5.5 Icebreaker

[low_bidder]

I was going to contact you anyway after I get a player for this game. I need a new opponent, or at least one I havn't played in a while. I want to use a 'fresh face' to form an opinion of 5.5
So far I'm playing and old opponent who I have been playing for over a decade and one that isn't Blitz oriented. We have been playing off ladder for several years.
I don't like what I've seen of 5.5 so far. It looks like Infantry got a LOT tougher, which acts to make artillery a lot weaker. So I want to try some things out before going back to being slaughtered by my regular opponents.