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I don't mean to presume, but I'd say I'm fairly younger than the average wargamer. Currently, I'm a 20-year-old Filipino college student majoring in Information Technology. I've always had an interest in video games, particularly ones with military themes. The first "serious" video game I've played was Starcraft, which I still hold closely with nostalgic affection. I got into FPS games soon after that, and started playing casual games like Call of Duty. Eventually, tactical shooters like SWAT 4, Vietcong and Hidden & Dangerous II would catch my attention.
The first ever "simulation" I've played was ARMA 1 when it was still called Operation Flashpoint. I wonder if any of you guys have played it. I was still a child back then, and I was just amazed at the grand scale of the game, especially since my gaming experience up to that point was constricted to small, highly cluttered maps. It was the first video game I played where I could hop into an M1 Abrams and lob HEAT shells at other players from 2km away. I also remember getting so good at aiming with man-portable rockets that I could reliably hit armored targets at ranges where the rocket's fuel would have long been spent on impact. Later, I would learn that it was not how you're supposed to use the LAW or the RPG-18.
After that, I tried getting into flight sims with IL-2 Sturmovik 1946, and fooled around on Fighter Ace (RIP) with several trial accounts. I didn't have a stick, and my parents weren't about to shell out the cash for something so niche, so I couldn't (and still haven't) pursue that interest.
As for Combat Mission, I learned about it when I was 14 or so. I was interested in the realistic simulation, so I quickly pirated CMBB and just as quickly got confused, as I back then had no idea about proper military procedure. So I used it and CMAK as a tank playground where I'd just watch Tigers destroy everything, as the complex ballistic simulation fascinated me.
I kind of forgot about CM until recently, when I stumbled into Armchair General's CM Tactics series of videos on YouTube. It sparked my interest in the franchise again, and after trying out the CMBN demo and watching Josey Wales' amazing AAR's, I managed through thriftiness and cunning (I am very good at getting gifts from people) to get the entire CMBN pack and even upgrade it to Version 4 last Christmas! Right now I'm enjoying a meeting engagement with a friend.
So yeah - if anybody wants to have a CMBN match, then I'm very available!
Aside from CM, I currently enjoy a couple of Slitherine games, namely Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun and Order of Battle: World War II. I also play Counter-Strike: Gobal Offensive from time to time.
I look forward to playing with you guys!
I don't mean to presume, but I'd say I'm fairly younger than the average wargamer. Currently, I'm a 20-year-old Filipino college student majoring in Information Technology. I've always had an interest in video games, particularly ones with military themes. The first "serious" video game I've played was Starcraft, which I still hold closely with nostalgic affection. I got into FPS games soon after that, and started playing casual games like Call of Duty. Eventually, tactical shooters like SWAT 4, Vietcong and Hidden & Dangerous II would catch my attention.
The first ever "simulation" I've played was ARMA 1 when it was still called Operation Flashpoint. I wonder if any of you guys have played it. I was still a child back then, and I was just amazed at the grand scale of the game, especially since my gaming experience up to that point was constricted to small, highly cluttered maps. It was the first video game I played where I could hop into an M1 Abrams and lob HEAT shells at other players from 2km away. I also remember getting so good at aiming with man-portable rockets that I could reliably hit armored targets at ranges where the rocket's fuel would have long been spent on impact. Later, I would learn that it was not how you're supposed to use the LAW or the RPG-18.
After that, I tried getting into flight sims with IL-2 Sturmovik 1946, and fooled around on Fighter Ace (RIP) with several trial accounts. I didn't have a stick, and my parents weren't about to shell out the cash for something so niche, so I couldn't (and still haven't) pursue that interest.
As for Combat Mission, I learned about it when I was 14 or so. I was interested in the realistic simulation, so I quickly pirated CMBB and just as quickly got confused, as I back then had no idea about proper military procedure. So I used it and CMAK as a tank playground where I'd just watch Tigers destroy everything, as the complex ballistic simulation fascinated me.
I kind of forgot about CM until recently, when I stumbled into Armchair General's CM Tactics series of videos on YouTube. It sparked my interest in the franchise again, and after trying out the CMBN demo and watching Josey Wales' amazing AAR's, I managed through thriftiness and cunning (I am very good at getting gifts from people) to get the entire CMBN pack and even upgrade it to Version 4 last Christmas! Right now I'm enjoying a meeting engagement with a friend.
So yeah - if anybody wants to have a CMBN match, then I'm very available!
Aside from CM, I currently enjoy a couple of Slitherine games, namely Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun and Order of Battle: World War II. I also play Counter-Strike: Gobal Offensive from time to time.
I look forward to playing with you guys!
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