Announcing Solomons 2015 Campaign

[Tarrasque]

Originally Posted by Kaitsu

The campaign consists of matches. You cannot respawn within a match but you can continue the campaign on the next match even though you did not survive on the previous match, right?

That's the way I understand it.

For example -

HMS Subkiller a Perry class frigate with Cmdr Tarrasque in charge goes on a mission.

It gets sunk by the submarine USS Sneaky.

Cmdr Tarrasque survives automatically and gets reassigned to the HMS Depth Charge (or any other platform) ready for his nex deployment.

[AdamMil]

Yeah, there should be respawns. Realistically, the limiting factor should be platforms, not manpower, since they would already have crews for whatever platforms they have deployed. :-)

For me it would be better to have multiple missions per skipper, cause these kind of multiplayer campaigns in our dear loved Dangerous Waters are so few.
I wouldnt mind to have this campaing going for ever.

[Molon Labe]

Proposed Team Assignments

This isn't final yet. Right now, my thinking is that it would be easiest to keep DW.pl and Betasom together on separate teams. I'm also trying to divide US and European players evenly to help with match scheduling and time zones, and dividing up experience evenly. Unfortunately I don't know everyone's skill level, but I'm hoping that using DW.pl and Betasom as blocks will have the effect of dividing experience and time zones evenly.

Rebel Faction
1. TLAM (US, all platforms)
2. Sertore
3-7. Betasom members (don't have their names yet, Sertore is organizing them)
8. Tarrasque (UK, Subs and FFG)
9. AdmBleeAnnoyed (Canada)

Loyalist Faction
1 ML (US, all platforms)
2 Imamar (Eur, all platforms)
3 Kaitsu (Eur)
4 Roni_PL (Eur)
5 szwagier (Eur)
6 Grindler (Eur, FFG)
7 Achtachtel (Eur, FFG)
8 Blacklight (US, Subs)
9 AdamMil (Eur, Subs and Aircraft)


Wow, not a lot of people on my side of the pond.
Sertore, to help know if these teams are balanced, what platforms are the Betasom players comfortable with? I'm hoping at least one more Rebel player is good with aircraft.

Once we make it official, we'll send out the passwords for the private briefing rooms.

[AdamMil]

I just peeked at the thread on betasom.it. It seems Sertore actually has 10 people interested now (including himself), and they're considering rotating because they told you they'd only provide 6. So I guess you have the possibility to add 4 more guys somewhere if you want, but then it'd become Betasom vs. the world. ;-)

[Molon Labe]

Also, let's make this the Last Call for new platforms to be added to the price list. TLAM and I do not want to make changes once this gets underway, so if there is a platform you want on your side that isn't there, now is the time to speak up.

[Molon Labe]

Originally Posted by AdamMil

I just peeked at the thread on betasom.it. It seems Sertore actually has 10 people interested now (including himself), and they're considering rotating because they told you they'd only provide 6. So I guess you have the possibility to add 4 more guys somewhere if you want, but then it'd become Betasom vs. the world. ;-)

They can provide as many as they want, but if the rosters get too lopsided I would want some players to go Loyalist. We can add during the campaign, too, just as long as no one switches sides. I may have to do some IP tracking...hmmmm.

[AdamMil]

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

if there is a platform you want on your side that isn't there, now is the time to speak up.

We need rowboats! With frickin' laser beams on the front! And lifeboats in case the rowboats sink! And, and, luxury yachts to celebrate on after we win!

[Molon Labe]

The capability brought by rowboats with lasers would be about the same as the IRCG Speedboats with rockets and 23mm guns, already on the price list.

[AdamMil]

But rowing builds character.

And I was wondering if it'd be worthwhile to forego one Seawolf and spam 40 PCFGs. Or 1400 small patrol craft. ;-)

Seriously, though, I think you could get a lot more bang out of 11 Kilos than 1 Seawolf. But I guess morale would drop. ;-P

[Molon Labe]

Originally Posted by AdamMil

But rowing builds character.

And I was wondering if it'd be worthwhile to forego one Seawolf and spam 40 PCFGs. Or 1400 small patrol craft. ;-)

Seriously, though, I think you could get a lot more bang out of 11 Kilos than 1 Seawolf. But I guess morale would drop. ;-P

That's exactly the kind of decision that the campaign is supposed to involve. I'm not convinced the Seawolf is cost-effective, but I'd compare it to a 688I or Akula rather than PCFGs. PCFGs have their purpose, but they are easily neutralized by air power. Even 40 of them.

[AdamMil]

Yeah, I wasn't serious about those. :-) Better to get 40 P-3 Orions for the same price! Then mop up all surface and subsurface contacts with ease and be home in time for supper... 'course, they could counter with 40 F-16s and have money to spare.

Hmm. Rock, paper, scissors. Sounds like this'll be fun! :-)

[Molon Labe]

Thanks. Hopefully I did OK adding units and prices that create an incentive for a very mixed force, rather than just spamming one overpowered platform type. And that includes keeping the P-3 in check, since it tends to dominate DW matches when it's around.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by AdamMil

And I was wondering if it'd be worthwhile to forego one Seawolf and spam 40 PCFGs. Or 1400 small patrol craft. ;-)

Seriously, though, I think you could get a lot more bang out of 11 Kilos than 1 Seawolf. But I guess morale would drop. ;-P

This campaign could get very interesting...

[sertore]

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

Proposed Team Assignments
...
Sertore, to help know if these teams are balanced, what platforms are the Betasom players comfortable with? I'm hoping at least one more Rebel player is good with aircraft.
...

Hi ML,
with current roster Betasom is able to manage all platforms present in DW.
The worst platforms to manage at the moment are P-3s/FFGs: we have just 4 certified commanders for each on these units, but I hope it will be sufficient (BTW, all Betasom players are Eur, solar GMT+1 time, now legal time GMT+2).
Thanks for good efforts in campaign to you and TLAM Strike.
Cheers.