Recent posts

#1

Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...

Last post by Skoop - Today at 08:16:30 PM

The 2nd SS and the near breakthrough at prokarovka is a legendary moment, but you can't have an encirclement with only one pincer.  The arty and trenches were so effective on the north side, the Germans could never get past ponryi which was only a few miles from where they started.  So yes arty and trenches won Kursk. 

I'd be all in for dozens of arty shell factories springing up all over America to produce 100,000 shells per month for Ukraine, but good luck convincing fellow tax payers on that trillion dollar endeavor, especially since we aren't really at war.  But that's what's really going to make a difference in Ukraine, not a hodgepodge of Bradley's, abrams, and f16s.  Artillery is still the god of war in 2024.

#2

Computer Gaming / Re: Star Citizen

Last post by Jarhead0331 - Today at 01:59:20 PM

I'm not sure how I feel about the new master modes in 3.23...

#3

Computer Gaming / Re: Star Citizen

Last post by MengJiao - Today at 01:57:34 PM

Just did the first event mission. (1/5 in the 1st series). Predictably Star Citizen had a myriad of bugs that compounded to create a cacophony of issues and false starts.

  There's a new patch out (3.23) and people don't stand on the furniture as much and quantum travel is easier to navigate and that's all I know so far.  I hadn't played in a long time so very weird stuff happened as my stuff gravitated back to various inventories.  I saw myself here and there in multiple forms.  Disturbing at the time, but nothing like that has happened in the last few hours.

#4

Wargaming / Re: World at War 85 - Blood an...

Last post by Silent Disapproval Robot - Today at 01:05:32 PM

Whoops.  Brain fart.  I meant Devil Pig games, not Flying Pig.
Edited my previous post.

#5

Computer Gaming / Re: Kingmakers

Last post by JasonPratt - Today at 12:56:11 PM

YEAH, baby!!!

I saw your film reference, you primitive screwhead. 

#6

Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...

Last post by JasonPratt - Today at 12:52:55 PM

A 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.

#7

Wargaming / Re: World at War 85 - Blood an...

Last post by Jarhead0331 - Today at 12:22:59 PM

Going 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.

#8

Wargaming / Re: World at War 85 - Blood an...

Last post by Silent Disapproval Robot - Today at 12:14:37 PM

Going 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.

#9

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.

#10

Computer Gaming / Re: Ghost of Tshushima coming ...

Last post by Philippe - Today at 10:01:40 AM

Can this be played with mouse and keyboard, or is it console only ?