Jotunheim:Utgard AAR

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by LintMan:
Norfleet: Have you at all considered writing an AAR for an undead campaign, maybe from an MP game? I gather from what you've written here that the strategy for the undead is very different, so I think it'd make for a very educational read.

I've considered it, but there's a few obstacles to doing this:

#1: I'm old, and I have a long beard. If I don't write it while I still remember it, I'm not going to remember it in any detail.

#2: I tend to play games that run at a fair clip: It's a little difficult to gather enough to do an accurate reporting, although I did PM the final turns of "The Revenge" to Arryn. If Arryn wishes to help compile them, perhaps editting some of my snarkier comments out, that'd be fine by me, as the game is now more or less over.

#3: I rarely play undead Ermor in SP in anything other than test games. It's too much like napalming fish in a barrel.

[Gandalf Parker]

Keep in mind people that there are alot of ways to do an AAR. Some prefer a more RPG Version with comments from the god and reports from scouts, planning sessions with generals and maybe even some chewing outs. Others prefer a more strategy-game format. Blow-by-blow with discussions about unit stats and less use of names in referring to commanders or provinces. And of course some are somewhere in-between. We arent all going to agree on the style we like but since some will like and find it useful then its a desired AAR.

Personally Ive been debating trying one myself. Online. Lots of links to captured images of the map, battle replays, scoreBoards. I dont think Im disciplined enough to do either strategy or RPG by itself. I will probably bounce back and forth but if I use italics to refer to out-of-roleplay comments then that seems to be kindof standard. Actually I think the standard seems to be to use regular text for whatever style you would use the most, and italics to mark whichever style is lesser. In my case I think RPG would be dominant.

[SATANS PAWN]

This AAR (just my opinion) was not that good. Maybe next time.

>>>THE HORNED KING<<<

[ March 23, 2004, 04:16: Message edited by: Zen ]

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by SATANS PAWN:
This AAR (just my opinion) was not that good. Maybe next time.

I think maybe this AAR is not your preferred style. I would suspect that any AAR of Arryns is likely to also not meet your preferred style. It also probably wont be neccessary to jump in each time to let us know that.

Since you didnt mention what you felt would be more to your liking Im afraid that I cant point to other AARs here that you might enjoy but feel free to read them all and stick with the ones you find enjoyable.

[ March 20, 2004, 17:29: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[Shudson66]

Hey Arryn,

Wonderful, AAR, I recieved my copy of DOM2 two weeks ago. I was just getting killed everytime. Mostly due to laziness and missing things I should not have. But after reading this AAR and taking some of the advise you Norfleet, Zen and others have posted here I finally won a game as the Jotuns. Now I am trying one as the ACRO with higher AI levels. Once again thanks and keep up the good work.

[Wyatt Hebert]

I would also like to chime in with congratulations for Arryn on this wonderful AAR. The rp'ing ones are nice, but sometimes (especially for us new players) the pure strategy element is nice.

I'm thinking of starting a newbie AAR (i.e. an AAR from a completely acknowledged neophyte) in the hope that I can get pointers in the middle of the game that might prompt some good strategy commentary from the experienced crowd... something like a 'simulator' run in a more advanced setting, with the older players (and I mean more experienced ) acting as the training officers.

If it would work as planned, I would imagine it could be a good read for new players.

Also, Arryn, with the risk of making this go even slower, I'm thinking of the possibilities of explaining more often why you are doing certain things. Personally, I haven't looked at the screenshots, but I think I'm going to need to so as to fully comprehend the situation, tho I'm learning the Orania map quite well, actually.

Anyways, good job, and keep it coming.

I'll post more often now that I've read the whole thing. It's taken me a week or more of hit-and-run reading to finish this!

Wyatt

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Shudson66:
Wonderful, AAR, I recieved my copy of DOM2 two weeks ago.

Thanks! And congrats on your new addiction.

I was just getting killed everytime. Mostly due to laziness and missing things I should not have. But after reading this AAR and taking some of the advise you Norfleet, Zen and others have posted here I finally won a game as the Jotuns.

I understand what you mean. I, too, get annoyed when I forget to move a unit (in my haste to get to the next turn), or I don't anticipate the need for more supplies, or I research something and/or cast a spell that I then cannot make good use of at the time. From reading the AAR you'll have seen me make all these mistakes, and more than once. Heh, it's particularly annoying when one makes these mistakes in public for everyone to read about. Which is why I try to point out when I make them so that all of you reading the AAR won't make them yourselves.