winSPMBT fans: who are you?

[Simicro]

Yes Don, you are right to point this out.

Of course this is only a poll with its limitations, especially on a forum ie:
- not significative (I know that 28 voters are far not enough to be representative of a population)
- not necessarily reflecting the reality

Oh well, maybe I should have not run this poll.

[gingertanker]

I am 26.

People on the forums are certainly more involved in the game than people who are not, so it's no surprise there is a high percentage of people who bought the game in the poll...
I did not buy the game, honestly when I started playing I was in the army and had very little cash for pleasures, and now I am married and struggling with paying rent and for food. But one day...One day I promise I will give you guys the thanks you deserve for all this amazing work.

I only started playing a few years ago, and accelerated my time spent playing since I was conscripted and even more so after my discharge- which brings me to my military background(some of you probably know most of this):
I was conscripted in 8/2005 into the IDF, spent a year in the Signals Corps and than asked to transfer to the Armored Corps. Was sent straight to tank commander training after finishing my training as a tank gunner. The rest of my service was spent as a squad leader/tank commander in the 460th Brigade a.k.a armor school as well as a tank commander inthe 77th Battalion/7th Brigade. As a result of my strange "career" path I am qualified as a Field Radio Operator, Squad Leader(support units), Tank Driver, Tank Gunner, and Tank Commander. All my tank training and operations were on the Merkava Mk2b. After my discharge from regular service I was somehow and against my wishes sent back to the signals corps for reserve service, and currently my official posting is as Platoon Sgt for Signals platoon of a reserve tank battalion. My rank is Sgt 1st Class, but don't be too impressed as the IDF gives this rank to most guys eventually(in reserves). I did get mine very quickly however(I think there was some computer error).

[Aeraaa]

Originally Posted by gingertanker

and against my wishes

Story of every conscript's life actually brother. Your own wish is insignificant most of the time.

[gingertanker]

Originally Posted by Aeraaa

Story of every conscript's life actually brother. Your own wish is insignificant most of the time.

Meh. I don't take offense to my conscription. And the army is not a democracy. When they told me I am going to be in a signals platoon in reserves, I explained why I don't want to. The Btn CO told me he has many tank commanders and not a single Signals Sgt with real field experience in combat units. At that point all you can do is salute and do as told. Part of being a soldier is eating s*** and smiling.

[wulfir]

I was a conscript.

Swedish army - recruit training mid 90s at what was then Lv7 and MekB19 - two training formations that "produced" wartime units for the defence of northern Sweden. I was a medic, RBS90 SAM Company.

[gingertanker]

BTW, I was thinking about this thread and just wanted to add-
The best thing that I can say about winSPMBT, is that when i was a tank commander I several times had an urge to give CDs with the game to my officers. It is -that- good. Its one of the few games I play that have to do with warfare and don't make me giggle and shout at the screen "that's not how it works". because it is how it works, more or less. I think that having the small military experience that I have makes this game even more enjoyable. I think that says alot for the basic code and even more for all the work done over the years.

[troopie]

National Service, South Africa, early-mid 1970s. Ran war aid into Rhodesia and was in several minor infantry dust-ups. Later was on the border between SWA and Zambia. Missed the big flare-ups of the 70s and 80s, had finished my service by then.

In my experience, war is mostly boring.

troopie

[Aeraaa]

Originally Posted by gingertanker

BTW, I was thinking about this thread and just wanted to add-
The best thing that I can say about winSPMBT, is that when i was a tank commander I several times had an urge to give CDs with the game to my officers. It is -that- good. Its one of the few games I play that have to do with warfare and don't make me giggle and shout at the screen "that's not how it works". because it is how it works, more or less. I think that having the small military experience that I have makes this game even more enjoyable. I think that says alot for the basic code and even more for all the work done over the years.

I think the strength of the game is that while it takes a lot of stuff into consideration, the fact that it's an old school turned based strategy, gives a lot of food into imagination, something that is negated with the more modern games that are visually appealing, but not that realistic.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Simicro

Yes Don, you are right to point this out.

Of course this is only a poll with its limitations, especially on a forum ie:
- not significative (I know that 28 voters are far not enough to be representative of a population)
- not necessarily reflecting the reality

Oh well, maybe I should have not run this poll.

No....... it's always interesting to see who is playing the game but it must be taken into account that the only people who fill things like this out are the ones that bother to take the time and the vast majority who log on can't be bothered which skews the results.


Don

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by DRG

No....... it's always interesting to see who is playing the game but it must be taken into account that the only people who fill things like this out are the ones that bother to take the time and the vast majority who log on can't be bothered which skews the results.

Don

That and the fact that a large majority of players only log on to get patches and never read the forums.