10-09-2010, 11:09 PM
I’m wondering if there would be any interest in a ‘Low Ammo OOB’?
This OOB would be identical in every way to the original, except would reduce ammo load-outs for infantry by say 40 or 50%
The purpose or repercussions of this OOB would be:
• Cause players to think about and plan for ammo supply
• Bring more realism onto the battlefield
• Reduce the amount of z-fire
• Bring infantry ammo more inline with artillery load-outs
• For longer battles, players would buy more ammo supply units
• Useful for short battles, or battles where you want ammo to be an issue
• May make PBEM campaigns less decisive
Different possible ways to lower ammo:
A. Lower existing load-outs by percentage (wouldn’t fix existing errors/inconsistencies)
B. Make load-outs lower according to what nations carried historically
C. Give every nation the same load-out (fair, but predictable)
With B or C, different weapon types could be given higher or lower load-outs for historic levels or to reflect how some weapon types would run out sooner.
Questions:
Would you use a low ammo OOB if it was created?
What percentage should infantry ammo be lowered to?
Which approach would you use, A, B, or C?
This OOB would be identical in every way to the original, except would reduce ammo load-outs for infantry by say 40 or 50%
The purpose or repercussions of this OOB would be:
• Cause players to think about and plan for ammo supply
• Bring more realism onto the battlefield
• Reduce the amount of z-fire
• Bring infantry ammo more inline with artillery load-outs
• For longer battles, players would buy more ammo supply units
• Useful for short battles, or battles where you want ammo to be an issue
• May make PBEM campaigns less decisive
Different possible ways to lower ammo:
A. Lower existing load-outs by percentage (wouldn’t fix existing errors/inconsistencies)
B. Make load-outs lower according to what nations carried historically
C. Give every nation the same load-out (fair, but predictable)
With B or C, different weapon types could be given higher or lower load-outs for historic levels or to reflect how some weapon types would run out sooner.
Questions:
Would you use a low ammo OOB if it was created?
What percentage should infantry ammo be lowered to?
Which approach would you use, A, B, or C?