Why the Germans?

[gila]

Playing as the Germans,you always have to upgrade as they were trying to stay one step ahead.
Is the PZIVM so much better the PZIVj? I mean really? not by much.

I found waiting for the later prototypes instead of upgrading immediately to the next marginally better tank(which loses experience value)worth the wait.
But i don't play as Germans too much any more as the uncontrolable tendancy to upgrade.
As myself i'd rather play as any, than the germans.

Just my little 2 cents worth

[Lt. Ketch]

I grew up on Pazer Generals I and II by SSI. Playing the Germans was just what you did. SSI's Allied Generals and Pacific Generals were alright games, but I didn't think they were as good, so I never really had much chance to play as the allieds.

When I got back into winSPWW2, I fired up a campaine as the Germans and started playing and my wife asked, "Why are you playing the Nazis?" I was a bit taken off guard. I finally said, "Because they have the best equipment and I like to win."

Now, I have played battles as the allies and other forces, but my roots are in the panzer divisions. Not that the best equipment always allows me to win. No equipment advantage can compensate for bad strategie, bad leadership and flat out bad luck.

[RERomine]

Originally Posted by Lt. Ketch

I grew up on Pazer Generals I and II by SSI. Playing the Germans was just what you did. SSI's Allied Generals and Pacific Generals were alright games, but I didn't think they were as good, so I never really had much chance to play as the allieds.

When I got back into winSPWW2, I fired up a campaine as the Germans and started playing and my wife asked, "Why are you playing the Nazis?" I was a bit taken off guard. I finally said, "Because they have the best equipment and I like to win."

Now, I have played battles as the allies and other forces, but my roots are in the panzer divisions. Not that the best equipment always allows me to win. No equipment advantage can compensate for bad strategie, bad leadership and flat out bad luck.

You can't get too hung up on the Nazis and their history when playing the game. Nazism is a political ideology that I don't think is represented in the game in any way, shape or form.

As far as best equipment, yes at times it's better and at times it's worse. In 1940, I'm not that happy taking any German tank up against a French Char B1. That lovely sound of my rounds banging off of Russian KV-1s in 1941 also comes to mind.

Ultimately, when the battle ends, it's strategy and tactics that win the day.

[RERomine]

Originally Posted by gila

Playing as the Germans,you always have to upgrade as they were trying to stay one step ahead.
Is the PZIVM so much better the PZIVj? I mean really? not by much.

I found waiting for the later prototypes instead of upgrading immediately to the next marginally better tank(which loses experience value)worth the wait.
But i don't play as Germans too much any more as the uncontrolable tendancy to upgrade.
As myself i'd rather play as any, than the germans.

Just my little 2 cents worth

Been there, done that. I just recently made the change from PzKw IIIj/1 tanks to PzKw IVf2 tanks. That gave up some armor for a better gun with improved penetration, fire control and anti-personnel capability. The point values were roughly the same, so which one was really better?

Think about it this way, when you make a change to suit your needs/desires and your experience goes down, the pool of points the AI has to choose from also goes down. It balances out in the end. If that equipment upgrade ultimately increases the survivability of your crews with respect to your preferred tactics, their experience will go back up.