Advance Wars by Web Games

[scooter]

Oh one more thing - make sure messages from the tracker aren't going into your spam. They did for me at first. Otherwise you'll never know when it's your turn.

[BRickAstley]

I'm able to blitz as well in the next few hours.

Agree, no diplo this game. If people want to have that be a thing, talk about it in setup for a future game. That'd probably work best in a formal team game anyways.

[Bobchillingworth]

Free now for blitzing.

[ipecac]

The matchup was Sami (orange) vs Max (blue). My plan was to use Sami's SCOP to gain a income advantage and it worked, with my income more than double of Brick's at the end.

Replay is here.

[Fenn]

Should be free for blitzing for the next couple of hours.

I thought Von Bolt was generally considered very weak due to his lack of a good power (Ex-Machina is good, but overcosted), so much so that in AWDS you gave him the Star Power skill to make him a little more viable (and the only other skill usage was giving opponents Missile Guard to nerf Rachel), but I have no idea what putting him into the AW2+ meta looks like. I think Hawke might be better still--the Defense is obviously good, but AW2 has the default Power active=+10% defense, right?

Yeah, I understand Von Bolt is awful in AWDS because of his overpriced SCOP, but AWBW uses AW2's mechanics, meaning the CO meter charges much more slowly. That places more emphasis on a CO's day-to-day abilities, which benefits Von Bolt, Sturm, Grit etc. Hawke is probably pretty good too, he trades 10% defense day-to-day for a much better SCOP.

[Fenn]

While the FFA game is going along, anybody care for a 1v1? Password is 'realms'.

[Hesmyrr]

Ah, I remember this site. It's been around like forever I think.

It's unfortunate that the site did not manage to create separate section for Days of Ruin system. Despite being widely panned, I found it to be most superior game-play wise.

[BRickAstley]

Ah, I remember this site. It's been around like forever I think.

It's unfortunate that the site did not manage to create separate section for Days of Ruin system. Despite being widely panned, I found it to be most superior game-play wise.

Do you know of a write-up anywhere with a specific comparison of the changes they made?

[Hesmyrr]

Can't recall any list on top of my head.

I can remember some cost changes (increased cost for infantry being the most important), unit roster changes, reduced city defenses, experience system, and buff to naval units - which still is useless regardless. Pretty sure there's more worth mentioning but cannot remember.

And although this is matter of preference, I like how CO system works in DoR better.

[Fenn]

Here's a damage chart for DoR:



First thing that jumps to mind is that terrain defence, and defence in general, has a smaller impact. A total defence of 150% reduces incoming damage by 33.33...% in Days of Ruin; in AW2 it would reduce incoming damage by 50%. A total defence of 200% makes you invulnerable in AW2, but only halves damage in DoR, which I think makes for a better system.