Jim, your post above involves a different game than AA50, which is the game that’s in this thread (and why the SZ31 issue made no sense)…. just an FYI.
:roll: Maybe I should read the thread title …
Post 10 of this game, you’ll find one thing that tripleA allows and that is not legal, and that required me to point out so that an edit is made. And if you follow the link, you will see that I pointed out this problem a long time ago, and that at this time Kev told me that they would not deal with it…
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=27438.00
A little later you can see the problem on sub that is not allowed to move in ncm because antoher sub is in the same sea zone.
TripleA is great, it enables you to try things very fast. But for a serious game, I definitely prefer ABattlemap ; for instance, it is definitely easier to move pieces to try to plan some turns in advance (and this is critical when dealing against a strong opponent).
I’m playing the current tripleA tournament, but I do not take it as seriously than the ABattlemap one ; yes I do not have to type all my moves… but if I wanted to think properly on my strat, that would require me more time than with ABattlemap (of course, I could keep a map with this last program for that… but then you losse everything tripleA is worth for).
Since I haven’t ever played a full round of TripleA and have been contemplating downloading it,
that post was extremely helpful to me, Yoshi, thank you very much.
I have played a lot of chess on two different web sites. One allows you to make a lot of planning and tentative moves without actually making them and you can take hours to make a move. The other is timed, and there is no way to tentatively move pieces - you have to visualize them. One is not superior to the other in every way - they each have their features.
I disagree. In fact, I don’t see any proper hypothesis here as to why TripleA means you’re not playing a serious game. Except for a bug with subs that only comes up once in a while. The ability to play fast does not mean the players are not being serious. If you want to spend the time to type out each game, that is fine. But in the time you spend to do that I can finish an entire round of play.
It allows me to stop wasting time typing and spending more time playing. TripleA enables people to play more games and become better players. What is not serious about that.
Furthermore, you limit yourself when you use BattleMap. It’s only available on Windows and do we even know if it will work on Windows 8? 11% of the people on this site don’t use Windows, this includes some very good players. There are still more that just don’t want to bother with BattleMap, further limiting your
Yes, I’m bashing BattleMap because it is archaic. If your only complaint for TripleA is a bug, let’s pow-wow with Veqryn to get it resolved.
Keep in mind, however, I still think there is fun to be had setting up the physical map at home and playing move-by-move that way (the way NSCSwitch insisted on playing). It’s a long game but it can be fun.
Post 10 of this game, you’ll find one thing that tripleA allows and that is not legal, and that required me to point out so that an edit is made. And if you follow the link, you will see that I pointed out this problem a long time ago, and that at this time Kev told me that they would not deal with it…
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=27438.00
A little later you can see the problem on sub that is not allowed to move in ncm because antoher sub is in the same sea zone.
TripleA is great, it enables you to try things very fast. But for a serious game, I definitely prefer ABattlemap ; for instance, it is definitely easier to move pieces to try to plan some turns in advance (and this is critical when dealing against a strong opponent).
I’m playing the current tripleA tournament, but I do not take it as seriously than the ABattlemap one ; yes I do not have to type all my moves… but if I wanted to think properly on my strat, that would require me more time than with ABattlemap (of course, I could keep a map with this last program for that… but then you losse everything tripleA is worth for).
Don’t get me wrong : I totally appreciate tripleA and strongly support it. This is a great project.
And as for the Windows part, I never used Windows in all my life, except on computer that were not mine ;) I’m using linux on all my computers, and strongly support free software. Wine is very good to run simple windows program ;)
I did not say (or at least did not mean to say) that tripleA was not serious, but that I had difficulties to play as seriously with it than with ABattlemap. The main point is the possibility to work on future moves that is really easy with ABattlemap (just move the pieces, as on a board). It is obviously very basic, thus archaic !
But there are several rule points that are not stricly respected with tripleA, and that does not help to make it “serious”, specially when I had developpers telling me that they did not care about that. They are minor points of course, but when a game is very tough, minor points can make a difference ; and if you cannot use them because of the software, or if some move are made while illegal because of a software (which implies the opponent that will tell you “but tripleA says it’s ok, so it is”), that can change things. Obviously, I’m speaking of details here, thus I guess I should repeat that I’m not against tripleA, far away from that. I actually use it a lot to try things quickly, to discover new games etc.
Just for the record, some points I noticed : incorrect AA50 map (one sea zone connexion) ; sub problems ; fighters + AC problems ; US / China order that is fixed (rule says you can choose) ; transport rules. Obviously, as someone who teaches programming and that creates algorithm in his research, I know that some point could generate other issues if changed, and that the work done there is just amazing. But still, for a very close game, that can change things.
On an other hand, I noted several great points that has been improved lately, the edit function on first hand (and that was a big relief to see this change).
I agree with you on all the other points !
Yoshi
Okay, I can see where BattleMap could be good for planning by just pushing pieces around.
Anybody up for a TripleA game? We would have to come pretty close to finishing by July 3. After that I may or may not have time to post daily or at all until July 17.
I love being able to play through this site. Battlemap helped get me involved. It is all I can “play” at work….stinking firewalls! :x
That being said, I have officially been converted to TripleA. It does allow for easier movements as well as tracking movements.
I am always up for TripleA games…league or not. Just send me a message
My one active game is nearing a conclusion and I start to have some time to play - I am wondering if anyone is interested in a ABattleMap game in this year’s league?
Cheers
Is there anyone looking for a BattleMap game AA50 - '41 at least 1 move per day, and maybe up to a round or two per day.
Cheers
Hey LuckyLindy, if you are interested in a TripleA game/match I’ll be more than happy to play you! That goes for others out there as well. :)
hm i think ill give this a shoot again.
Im up for leauge games AA50-41. PM or reply here and we get it sorted.
i just wanna add i think i can manage a game vs a second opponent if we uses tripplea (saves so much time), so if u wanna hurt me pm me =)
I’m looking for 2-3 more.
I’d be willing to go with a no aircraft bid if someone’s interested.
Also I play both AABM and AAA
I’d like to play you, SouL
I can take one game too Soul. One just finished, and I believe I should soon resign my tripleA tournament game…
My play can be sometimes slow.
I can go for a non planes bid or not, as you prefer.
Yoshi and Gamer? Yeah I am too far over .500 for this season I’ll take you both on!
We like to win… :-)
