Re: Infantry tactics game?

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From: James McTavish
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:43

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"Dimensional Traveler" <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote in news:488ab217$0$17174
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> I'm confused by his thinking that real-time makes it _easier_ to control 
> more units.  That's the complete opposite of reality.
> 

Maybe because in most RT games you can lasoo multiple units and have them 
all attack/retreat etc. RT is good only if it has pause and command feature 
IMO and there are very few RT tactical games that have any realistic unit 
data attached to them. They are mostly just based on hit points and that's 
it.

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