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Stegahorse
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(12/30/01 11:11 am) Reply
WWIIO
I've been in since 10/16/01 with Dugger's Muggers a.k.a. 1st Strassenraubers Gruppe. Made Lt.Colonel in mid December.
Flying is terrible in WWIO. the way terrain is displayed makes flying difficult. To add to that, the notion of realism that Cornered Rat Society has imposed with WWIIO means that you are constantly fidgeting with some control to maintain some semblance of flight. They even have lean/rich mixture settings on the engine.
Beyond that though, the Ground war is interesting. The Axis have the least powerful weapons, Pz 38(t) and Pz III tanks with 37mm turret guns vs. the Allies "land cruiser" Char B1 bis with a 75 mm gum, and 47mm turret gun, and Sonamu S-35 with 47 mm turret gun. Both allied tanks have twice the armor of the Axis tanks as well.
Infantry on both sides have rifle, sub-machine gun and sappers (Infantry with satchel charges). The navies of both sides use a 9 position gun boat , so there is not much of a naval aspect to this game as yet.
CRS has stated that it will take them 2 years or more to map the entire world. They will do it in stages as they have a good deal of Western Europe mapped. The Rumor is that Africa will be the next Major part.
Game play is good with lots of action. Teamwork with other players improves your survival rate. There is a General high command for both sides, but it is not mandatory to follow their orders. However, If you do participate in command operations, you will experience better play over all.
Rank is attained through accomplishing missions posted by either General Artificial Intelligence or players. Mission sucesses are acomplished by Returning to base with a kill or destruction of target AND by being in game for a minimum of ten minutes. A string of RTB/mission successes gains rank more quickly. To post missions, the required minimum rank is Leuitenant.
Though the Axis have un-historically poorer weapons, they have been able to hold off the Allied attack. The biggest reason is that CRS has spoiled them with the 2 super tanks, Chars and S-35. Axis have learned the weak areas of these tanks and exploit them. Axis also masses co-coordinated attacks at these tanks. Allies have been able to stand brazenly in the middle of roads or fields with these tanks, since they are so heavily armored. The Allied tank drivers have not developed the tactical skills, therefore, that the Axis Tankers have had to develop. However, the those who have faithfully driven the British A-13 are the exception and are to be commended. If killed by an unknown or unseen enemy,it is likely that a good A-13 driver has taken the time to set you up for the kill.
Over all, WWIIO is a ground/tank war at present. From that aspect, it plays well.
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