France '14 Historical outcome

[Volcano Man]

"Still though, the VP levels and objective values must be adjusted and they will."

Knowing what I know now; if there were no objective hexes I'd immediately pull back towards Paris asap leaving cavalry and some rearguards to cover the withdrawal, taking some hits but linking up with the Paris Garrison, and while a Plan XVII attack in the Ardennes is amusing, it is far easier to just get the hell out of there quick while holding onto Nancy, Verdun and Toul. jonny

Yes, that is the other option. I actually though about removing all the objectives except for the ones in the south that run from Paris-Verdun-Nancy, and of course keep the ones at Antwerp. Lets see if this new change improves anything first though. If not then I will go to this Plan B. :) Needless to say, my ears are open -- I just didn't want to make this drastic of a change yet unless it is proved to be absolutely necessary, in a "v3" of the scenario if need be. Also, another reason why I was hesitant to do this is because it does not award the German player "something" depending on how far they can advance. Essentially it would mean that they Germans MUST advance to the Marne area to get any objective points whatsoever and I don't know if I like that idea. Of course such a change would mean that the VPs they need for a victory would be much lower than the current level, thereby making it so they could win by eliminating more Allied units, so that might be a good thing too -- I have to brainstorm that for a long time to know which approach is best.

Also, in regards to Plan XVII, I can't talk about it now but there will be a feature in the next title (that will carry over to F14) which will make it so that the French actually can execute their historical attack in the Ardennes in a hope of triggering a "sudden death" victory. Of course this chance will gradually slip away though as the Germans swing around in the west, but hopefully it will create a historical dilemma (should the French abandon their plan that is already in progress immediately, or continue to execute it and for how long?) and it means keeping and possibly adding more objectives deep in the Ardennes, and at Metz. It will hopefully put a fresh twist on the campaign and keep things exciting, and give a reason for the French to actually execute their historical attack. :)