Shortly after the catapult was invented one of the (very large) catapult darts was shown to a king of Sparta and it was explained how the dart was thrown, The king responded "Hercules! Courage has been removed from war." I'm starting to feel like that king of Sparta. Just as the atomic genie can not be restuffed into the bottle, so these (apparently) four programs can not be wished away. Will they change the game as we know it? Yes. Will the changes be good? Probably not.
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From: Jason Bennett <jasonab@acm.org>
Reply-To: mepbmlist@yahoogroups.com
To: mepbmlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [mepbmlist] FTF 5 now over....
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:20:36 -0400Ovatha Easterling wrote:
> This MAPPER program looks like it will make those rare skills obsolete or
> redundant. Once more art is replaced by science. No wonder GSI will not
> give the source codes to Harley. They know good and well that Harley will
> change this game (which we all love) into something that it is not.I'm going to have to disagree with your assessment here. There are
currently several computerized mapping systems floating around,
including using Photoshop to combine PDF maps, the Maetzing program, and
the online mapping system that Andrew Jones uses.If your team has access to one of those tools, or people who know how to
use them, your team is at a huge advantage. This program will merely
level the playing field for all teams, and make sure ME is a game about
teamwork and skill, not about having someone willing to type in every
army into a text file.jason
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Jason Bennett, jasonab@acm.org
E pur si muove!
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