Am I Bored

[DRG]

The game is probably something a bit different to everyone who plays and enjoys it and there are more than enough player preferences that can be adjusted to tailor the game to individual preferences.

Many experienced players only PBEM becasue they want the challenge of a human opponent . However, if the AI is already handing you your butt on a plate playing some of the sharks out there may not be the experience you are looking for either.

What I would suggest, for now, until you get more experience with the game, is to try playing with the player preferences either turned up a bit for your side or down a bit for the AI but always remember to check those before starting a new game becasue some scenarios are designed to play from what would normally be the AI side.

The game is not meant to be a walk over for a player otherwise everyone would have gotten bored with it years ago. It sounds like you need a " Decisive Victory" to keep you interested but those won't come easy for most scenarios unless you adjust the player preferences and that's why they are there.

OTOH.... I remember Squad Leader the board game as well and a Decisive Victory wasn't easy. You may need a human opponent to get you more interested. Failing that take your time and think things through and you'll get better results .

Don

[Imp]

Every scenario although different plays the same. What am I not doing right?

Firstly ASL was a great game but games should play diffrently.
Yes basic mechanics are the same but would say the following.
Vary your forces & tactics to suit if you always play the same using same tactics then of course the game will play similary.
So take advantage of the strengths of your force nation.
Things that will impact on the game before you mess with prefs.
Your force
Tank heavy or light
Troop transport none, trucks, or halftracks
Arty none, sensible, silly amounts.

If you are willing to not get a decisive vic straight away but in fact give yourself a harder time to develop tactics for a few games you will then find they start to come.
I would suggest this route not PBEM as if anything you will do worse.
Perservere a bit & treat it like boot camp experimenting to see what works.