1914 ADF is rediculous

[jonnymacbrown]

"If you have lost some 30 valuable field guns to a cavalry charge then I can see why you are frustrated, but it is more to do with your playing style than it is with the function of ADF itself."

This was an oversight. I didn't think there was any cavalry or infantry around that could reach the hex and I was retreating. I'm usually pretty cautious and anybody can make a mistake. But my point it that there was no defensive fire. You play the game. You must see the 30 man MG sections firing left and right at maximum range, and both them and arty firing at command units when 2000 enemy infantry are in the next hex. My problem is not that I take some hits. My problem is that the ADF system that works very well for PzC where ranged weapons are of no account, (and if they do fire at a unit 2 hexes away you're happy they got off some shots before they are destroyed, or if they are 88s they can maybe get in some good shots too), but rather that in 1914 the ADF system that has evolved for PzC doesn't reflect the primacy of ranged weapons, and in fact makes them behave as if they were "death rays." I'm sorry I brought up the example I did. I should have brought up a myriad of others, like where my guns are stacked with infantry and MGs and still don't fire when assaulted, but do fire at command units or anything else that moves; and I'm sure other players can as well if they weren't afraid of being attacked. Ed, you ought to be happy that people are interested in your game enough to play and participate. I remember when I proposed at German strategic option for going after Verdun. There wasn't any discussion about that idea after you decreed me an idiot for suggesting it. Who wants to jump right into that discussion? At the very least, how many times can you play the game and attack Mons? After a few tries, maybe some players would like to investigate an attack on Verdun as primary objective. I still think that option is viable, and my Tornai proposal did get some blown and wired bridges in the latest update to slow it down. Like I said, you ought to be happy we care. jonny :bow: