Won't Al Basrah be ruined in v0.9?

[alberto_di_gio]

We will see... even pages of pros or cons will be meaningless I think. As Rudd said everything will depend on the organization and the tactics of the teams.

[MadTommy]

Originally Posted by [R-CON]Rudd

every action has an equal and opposite reaction

lol i don't think pr or any video game for that matter are ruled by Newton's laws on physics

There will be no answer until march on this subject... game time is needed with the new systems.

[Dorkweed]

I'll have to wait a few rounds playing as insurgents to judge it. I guess it just means that the team as a whole needs to work together.

[Cassius]

Most Insurgent maps are really really tough for the blueforce to win, unlike irl, where especially the Americans can call in an airstrike on each sniper and every PKM. Basrah is about the only one where the coalition has a fairly easy time if it does not do something stupid, aka if it minimizes unecessarry losses on caches that spawn in open terrain by using armor from a safe distance and if it gets chaches in city areas at a reasonable price.

[Rissien]

Originally Posted by Cassius

Most Insurgent maps are really really tough for the blueforce to win, unlike irl, where especially the Americans can call in an airstrike on each sniper and every PKM.

Wow, you really have no idea how it works out there.

[combatwombat]

I don't think Basrah by any means will be ruined in 0.9. I am really excited to see how it plays out. There are several good spots where FOBs can go up and be covered by armor & provide infantry close access to the city.

My prediction is that the insurgents will dominate the first few times the map is run (leading people to go all "wtfomfgbbq PR is ruined" on the forums). But when coalition players start figuring our new play styles the tables will start to turn.

[Cassius]

Originally Posted by =]H[=ElvishKnight

Wow, you really have no idea how it works out there.

This isnt world war II, if air strikes are not called in on insurgents, what are they called in on ? It aint like they need to safe them to fend off tiger tanks.

Unless you mean that all coalition forcess have access to air support, be it provided by their own country or an airforce of an allied country.

[Herbiie]

Originally Posted by =]H[=ElvishKnight

Wow, you really have no idea how it works out there.

Tbh - in Afghanistan - pretty much how he described

In Iraq it's slightly different - but hey we're not there anymore. We call in a HELL of alot of Air Strikes out there, trust me.

Whenever there's a long engagement, or a sniper, we call in an air strike.

[Vege]

30 IED go off with one click, whole map will explode and INS will win.

[Cassius]

Originally Posted by Herbiie

Tbh - in Afghanistan - pretty much how he described

In Iraq it's slightly different - but hey we're not there anymore. We call in a HELL of alot of Air Strikes out there, trust me.

Whenever there's a long engagement, or a sniper, we call in an air strike.

I assume he wanted to make the point that airstrikes are not called in as much when civilian infrastructure or lifes are threatened.