RE: Delta Force (was Cybergames plans for ME.....)

[Anders Ström <anders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have been playing Delta Force for about ten years now (in about every
setting than the original :).
We have used the system as a replacement for Twilight2K and Recon, as
well as other military-style campaigns (including "Operation
Barbarossa",  a world-war 2/sci-fi campaign which has been going on for
a bit over two years).

-Anders (http://thebarricade.net)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Sandelin [mailto:esand@empire.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 3:27 AM
> To: millenniums-end-l@firedrake.org
> Subject: Delta Force (was Cybergames plans for ME.....)
> 
> 
> I'm kinda curious what members of this list thought of the 
> old (and now long since defunct) Task Force Games "Delta Force" game?
> 
> I was far more into SpecOps and counterterror than my friends 
> were when this game was released, but I still managed to play 
> a few sessions of it. My only gripe with it was that it 
> seemed to me to be much more of a wargame than an RPG. The 
> supplement addressed that issue somewhat, but it still never 
> developed Delta Force into the RPG that ME is. The thing I 
> liked the most about the game was it's combat system. I 
> thought it was a nice compromise between realism and keeping 
> the game flowing, particularly when compared to other, 
> vaguely similar, systems.
> 
> For example, I thought Top Secret SI's system was faster than 
> Delta's, but nowhere near as realistic. O n the other hand, I 
> thought DF's system was faster than ME's, but not as realistic.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> "All right, Twinkletoes, What's your exit strategy?"
> "I'm gonna walk right out of the front gate."
> "Ballsy... Stupid, but ballsy."
> (one of the greatest lines in movie history)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian McDonald" <brian_mcdonald@shaw.ca>
> To: <millenniums-end-l@firedrake.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Cybergames plans for ME.....
> 
> 
> > Dom de Bechi wrote:
> >
> > >I understand that entirely. I also understand that there is such a 
> > >thing
> as
> > >business reputation. Whilst HG are there to make money, 
> they aren't a 
> > >property investment company. They have customers. Those customers 
> > >expect
> to
> > >be satisfied, or they won't buy again. Companies only serve the 
> > >interests
> of
> > >their customers because it makes them money. Fine: Don't 
> buy from HG 
> > >-
> I'm
> > >sure they won't be heartbroken anyway.
> > >
> > >Ultimately, the debate is pointless, because Steve Long 
> has had his 
> > >say.
> It
> > >would be nice if they responded to their customer comments 
> (at all) 
> > >with
> the
> > >same frankness, but we're unlikely to change his opinion. 
> Stuff them.
> Just
> > >don't expect us to buy your products.
> > >
> > somehow i doubt people in the list bought very much of the 
> "tripe" HG 
> > passes off as gaming mtl in any case.
> >
> >
> >
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