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In article <Pine.A32.3.91j.95071...@homer25.u.washington.edu> Kenji Ulstein <ken...@u.washington.edu> writes:

>   > In article <3u0tat$c...@scapa.cs.ualberta.ca> dp...@falun.cs.ualberta.ca (Denis R. Papp) writes:
>   > >   I always thougt a really pathetic way to make the computer tougher is
>   > >   to allow it to start with more stuff.  This is exactly what Warcraft does.
>
>	   I _like_ fighting against superior forces. 
>
>   Actualy that's not entirly true. When the enemy begins the game 
>   with a larger potential, it adds a real sence of urgency. Like dune 2 
>   final level, the only way I could win was to send everyone to destroy the 
>   death hands. The whole manuver always has a sence of urgency, because the 
>   situation is make or break.
>
>	   In playing games like warcraft dune etc. starting out with the 
>   same amount of stuff is borring. Of cource I'm smarter than the computer. 
>   Of cource I'll destroy the village in short order.
>
>	   I like fighting against the superior odds because 
>   fighting against superior odds is what makes a protagonist a hero!
>
>
>			   -Kenji
>
>   Oops, I meant to say "fighting against superior odds  _sucsessfuly_
>    is what makes a protagonist a hero...."

	Hmm..I think the odds in the campaign game are OK, since it's supposed
to get tough.  On the other hand, in the campaign game, you often start with
tons of guys and a lumber mill etc., which means that you can survive for
a while at the beginning.  Play a custom game in which you start with 6 footmen
and 2 peasants and then talk about how much fun superior odds are.. :)
--
Daniel Burrows

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