Thank you from a new player

[WombatDeath]

Hi,

I registered for this forum because I just wanted to say thank you to everyone involved in creating this game. I started playing BfW last week, and I'm hooked to an extent that I haven't felt since I ran into Master of Magic back in the stone age. I'd post more fulsome praise but I think I might have a shot at getting my first Silver Mage this evening so, well, you know how it goes.

Anyway, as far as I'm concerned this game is a shining example of what a bunch of talented people can do under the free/open-source model, and I take my figurative hat off to all of you. Thank you!

[Captain_Wrathbow]

Great to see you enjoying the game too, and welcome to the forums!

[Bob_The_Mighty]

This pleases me because it echoes my excitement at first finding the game. Have fun, WombatDeath.

[Sangel]

Just found Wesnoth? Then you have years of fun to look forward to. Welcome to the forums!

[Pandarsenic]

Same here, in fact. I random'd my first game and got Drakes versus Loyalists.

God, that was hard.

I think I really fell for this game when I still won that matchup despite the mess of piercing damage they had by flanking the crap out of my opponent and villageharassing him while alternating Saurians/Drakes on the push/hold.

[Sangel]

Same here, in fact. I random'd my first game and got Drakes versus Loyalists.

God, that was hard.

I think I really fell for this game when I still won that matchup despite the mess of piercing damage they had by flanking the crap out of my opponent and villageharassing him while alternating Saurians/Drakes on the push/hold.

Yes, the multiplayer devs have really honed the competitive balance in Wesnoth so that there are all kinds of strategies and counter-strategies.

One of the best things about Wesnoth is the way that it's constantly being polished, refined, and improved. And that's just the core game - there's a whole world out there of user-generated content that takes the game in new and interesting directions.

[krotop]

Same here, in fact. I random'd my first game and got Drakes versus Loyalists.

God, that was hard.

I think I really fell for this game when I still won that matchup despite the mess of piercing damage they had by flanking the crap out of my opponent and villageharassing him while alternating Saurians/Drakes on the push/hold.

Frankly, if you already got the grasp, in your first game, that piercing damage of loyalists would be a problem against the drakes you control and that you got a mobility edge over you opponent, you'll probably get over it and understand the mechanics of the game faster than the average player. At least faster than me...

[Pandarsenic]

I had a bit of an oshit moment the first time I saw a Spearman. I had done the tutorial and the first two and a half missions of the campaign, so I had an understanding of the do-or-die Charge mechanic and the importance of mobile healers, day/night phases, etc.

So I start the game and I look at my leader and I'm like "Sweet, he does a ton of fire damage but isn't too shabby on melee either. He'll be relatively safe if I get flanked." *Not yet realizing that if drakes are being flanked something is going wrong*

I look at my units and I'm like "Man, resistance to everything but pierce and arcane. Mages do fire damage, so..." *Scrolls down and sees max defense is 40%* ಠ_ಠ

Theeeeeeeen I started explosive expansion, using superior scouting and line of sight to manipulate, etc. After seeing my initial recruits folding under the attacks of the much cheaper Spearman at day, I basically went "All right, Burners, Clashers, and Saurians from here out."

I've since branched out to Northerners and Undead; I'm better with Northerners, so at the moment I'm trying to improve my UD game. My last undead match was a funtastic game fight with the Rebels, where I got a promoted Ghost because he survived so many encounters and vultured a kill or two. That was a bucket of lulz (Holy [censored] 7 movement Skirmisher with Backstab? Yes please! Just gotta keep it away from mages, deeeerp).