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As long as their machine gun fire doesn't slowly wear down the tank... I remember playing a demo of Act of War a long time ago, and felt it really wasn't a whole lot different than other games in this regard however. I also love the "wearing down of armor/hp" that typically happens in these games as well. In actual reality, a WW2 Sherman isn't going to dent an M1A2, but most video games allow players to use 20 of them, and together they can cause enough damage to the superior tank. I've been sold far too much on games like Combat Mission and Close Combat that it's really hard to go back.

Pffft. I call bunk. I already get sweet pings when I'm on a LAN, so it clearly is not an issue with my network card. It's obviously capable. Local MP servers also give sweet pings. I'm not sure what this NIC is going to do for the actual problem, which is latency that comes from going through many, many routers, which you're going to do unless you're sticking around close to home. And even then you might not be. I remember tracing my net connection to a local server, and the thing took a pitstop down in Los Angeles. Unless the NIC is going to make those things run faster, I call BS. As for offloading CPU performance....well...perhaps if running a network required more than tiny fractions of your CPU power that would make a difference. Maybe this would help more in a server, which may (I have no idea) use more CPU power, it's not going to make a difference. People that buy this = sucker.

I guess Lokomitiv is filing suit against the Oilers for Mikhnov.

what'd they add? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now that I have played the first two missions and gotten my butt kicked in the third I can say that they have added several new units a full new campaign, unfortunately not with any FMV's though. The difficulty seems to have racheted up a notch or three as well. Although I swear it's cheating. .50 Machine Guns with armour piercing rounds are great, but one can only take on so many M1A2 Abrahms at once... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> snipers vs m1's? Run like heck! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not snipers. New unit, two troopers holding a machinegun mounted on a tripod. Can switch between anti-personnel ammo and anti-tank ammo. Although Heavy Snipers still work quite well versus M1's as long as they don't try to squish you. I'll try and get a screen shot of them at work for you. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know the .50 cal is a good AP round, and I know in WW2 a .50 cal aiming down on the roof of tanks could get some penetration on occassion, but I'd be very surprised if any two-man .50 cal team would think about trying to take on an M1A2 Abrams, unless they were directly above it and it was completely oblivious. The biggest turnoff for me in these games is when guys survive shots from 120 mm tank guns.

That's what I'm thinking

What? It's not like they suddenly went "Yay, we have a whole bunch of outside financial investment, go go total mismanagement."

Procedural animations!

There's always a chance any company will belly flop. What's your point? If there was ever a time that they'd be concerned about the belly flop, this would not be it.

I am 6' 1" As for my looking like the Tobey Maguire, I'm the one who agrees the most with people that say I don't. Sometimes I can see a bit of a resemblance in certain situations, but it's everyone else that tells me. THough I didn't get as much from the second movie. Perhaps a lot of it has to do with his mannerisms or how he speaks or acts or something?

Yeah, they were bought Elevation (with Pandemic), and literally have more operating capital than they have ever worked with before, with opportunities galore. Clearly they are down and out.

The Commandos games were a lot of fun! The new FPS one didn't thrill me, but I loved the older ones, especially the second one (which did a good job of getting rid of quirks from the first one).

Doesn't Rush for Berlin have a demo out? I think Blitzkreig is another one that's more about the tactics than the resource management. Here's a link

I got it for my 360, and it is pretty sweet. I've been trying the Superstar mode, and I love the whole concept, but I'm struggling a bit. When playing Superstar, you only control the one player. So if you are a RB, you only take part in the offense, which means you watch a chunk of the game. I don't mind that, as they speed it up well, but the camera angle is a bit tough. You play it in a 3rd person perspective, instead of the traditional camera pulled back. It is difficult, but I think I just need to keep practicing so I can get a handle on it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wonder if anyone will create the next hall of fame Defensive Tackle

They may figure that it might not be economically viable or they never land a publisher for the game. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Getting a publisher when you can self-fund the game is much, much easier. I highly doubt that one of the AAA developers with a history of selling games in bundles will have any problems whatsoever getting a publisher, especially if they money they need to contribute is limited to distribution and promotion.

It's a pipe dream to expect the US to disarm their nukes first.

Tell that to the little kids in the mall that call me Spiderman. They don't believe me! I have also gained a bit of weight since Spiderman came out, so my face is a little wider as a result. I saw some photos of myself with my glasses off and the resemlance becomes stronger.

Your (Eldar's) avatar needs to exact some Urban Justice.

I have a feeling it's very similar to my take. If only there was a coop RTR

I'm a bit concerned about that Metropolis one, with respect to only "important" cities being able to do things (like reach city level 4/5, and build walls). What constitutes an important city?

It's not like it was ambitious either, what with it's whole new world, as well as two epic storylines, one for SP and one for MP (I'm betting that doesn't make the cut).

What does the game have to offer?

I think there's a way to get RTR Platinum Edition to work with BI.

ZOMG, you're the head of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. aren't you!?!?!

nope... never... anyway how can you get a countries beligerence up so you can attack it? on another note I made a nice beachead on mainland china (japanese controlled) and am no getting swamped by the AI USA with units at the beach so I have somthing to play with. oh.. poland has more territory than it knows what to do with right now... it extends all the way from east germany to north china. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Belligerence goes up when countries act Belligerently. I'd recommend using your sliders to shift your Authoritarianism. If you become an dictatorship (which should be slightly to the right of the Democracy/Authoritarianism midpoint, you don't need to worry about Belligerence anymore. Or you can shift the Interventionism so the Belligerence doesn't need to be as high. Italy typically joins the Axis once Paris falls. Since that didn't happen, they don't feel like getting to Belligerent.

Wait a minute...if you're playing BI, you're still essentially playing Rome: Total War then.