Grumblers musing

[Herr Straße Laufer]

Ugh, I just spent twenty minutes typing out a response, only to hit a button and have it disappear.

I'll be briefer. I am the bell clapper for every change that I deem will hurt the game.

For those who want realism, I bring up the laying and clearing of mines, and wrecks, and building bridges in six minutes because they are not real. And, I always hear the excuse that they were that way in the past. LOL! We did not have extreme assault in the past? That is why I did not want to effect every scenario made prior to it's being put into the game, first as no option and later as an option.

I compare what the team is doing to what the Squad Leader team did. After having everyone buy hundreds of dollars worth of expansion packs and boards they brought "realism" to the front with ASL. Which ended fracturing the community of players and eventually led to the demise of both. "Realism" sucked the fun out of playing the game.

I know you guys aren't paid. I know the company wants to make money. I admire some of what you do and I don't fault a company from wanting to make money. If you are telling me that Slitherene is the one who wants a more realistic game then I will take up my issue with them.
I think it is the development team who is forcing "realism" onto the game and the players.

Remember Coca Cola and the debacle which led to the bringing back of Classic Coke? I bet they would have wanted a bell clapper like me to have helped prevent the loss of millions of dollars reinstating Classic Coke.

Just be aware of the consumer, is all I ask. All consumers are not on the development team. And, from what I see, you guys needed a "no" man and not all "yes" men on the team. Too much "rah rah team" and not enough "hey are you sure that is really going to be good for the players and the game" for my taste.

Then to tell a consumer you are going to like what we are doing or "take it or leave it" is both poor customer service and an indication that you guys might not know just who the consumers are?

HSL

Still grumbling after all these years.