tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post1274597937578653194..comments2024-03-22T08:23:38.715+00:00Comments on Trouble At T’Mill - a wargaming blog: Why I don't like Flames of WarMike Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-15873495583372017442012-09-03T11:53:16.076+01:002012-09-03T11:53:16.076+01:00I have to admit I've been very good about not ...I have to admit I've been very good about not publishing a few 'look at this' photos of T34's on the M25 at rush hour :D<br /><br />Latest classic - apparently there's an exploitable bug in V3 which means you can barricade an objective with a platoon of engineers and a laager of half-tracks. <br /><br />Whee!Mike Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-18751605513346172852012-09-03T11:23:05.508+01:002012-09-03T11:23:05.508+01:00Agreed. Besides the whole 'money grabbing'...Agreed. Besides the whole 'money grabbing' aspect of the FoW set up, the overall 'look' of any FoW game I've ever seen just leaves me cold. Wheel to wheel AFV's just don't do it for me I'm afraid.Battlescalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530786317286215390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-24268535265377005312012-08-02T01:30:53.692+01:002012-08-02T01:30:53.692+01:00Come give it another go! Would be more than happy ...Come give it another go! Would be more than happy with it now I think now that Version 3 is out. I am a new player and picked it up in Feb of this year and I was lost with the V2 stuff, I patiently waited a few weeks and with the release of Version 3 I am up to two armies and playing, reading and enjoying this game and hobby. I grew up on WW2 films and board games like Escape From Colditz and Axis and Allies.Mattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257116045795020420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-39726566292002990562012-01-01T21:23:08.480+00:002012-01-01T21:23:08.480+00:00I can't argue either. The system is unrealisti...I can't argue either. The system is unrealistic, open to gamesmanship to an awful degree, and gives spurious results. About the only thing I liked was the prepackaged units concept, which I see as a useful way of helping beginners to the period.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-11812389593788622892011-12-31T01:40:57.246+00:002011-12-31T01:40:57.246+00:00Agree with all of the above.
Cheers
PaulAgree with all of the above.<br />Cheers<br />PaulPaulalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482911273863430204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-55699901938056604382011-12-30T23:20:26.420+00:002011-12-30T23:20:26.420+00:00Companies like the Plastic Soldier Company seem to...Companies like the Plastic Soldier Company seem to be moving in on the figure monopoly, though, which can only be a good thing. Also there's the likes of Skytrex and Peter Pig, which, frankly, just need to advertise more and loudly.Mike Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-67793545835187167332011-12-30T21:12:20.764+00:002011-12-30T21:12:20.764+00:00I think the figures are beautiful, I've never ...I think the figures are beautiful, I've never played the rules and probably never will. The thing I'm not keen on is the monopoly they seem to have now, a couple of years ago they were unheard of. All to much like GW for me and as for WI, their ww2 magazine.........Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-47736311032749494402011-12-30T18:36:24.163+00:002011-12-30T18:36:24.163+00:00Cant argue with you there, and indeed, the Napoleo...Cant argue with you there, and indeed, the Napoleon At War folks do seem to be aiming for a similar plan to Battlefront in terms of producing a really sweet miniatures range to complement their rules, for which I can't fault either of them (though Battlefront's prices do make me wince a bit!). The difference is, though, that N@W does appear to have a ruleset that reflects the era!Mike Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-65940064119236526912011-12-30T18:31:21.490+00:002011-12-30T18:31:21.490+00:00Mike:
You'll get no argument from me, mate. I...Mike:<br />You'll get no argument from me, mate. I have the FOW rules and my teenage son and I tried them once. May never try them again. When, as your last post notes, there are rules sets like IABSM out there with a totally different philosophy behind them, why spend precious time playing FOW?<br />That being said, I am grateful for what FOW and Battlefront have done for the hobby. Historical wargaming was ripe for a business plan that took the Games Workshop approach and ran with it. It's been good for us in terms of numbers of new, younger gamers who may one day hunger for something more complex, it's been good for the number of models and for resources available (the FOW website alone is a gold mine). It's also forced smaller games publishers like Too Fat Lardies to up their game, and hpefully they can profit from their investments.<br />Good thought provoking post of yours.<br />Cheers,<br />Mike PMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.com