Questionnaire for all WF players

[Von Luck]

West Front Scenario Questionnaire


Scenario designers might create more desirable and higher quality products if they knew what most players desired. This is a survey to find out what characteristics players desire the most in scenario design.

Size
1. What is the size of force that you most enjoy in a two-player game?
Two Divisions or more
One Division
Large Task Force (Brigade Sized)
Regiment
Battalion or less

2. How large of a map do you most enjoy playing?
100x100 hexes or larger
Between 70x40 to 100x100
Between 60x30 to 70x40
Between 30x30 and 60x30
Smaller than 30x30

3 How many turns do you prefer?
10 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50
50 or greater

Theatre and Operation Type

4. Which theatre do you most prefer?
North Africa
Normandy and Northern France
Ardennes
Italy
Germany
Netherlands and northern Belgium

5. What operation type do you prefer?
Amphibious landings
Parachute landings
Predominantly infantry
Armored attack
Heavily fortified defenses
Bridgehead
Commando raids

6. What kind of terrain is your favorite?
Desert
Mostly open with some forest and towns
Urban
Mountain
Heavy forests
Major river


Weapon and Unit Preferences

7. What kind of weapons/forces do you most enjoy playing?
Tanks
Very good anti-tank weapons, eg. 88mm FlaK
Elite infantry
Heavy artillery eg. 155mm Howitzers
Specialty weapons, such as late-war tank hunter squads
Reconnaisance vehicles such as motorcycles or armored cars

8. What type of battle accessories do you prefer most?
Smoke
Engineers
Air Assaults
Starshells

9. Would you be less likely to enjoy games with wagon transport?
Yes
No

10. Which specialty transports would interest you the most?
Pack horses
Rafts
Bicycles
Motorcycles

11. Have you strong objections to having some fixed units, with later releases?
Yes
No

Historical Situations

12. What is your preference regarding the scenario’s historical background?
Prefer historically accurate scenarios.
Rather have playable and balanced scenarios that are less historical.
Prefer hypothetical scenarios that explore alternative outcomes from historical.
Prefer exciting scenarios with powerful weapons and lots of action.

13. Do you like to have many historical officers in the scenario? Choose one.
Few or no officers
Historical commanders at battalion level and above.
Many officers, including company commanders of key units. (Tank companies.)
Officers at all levels to include NCOs and/or historical medal winners. (Panzer Aces)

This could also apply to EF.PS The above was suggested by David Galster not me.