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by produit » Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:09 pm
* How hard did you find the scenarios? Too easy, too hard or just right?
OK, I played at colonel level. I could enjoy to go a bit farther.
* Were your scenario objectives clear enough - we're there any areas that were confusing or needed mroe explanation?
Everything is ok.
* How far in to the game did you get?
To the end, through the Kiev Area
* When posting any gameplay feedback let us know the difficulty setting you were using.
* Did you feel like you had enough presitge, too little or too much?
Going through the 39 and 40 campaign, I started with something like 7'000 prestige. I finished the last scenario with more than 8'000 prestige. Thus, I can say that it is clearly sufficient. I could more or less use always the best material and have my units always at maximum size. I could perhaps play another time at a higher difficulty.
* Did you enjoy the scenario briefings? Is there anything they could have explained better or done differently to improve the atmosphere?
OK for me. It is not the most important part for me.
* Did you like the "special scenario objectives" mixed in with the standard victory hex grabbing missions, or do you prefer purely just going after victory hexes?
Interesting. What was also interesting was having the possibility to do more than the objectives, like emptying Kiev three times (Zhitomir, Zhurivka and Zolotonosha).
* Did the AI perform well in the missions? Were there any scenarios that the AI underperformed
Yes, you have to play really careful. If I thought that the AI could do something nasty, it will do it. On the other hand, I think that sometimes, the AI could be more aggressive, such as during the last scenario (Demyansk Pocket), where more than 50% of the enemy units are just sitting around, letting me to cut them into pieces, one wave at a time.
* Hero and medal aquisition have been slowed down for the extended campaign. Did the progression feel right?
OK, nothing to complain.
* Do you find the experience cap on units annoying?
A bit, the fact is that the cap was 325 for the 40 DLC and 375 for the 41 DLC. It is just that you cannot even gain a star during the whole campaign, even if a lot of my units were already at 3 stars at the beginning. A cap of one star for the 39 DLC, two for the 40 DLC and three for the 41 DLC could have been better.
* Do you have a favourite mission and if so what is it you like about it. Similarly are there any missions you didn't enjoy and why.
I really enjoyed the streets of Moscow. I had to rely on a lot of artillery (6x 21cm and 4x Wurfrahmen 40) and a lot of infantry, and advance slowly and really carefully, always thinking of counter-attack. It is changing from the other scenarios, where fast movement enveloping is the key.
* Other remarks:
- I agree with others concerning the Crete airborne scenario. It is strange to be able to "deploy" tanks and heavy artillery. However, without artillery support and tanks, the scenario would be really hard.
- Tank capture. It is nice to capture units, but is it not a bit too much ? At the end of the three DLCs, I have captured 7 Soviet tanks, 3 French tanks, 1 English tank and 1 Polish artillery. 7 captured units, is it not a bit too much for a unique DLC ? I have finished the 41 DLC with 18 tanks. More than 50% of my tanks are captured, it is a lot... Could it be other advantages to capture special hex, such as winning experience, a medal or a hero ? Or perhaps other kind of units ? I have for now clearly enough cores (52).
* Bugs
In the Vyazma scenario, there is a plane outside of the map (60th Yakovlev). It is a bit strange.