[Asai]

I f i appeared snobbish in my last post i do aplologize as that was not my intent, i was writing a letter to the editor of the local fish wrapper and may have let some of the invective leak over. I am all better now listening to Phish . I used to play those types of games and still as a matter of fact own Command and Conquer, Red Alert, Warcraft 2, Sins of a Solar Empire, and looked at Tiberian Sun, i was really trying to make my point that games like that are simpler (no offense) and working through the tech tree is the high point.

K.I.S.S. is a good acronym but the plain truth is that to keep one soldier in a foxhole requires the support of at minimum 5 people. For me the devil is in the details, and will concede that i am probably a small portion of the gamer market. The details of economics is the deciding factor in all sucessful military campaigns. Money keeps the military juggernaut rolling and when the money dries up there is no war. Keeping the money flowing is paramount, whether it is replacing destroyed equipment or just paying the men in uniform money is the key. Most games gloss over that point because most folks do not want to delve into the details and micromanage the economics. Some games give you a taste, but in trying to appeal to the broadest customer base stop at some point. Too much can ruin a game and not enough makes it arcade.

Asai