Re: [Epic] Fun in Wargaming.

From: A. Allen McCarley <allen_at_...>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 16:28:17 -0500

> Amen to that. The problem is finding new players who are more concerned
> with having fun than winning. I mostly play to have fun. Sometimes to win,
> mostly to have great time. I just wish that all other players had the same
> asperations. <Sigh>

Actually, nothing kills the fun of a game for me faster than an opponent
who doesn't play to win. After all, if I beat him what have I accomplished?
I want my opponent to come at me with everything he's got and I want him
to expect me to do the same. (Unless he's a newbie just learning. Then
I'll take it easy, point out things he could do better, etc.)

Cheese is another matter. If you've broken the intent of the game so
severly that your opponent can't win then the game isn't much fun either.
Consider the following scenario: I get 12 seven stand IG detachments
with no upgrades. You get two of the same detatchments. We fight on
an open field. This isn't going to be much fun for you and it will be
even less fun for me. If everyone looks at their respective armies with
this example in mind and asks themselves, "Am I attempting to do the same
thing; only with a little more 'flavor'" then everyone will have more
fun.

-Allen McCarley
Received on Tue Apr 22 1997 - 21:28:17 UTC