Here, Here!
Long live the SIB ... Long live the Confederacy she faithfully Serves!
Here, Here!
Long live the SIB ... Long live the Confederacy she faithfully Serves!
Last edited by John Cooley; 06-09-2017 at 01:45 PM.
My Great Great Grandfather, Isaac MacDonal Cooley, served as a Pathfinder Cavalry Scout
in the 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Dobbin's) Company K
My Avatar flies his Unit Guidon to Honor his Service.My Credo is a simple one ... Unit before Self with Honor above ALL else.
Here! Here! I could not have said it any better and agree whole-heartedly. I have no desire to move my men yet again (it has been done twice already) and is always highly disruptive. People who pledged "x" amount have no additional authority over anyone who pledged less. I find the idea unacceptable. I pledged $176. So what? I have willingly followed others and gave no thought to how much they pledged. No, I cannot give my consent to a forced move into pre-organized, historical brigades, etc. I won't.
People, including me, have mentioned this obvious upcoming problem before. The company tool is great and serves a great purpose, but as soon as the devs start enforcing anything, hell will break loose. I'm not saying the possibility to create regiments shouldn't be added, but at the same time one can seriously question the use of such a tool. Many companies are completely independent from eachother and are in different, player-created brigades.
No one thinks you should be forced into a battalion for historical accuracy. I think that companies should be able to join together, but not forced to, as it would help organize battalions very well.
Corporal John L.
Color Guard
38th North Carolina, Company K
If I'm not mistaken, I think the developers have previously stated that Regiment tools, Brigade tools, and even Army tools will be implemented in the future. Please correct or alter this if I am wrong.
CSA Captain
If battalions are allowed, it should be an option only for companies who agree to it. It's either that, or we stay where we're at.
I've been around long enough to see battalions fall apart just because some pompous keyboard warrior loses his grasp on reality. It can kill entire communities if you let it.
Pvt. Martin Brockenbrough's Battery A, I Corps
In honor of:
Sgt. Benjamin J. Martin
15th Alabama Infantry, Company E.
Southern Cross of Honor Recipient
Personal Service Record
U.S. ARMY SSGT. 11B20/2B/B4/5U
6 Years Active Duty
x2 Combat Deployments in OEF
1-12 INF, 4th/2nd IBCT, 4ID
Is this something that is easily mitigated by having an outside-game unit like the SIB mapped to a historically accurate unit present during the period of the in-game campaign? Or is this a matter that you're going to be terribly upset if you can't spawn into game as the SIB? For example, couldn't the SIB spawn into game at the West Woods as part of companies under whatever Regiment they wish to play as, under Jubal Early's Brigade, Richard Ewell's Division, without interrupting the outside-game unit structure? This is just an example, say for instance, you look at the order of battle from all the skirmish areas represented in game, and you determine which historical unit you wish to spawn in as, for that skirmish? Another example, you'd be able to completely spawn in to the Miller Cornfield skirmish as the Alabamans, as they were present at the cornfield. Of course, this probably becomes a bigger issue to satisfy if/when the company tool ties directly to the game. My guess would be that everyone is still going to have their gamer tag once in-game, you'd just have to find a pseudo-unit that you wished to portray at each historical skirmish.
Does what I'm saying make sense, or is this completely off base?
Civil War Ancestors:
Much respect to you Brits, (I served with the 2nd Battalion "Scots Guards" and "The Rifles" in Kandahar and Helmand province Afghanistan), but thankfully you all had a handful of Senior Commanders with experience, as well as Senior NCOs and Veteran Soldiers from past wars. Those men are what allowed you to stomp the french. Not the unknown numbers of "Entitled" individuals who used money to obtain rank, and took positions of leadership from more experienced, and deserving men just because they knew the right people. As well as having the money to make it happen. Rank should be earned, never given.
No need to be sorry
Last edited by 1st LT. Martin T.; 07-04-2017 at 10:50 AM.
Pvt. Martin Brockenbrough's Battery A, I Corps
In honor of:
Sgt. Benjamin J. Martin
15th Alabama Infantry, Company E.
Southern Cross of Honor Recipient
Personal Service Record
U.S. ARMY SSGT. 11B20/2B/B4/5U
6 Years Active Duty
x2 Combat Deployments in OEF
1-12 INF, 4th/2nd IBCT, 4ID