WWI RP- Join now!

Just a word of warning:

We did a roleplay on the forum before (it was before my time and I wasn't in it), but from what I heard it was just boring: WW1 was a slow, sluggish war and iy doesnt make for a fun game.

Still, best of luck for the game

Less that and more that we had a major war before it that ended in one side gaining a decisive advantage before the actual First World War had actually began. After that the RP kinda died…

Still, perhaps there are more interesting wars that you could RP. Nevertheless, have fun and I'm sure it'll work out better for you guys

(When I say interesting I mean as in fun to play. Ofc WW1 is endlessly interesting)

Example? WW1 was a very interesting time. It represented the turn from the old world of “great battles” and conquest to the true modern times we find ourselves today. Depending on its outcome the world could have changed and not just between German, British and American hands… it’s an end and start point that can lead to any number of things… an Islamic caliphate? Russian hegemony? The rise of China? Great starting point for that stuff. Good RP choice.

True, but the whole "Meat Grinder" aesthetic of the war doesn't make for an interesting game imo. Entire parts of the game have to be eradicated in the interests of realism too, for example any aerial units other than a lvl 1 interceptor is unrealistic, same for lvl 1 LTs, armoured cars I could give a pass for lvl 3. The entire secret category is eradicated, Mech inf presumably aren't allowed, along with anything with the "SP" prefix. Idk, just seems.... Not that fun.

I agree that Bytro games (even supremacy) don’t really WW1 that well, but I could see how it would be fun. Imagine having to manage resources and armies on a national level, trying to find breakthroughs and win a war of attrition as fast as possible. You’d have to manage your resources so you don’t get outlasted but also would want to attack and win where possible to break the enemy and actually win the war. Not to mention needing to work and coordinate with allies and find new ones to join the war.

Game wise we just pretended that certain units represented other things, armored cars were the same but allowed to advance, I don’t think light tanks were allowed for a while (until French FT tanks) we allowed all planes (Zeppelins represented strategic bombers) and cars did exist at that time… I think mech infantry was just infantry riding in armored cars. RRG’s still existed, though most of that did not… still, you could work with it.

Carking the 6th wrote:

I agree that Bytro games (even supremacy) don’t really WW1 that well, but I could see how it would be fun. Imagine having to manage resources and armies on a national level, trying to find breakthroughs and win a war of attrition as fast as possible. You’d have to manage your resources so you don’t get outlasted but also would want to attack and win where possible to break the enemy and actually win the war. Not to mention needing to work and coordinate with allies and find new ones to join the war.

Game wise we just pretended that certain units represented other things, armored cars were the same but allowed to advance, I don’t think light tanks were allowed for a while (until French FT tanks) we allowed all planes (Zeppelins represented strategic bombers) and cars did exist at that time… I think mech infantry was just infantry riding in armored cars. RRG’s still existed, though most of that did not… still, you could work with it.

Cecil Rhodes. wrote:

Carking the 6th wrote:

I agree that Bytro games (even supremacy) don’t really WW1 that well, but I could see how it would be fun. Imagine having to manage resources and armies on a national level, trying to find breakthroughs and win a war of attrition as fast as possible. You’d have to manage your resources so you don’t get outlasted but also would want to attack and win where possible to break the enemy and actually win the war. Not to mention needing to work and coordinate with allies and find new ones to join the war.

Game wise we just pretended that certain units represented other things, armored cars were the same but allowed to advance, I don’t think light tanks were allowed for a while (until French FT tanks) we allowed all planes (Zeppelins represented strategic bombers) and cars did exist at that time… I think mech infantry was just infantry riding in armored cars. RRG’s still existed, though most of that did not… still, you could work with it.

Yep. that's exactly what we did. Mot infantry is cavarly, cruisers are light battleships, destroyers as torpedo boats, etc.