games where they created custom, non automated ladders in communities. Similar to tournaments like SNF, but on a seasonal basis, and based on personal challenges to outrank others. The devs can help, but it's up to the players.

Spearhead so far. Mortar HT, Smoke, Recon and Tiger? Yes please. If they spam infantry, frag grenades take care of them.

I used to love jaeger infantry, but most of its abilities are frankly useless. Camo would be awesome if it worked on Pak's, or was cheaper. Tactical Movement is too expensive, and becomes obsolete if your army composition has moved on to tanks.