I feel sorry for HPS lads

[Liebchen]

These games are labors of love. As someone pointed out, the HPS contributing designers all have day jobs and don't need this work. They do it because they want to.

There are limits to what can be done well in wargames. They can be accurate simulations of every detail and nuance, or they can be oversimplified "tastes" of the campaigns involved. Once a good system has been designed that lets each campaign take on it's own flavor and yet still can be great fun and not a headache to play, then that formula will have legs.

The Panzer Campaigns Series has great big daddy-long-legs, legs. It ain't going nowhere. If Glen says that there are titles being designed, then I believe him. He hasn't misled us in the past on this topic. And when the author(s) of the next title or two are ready to publish, we'll get it and pour ourselves a glass of whatever and take in the new scenery.

In the meantime, if you are absolutely dying for some new wargaming experience, you really should try out some of the Nappy or ACW titles. Really! They have some surprising depth to them, and are different enough to keep gaming fresh. I say this as a decades-long WW2 buff who has recently seen the light. (Wait till you see the casualty figures when a volley of muskets goes off!)

It's all good. And all signifies that these titles won't soon end up as orphanware.

Oh, and by the way, if $ is really a problem, try out EBay or Craig's List. Sometimes you can get HPS titles for cheaper.