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[Huib Versloot]

Hello, Huib

First thing we should be aware of is that Rating star system says not only about balance of the game. That was stated clearly in the "old" system. Stars are given for ones perception how the scenario is balanced, how entertaining and last but not least OOB and map.

Definitely for those who put enjoyment first rankings may be lower, for those who like very accurate maps and OOBs the ranks may be higher and vice versa depending on the scenario.

So it may be not very accurate trying to judge just balance on those rankings.

Going back to that particular scenario you must remember that I really like infantry battles, while other may not

Best regards

Slawek

Exactly, I used this example because of the text in bold because here you can see that personal impressions sometimes will contradict eachother. Hawk thinks it is unwinnable for the axis, while Adolf Vahringer thinks it is a design unwinnable for the Allies and even politely offers his opponent a draw instead of taking the victory. Before this system we didn't have this information and you just had to guess why people liked or disliked a certain scenario.
I guess what I try to say is that players should try to judge their own performance AND that of their opponent, whether poor, or good, before saying a scenario is unbalanced. Even if we all are Guderians.

I judge balance of existing designs just on win/loss ratios. In case of this scn it is almost 50/50, even if the scenario was designed to be tougher for the Germans (hence the title) and the stronger player should pick that side.

/H