WinSPMBT and WinSPWW2 vs SP World At War

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Originally Posted by Simicro

Why did you choose WinSPMBT/WinSPWW2 vs SP World At War by Matrix?

I made my choice long ago, even before SPWW2 was winSPWW2.

I played SP1 and SP2 back in the late 90s. Even played SP3 a fair bit. Stumbled across SP2WW2 and later both SPWW2 and SPWAW. I played SPWAW plenty back then along with Panzer Leo's H2H mod (that IMO improved the OOBs for the game and reduced some of the more gamey aspects).

Back then I thought that SPWAW had an advantage in game graphics and had a more active scenario producing community but was less advanced when it came to depth of the game when compared to SPWW2. OOBs, "long campaign", "historical feel" etc was always stronger in SPWW2. So I started experimenting with making maps and scenarios for SPWW2 and the new SPMBT. Back then there was a bit of a tug of war over what game was No 1.

I stuck with WW2/MBT because it had greater depth in nearly all areas and the game mechanics were less annoying - I also liked to play PBEM as minor nations, especially Poland, which was a lot more fun in SPWW2. Over time WW2/MBT kept evolving while WAW was abandoned. IIRC it had served its purpose as a cash cow for Matrix other projects or some such and was dropped, and now only a handful of loyal SPWAW players remain (tip of the hat to their efforts at improving the game - but it's not a contest anymore, SPWAW is inferior in every aspect to winSPWW2...).