Caltrops - Reviews





	[quote name="The Mad Scot"]Well, I may have been a bit rough in my overall tone. LOL That said, I don't have any axe to grind about the MMO's "ruining" either this or any other turn based game. To be honest I don't see how they can ruin it. This game, like others, in the end stands on its own merits but that was precisely my point with regards to the players. There isn't any doubt that the human factor was/is the hard part. Indeed, without the incredible diversity of human reaction running the gamut from hapless buffoon to modern Sun Tzu, the game would be a far less challenging and interesting game. You may not have said the phrase "it's a bad game" but it was important to point out that your assessment regarding fighting on multiple fronts early on just isn't accurate especially if you learn and hopefully master those tactics. My desire was to point out that regardless of what your particular experience was it simply doesn't pass the litmus of hundreds of games and a like number of players. It doesn't mean that it doesn't happen, I have been there, but it isn't at the ratio you listed unless you are just a very unskilled player. No offense intended. -The Mad Scot [quote name="fabio"]You seem to have some preconceived <a href="http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/374.html">Roberta Williams axe to grind about stupid people</a> and their grindy MMOs ruining your turn based war games. Thing is, the 2005 me <b>got</b> the strategy behind Evernight. It's pretty much like poker where the actual mechanics and number crunching is the easiest part. The hard part was the human factor: getting lucky striking the right treaties with the right neighbors (you were fucked if you had to fight a two front war at the beginning, and someone who gobbled up the land of an inactive neighbor had a huge advantage) and outguessing/outbidding your opponents when it came to spell casting. Nowhere did I say it was a bad game, it was just hit or miss whether you had a good game going or if you were doomed early on GOTTA GO RAID GUILD NEEDS A HEALER[/quote][/quote]