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Re: Formation idea for WC2

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From: umgo... Daniel Goertzen
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 00:00
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In article <3vb8i5$a9c...@news.cris.com>, j...@cris.com says...
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>Way to go Dan, hope blizzard is reading these posts.
>As we all know the shape of a formation in warcraft makes
>all the difference in the world whether you win or lose
>a battle.  If a unit is killed out of the formation should
>it stay in that formation or try to adapt to its programed
>shape?  What do you guys think?  I vote to not rechange its
>shape till I give it orders to!

   My initial line of thought was that moving into a formation was a one 
shot deal, and not permanent, but sure, why not have permanent 
formations!  If formations are permanent, I think you should be able to 
choose how strictly the troops stay in formation:  Footman squads should 
be relatively free to attack nearby enemies, but it is important for 
archer squads to keep formation.  Permanent formations could be difficult 
to implement effectively though.  What do you think Blizzard?
   How about multiple level of organisation?  Several units make a squad, 
several squads make a platoon, several platoons make a company, etc etc. 
 Control an entire task force with a single click!

      Dan Goertzen 
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From: umgo...@cc.umanitoba.ca (Daniel Goertzen)
Subject: Re: Formation idea for WC2
Date: 1995/07/30
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