I have a beef!!!, Time on .80 Options

[Silver]

Can we PLEASE change the time back to 35 minutes? 45 is WAY tooo long and eveyone get arty ussally on the first round... (sux)

what ya's think?

I dont believe I am alone!

[ScrapyardBob]

For the larger maps like Barbarossa / Smolensk, 35-40 min is probably about right. It takes a bit to get into positions or mount offensives. Sometimes the first assault doesn't go as planned and it's nice to get another half-dozen bites at the apple.

Stalemates have their own unique charm. Can your team keep up defense for 20 minutes to hold that last base? (I've seen G1 held beyond all reasonable hope without the Russians managing to destroy it.) Plus, towards the end of a long round it's fun to play with arty strikes and cause trouble behind enemy lines.

Can't say I mind the quantity of arty available at the end of the 1st round. At a minimum, most players will already have 20 points from the breaching and destruction of all but one of the bases. Arty is a tool that is invaluable in a lot of circumstances (defense, setting up an ambush, softening up defenses). The maps are large enough that it's easy to get away from an arty strike area.