RE: New changes with CS scenario listings!
I think this is an excellent idea, but looking at the result I am confused. Admittedly I'm old, but do we need 15 separate categories for CS listing? A few points
2. Over the years, the Scenario Database has grown and while a lot of its contents may not be "balanced" there is a lot of pleasure to be had there. The very great majority are pre-Matrix. It is my understanding that many pre Matrix scens have compatibility issues with Matrix. Also, DG does not exist yet in a Matrix Edition. Yet the entire CS Scenario database is now classified as Matrix, meaning surely AALL are Matrix compatibility. Do we know this is true -there are for example nearly 700 WF scens alone?
3. Many of us will recall that Talonsoft WF and RS had a couple of later add ons, and TS EF II had the club-developed PBI. Up to now, all these variants had their own space in the Scen Directory, which was messy and confusing. Whilst I believe that the existence of these subdivisions has lost any meaning, it is perpetuated in the new scheme, but without any content!!
4.What are the precise meanings of the * and ** ? They refer to Matrix Games I think, but do not appear in Matrix RS!!
5. Many of our members will continue to own and play both TalonSoft Matrix. I suspect any incompatibly of older TS scens with Matrix will in some cases be fixed. It is unlikely that any new scenarios will be developed under the old TS system. Perhaps a Matrix version of DG/DGVN will appear. I would like to see a difference between the Talonsoft games and the Matrix games, noting that it is incorrect to classify DG as a Matrix game
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The attempt to tidy up the CS Scenario Database is long overdue.
2. The new version falls short of the mark, with the confusion factor remaining high, with classifications containing no data and whose meaning is obscure.
3. No attempt is made to differentiate between Matrix and TS
4. The * and ** are not explained.
5. The Matrix game is EF, not EFII
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.Classify Campaign Series within the Scenario Database under the following headings:
a. Matrix East Front
Matrix West Front
Matrix Rising Sun
(These three divisions will contain all scens known to be compatible with Matrix.)
b. Talonsoft Divided Ground
Talonsoft DGVN
Talonsoft East Front/East Front II
Talonsoft Rising Sun
Talonsoft West Front
(These 5 divisions will contain all other scens, many of which may be Matrix-friendly, but that would need to be proved)
3. Remove all other classifications
4. Explain * and**
OK, Talk the Talk I hear -but I am prepared to walk the walk by testing scens for Matrix capability, starting with WF.
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