Game Mechanics

[Copper]

There will probably be a lot of disagreement with this post but I feel studying the minute mechanics of this game down to the last detail spoils it.

People are more and more looking into whether a German landser can hear a Soviet sniper fart from 20, 40, 60 or 80 meters away or the probability that Uncle Ivans truck will blow up by repeatedly reversing and driving over a discarded hand grenade.

I like the vagueness and the need to rely on instinct. If we continue to go down the route of "Heh heh.... I can see him crawling across the open and he cant see me because Im exactly 25.7m inside a wooded area and his vision only extends to 25m" I can see this game coming down to who studies the minute mechanics strongly enough being the winner taking the enjoyment and chance of a lucky win for new players away.

I think one of the virtues of CM is the pick up and play value... it is incredibly in depth but has an easy learning curve, with people starting to study the mechanics hard it will turn this game into a chess like adventure.

I was never into tabletop gaming due to the large amounts of rules included within and that is why I like CM... Im an average player but play for fun. I dont want to spend hours remembering that the 3rd guy in a squad always has a squint so dont use him on the outside edge for spotting... blah de blah.

Of course everyone to their own but personally I dont have time for these percentage games. I mean if I was on a battlefield and my armour was approaching a minefield I wouldnt think... Hmmm.... 38% chance each AFV is gonna get immobilised should I go through it..?... hell no... I would either try to clear it or avoid the bugger completely.

What are your opinions?