EA or Not? That is the Question!

[Schwerpunkt75]

Just my two cents:

For most small and medium-size scenarios, I'm not a fan of EA. It cuts down on maneuver as a game element, and emphasize firepower. It tends to reduce the role of assaults, ergo, it reduces the role of infantry. My experience with EA is that throws off the balance of most of the existing scenarios by giving the defending side a significant advantage. A defender with artillery and smoke in rubbled terrain with pillbox or bunker is virtually impregnable with EA turned on.

That said, with large scenarios, it can work with a lot of available firepower, or if the scenario was designed with EA in mind, it's a good addition to the game. I like having it as an available option for these scenarios.

Finally, I would like to see a third option, a middle-ground between EA and the legacy assault, whereby disrupted ATR platoons don't routinely brush aside full strength infantry platoons. That would be the ideal, IMO.