I'm talking about competing against human players ... if there were
newbie accessability options (ala Nascar2) it would be easier to find
people at my own level.
I am in the process of trying it, thanks for the suggestion.
Joe
> Yup. Sadly, this happens all the time. Although I do note that most
> respectiable magazines and web sites tend to give the learning curve a too
> short of time span. GPL/F4.0/LB2/688i/etc take more than 2 hours to master.
> > Some games that appear to have complex strategies and a myriad options,
> like
> > Alpha Centauri, get incredibly high marks. Why I don't know when even
> Alpha can
> > be beaten on it highest difficulty setting by a semi competent player the
> first
> > time they play it.
> <shrugs> Personally most of the RTS games bore me simply because they
> degenerate into horde tactics. How droll. Now, I remember a game by
> Mindscape called the "Shadow of the Horned Rat" that was based off WarHammer
> Fantasy and was excellent is its tactics and you had to use your cavalry
> right, protect your archers and make use of specialized troops. Too bad it
> never had a multiplayer options, oh well. :)
> > There are very few games released that really have any challenge to them.
> There
> > is always a simple strategy that once learnt will undermine a games AI and
> > remove the challenge that may of existed. Most sport sims, including the
> > excellent ones form EA< sufer from this. With the Fifa games for instance,
> > there is always a set of moves that allow you to score goals with
> relatively
> > little effort.
> Yuppers, this is too true. Love the FIFA games, but once you uncover the
> trick is pointless to even play with friends.
> > Good car sims, like GPL, are the only real challenge left for hard core
> gamers
> > who want replay value from their purchase.
> Yup...too many want easy gratification.
> > I will now get off my soap box and back to SCGT.....
> Heh, mine is about finished and ready to go on the shelf as soon as I win
> the GT1 division.
