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Wargaming / Re: World at War 85 - Blood an...
Last post by Silent Disapproval Robot - Today at 01:05:32 PMWhoops. Brain fart. I meant Devil Pig games, not Flying Pig.
Edited my previous post.
Edited my previous post.
#2
Computer Gaming / Re: Kingmakers
Last post by JasonPratt - Today at 12:56:11 PMQuote from: solops on May 07, 2024, 10:10:40 PMYEAH, baby!!!
I saw your film reference, you primitive screwhead.
#3
Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...
Last post by JasonPratt - Today at 12:52:55 PMQuote from: Skoop on May 11, 2024, 09:41:12 PMA dozen F16s is like panthers and elephants winning at Kursk'43, arty and trenches won that one too.
To be fair to both sides: the Soviet trenches and arty definitely helped win, but the Nazis chewed through lines that nobody thought they had a chance to beat, and almost won the day anyway with those panthers and elefants (among other things). Then Stalin threw at least two fresh elite armies from his reserves (maybe three I don't clearly recall), which the Nazis weren't expecting was even possible, and that decisively turned the tide.
Whatever Putin has been using as reserves, he hasn't been dealing out that sort of thing (unlike Stalin for some of the past battles before Kursk already). But both sides, not only Ukraine, regard the outcome of this war as an existential threat.
Russia's side of that isn't as overtly obvious to us as their plans for destroying Ukraine for their own use, of course (which has been going on every time Russia targets civilians). But a draw or even minimal gain before stopping (like getting one real major city) will still be fatal for Putin and his regime as 'Russia' per se: they don't have the demographics to come back from this and do it again, they MUST take over and loot Ukraine -- or they'll disintegrate into something like a cargo cult, whose only sort-of-allies would love to take over milking vast tracts of Russia's land in an equally abusive and exploitative way.
Putin & his mafia cronies have mismanaged and plundered Russia to the point where they need this big win to keep on surviving a little longer. But unless their management radically changes for the better, they're just clinging onto the side of the toilet a little longer. It's really quite nightmarish for everyone involved, and the fact that the people who were inflicting the nightmares are now suffering the nightmares, too, doesn't really help.
#4
Wargaming / Re: World at War 85 - Blood an...
Last post by Jarhead0331 - Today at 12:22:59 PMQuote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on Today at 12:14:37 PMGoing through domething similar with Age of Dogfights: WWII. Come July, it'll be 3 years since I pledged and more than 2 years since the promised shipping date.
They keep saying "soon" but that's only for the base game. The extra $200 I pledged for expansions will be "later".
I've mostly been pretty lucky with KS projects. Many have been late, but they've all delivered.
I toyed with backing Blood and Fury but decided against it because we just don't play WaW85 enough to justify it.
I was very close to backing Heroes of the Pacific but got a weird vibe from Flying Pig regarding the delays in getting my last few Heroes of Normandie: Caen stretch goal stuff so I held off. Glad I did because the company went under and the KS money was stolen.
Flying Pig Games went under? They still have an active website which seems to be selling games.
#5
Wargaming / Re: World at War 85 - Blood an...
Last post by Silent Disapproval Robot - Today at 12:14:37 PMGoing through domething similar with Age of Dogfights: WWII. Come July, it'll be 3 years since I pledged and more than 2 years since the promised shipping date.
They keep saying "soon" but that's only for the base game. The extra $200 I pledged for expansions will be "later".
I've mostly been pretty lucky with KS projects. Many have been late, but they've all delivered.
I toyed with backing Blood and Fury but decided against it because we just don't play WaW85 enough to justify it.
I was very close to backing Heroes of the Pacific but got a weird vibe from Devil Pig regarding the delays in getting my last few Heroes of Normandie: Caen stretch goal stuff so I held off. Glad I did because the company went under and the KS money was stolen.
They keep saying "soon" but that's only for the base game. The extra $200 I pledged for expansions will be "later".
I've mostly been pretty lucky with KS projects. Many have been late, but they've all delivered.
I toyed with backing Blood and Fury but decided against it because we just don't play WaW85 enough to justify it.
I was very close to backing Heroes of the Pacific but got a weird vibe from Devil Pig regarding the delays in getting my last few Heroes of Normandie: Caen stretch goal stuff so I held off. Glad I did because the company went under and the KS money was stolen.
#6
Computer Gaming / Re: Ghost of Tshushima coming ...
Last post by Gusington - Today at 10:07:25 AM^I read yesterday that there is mouse and keyboard support.
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Computer Gaming / Re: Ghost of Tshushima coming ...
Last post by Philippe - Today at 10:01:40 AMCan this be played with mouse and keyboard, or is it console only ?
#8
Computer Gaming / Re: Ghost of Tshushima coming ...
Last post by Gusington - Today at 09:04:56 AMCounting the seconds. One of the few titles that is having me clear the decks of everything else. A couple of my buddies who played it on consoles say it is one of the best games, and perhaps the most beautiful, that they have ever played.
#9
General Discussion / Malicious compliance
Last post by steve58 - Today at 08:55:08 AM #10
Wargame Design Studio / Re: WDS Discounts + Game of th...
Last post by rahamy - Today at 08:47:32 AMNew Game of the Week announced, the freshly updated Campaign Leipzig! Read all about it in todays blog post:
https://wargameds.com/blogs/news/game-of-the-week-may-13-19
https://wargameds.com/blogs/news/game-of-the-week-may-13-19