New AIM Mercs sucks!

[Lunokhod]

Welcome to another thread by "ungrateful bunch". ^__^

When Haemimonts copy/paste JA2 - it could be okay/it could be bad. 50/50. But when they start to thinking themselves - its always f*cked up. I think problem is low IQ/wisdom stats of devs. So lets talk about new mercs here.

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Fauda. Stats not okay. Downgrade her leadership. 64? Really? 40-50 maximum. Actually your best new character. No questions.

Omryn. Stats okay. Boring and not important. I can only hire him to clear minefields with his body. Too many russians for this game. Pretty sure u tried to do native american but somehow it turned into a Russian hunter from Taiga. Why not native american primal(wild) beautiful woman? She can be a master of traditional medicine for example, especially when u collect all sorts of herbs in this game. Instead of Thor Kaufman(who looks like a junkie in this game with 93 wisdom, pretty sure he is tripping on acid). Or probably sort of amazon woman who cant use guns, more close to Blood. If u were working on new game mechanics, she could have a scout falcon(or another bird). She couldnt be attacked by wild animals for example. Or all of this together in one character. And she is colorful enough. But instead of that u as always f*cked up.

Livewire. Nerd and female version of MD(personality). Cheap version of JA2 Trevor, something like hacker-girl. I understand the idea of good specialist with bad health, but why she is more expensive than Barry? Barry f*cking IMBA in this game for 3000$. Why mechanics cost more than explosive? Stats not okay. Lower her medical stats. And lower her price. Must be one of the cheapest mercs.

Kalyna. Jesus Christ... Actually i like that u did ukrainian nationalist the more stupid character in this game. 42 wisdom - is great. Sort of retarded. But why she is a mechanic? Im sure she cant even open a tin can with wisdom 42. And why does she have such a high 52 leadership? Who? This weak and stupid b*tch? Really? Dont get me wrong, i think women are top, i believe that Buns pretty clever women can have 52 leadership. But not this Kalyna girl... Stats not okay. She is not a mechanic, she is a marksman(very cheap version of Scope). Lower her leadership to 1(like Fidel) and lower her mechanical skills to 20-30. Cheapest merc of AIM. Marksman. Too much females with mechanic skill already in this game. We dont need ukrainian Vicki.

[DougS2K]

45 minutes ago, Lunokhod said:

I think problem is low IQ/wisdom stats of devs.

Kind of hard to take your comments seriously when you begin with insulting people. It just rubs people the wrong way and deters people from reading your posts or taking you seriously. Just because you don't like the new mercs the devs created, that doesn't say anything about their intelligence or work ethic. Maybe tone down the rudeness/assholeness a little, just sayin.

Tell ya what, if your unhappy with the mercs in the game, after release why don't you make a mod and add a bunch of new mercs for us all to use?  

[Claudius33]

Fauda : Meet top commander Rojda Felat : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojda_Felat

I'd say her leadership is ok.

Omyrin : I like your idea. It  reminds me one of Wasteland 2's RPC.

Livewire :  Well I think they want to provide the player with a cheap mechanic/nurse alternative. I agree that Barry is really underpriced.

Kalyna : Yup. Leadership 52 / Wisdom 48 + her specific perk that really sounds discordant.

 

Edited May 28, 2023 by Claudius33

[ninjalex]

Jesus christ is there any salt left in your country or have you hoarded it all.

[Elite77]

42 minutes ago, Claudius33 said:

Fauda : Meet top commander Rojda Felat : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojda_Felat

I'd say her leadership is ok.

 

 

"Felat is a strong adherent of the YPG/YPJ. She has decided to never marry or have children, and instead intends to serve in the military for the rest of her life.A nonpracticing Muslim, she is a follower of Abdullah Ocalan's revolutionary ideology and self-identifies as radical feminist, fighting for social reforms in Syria that would improve the rights and lives of women of all ethnicities."

I SMELL SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS

Photo op non-soldier, who only wears a uniform for pictures, but otherwise doesn't serve at all.

Oh great, here's another quote:

"Among her personal heroes are the Polish-German radical Communist Rosa Luxembourg, PKK leader Sakine Canziz, and the Iraqi Kurdish activist Leyla Oasim. Felat is also critical of capitalism, saying that "the capitalist system views us [women in general] as objects"."

I'm crying laughing here 🤣

Oh and by the way, there is no evidence of her at all after 2017, or before 2017. It's like she feel off.

I SMELL SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS.

Edited May 28, 2023 by Elite77

[Stuurminator]

I hope for your sake this is a troll thread.

[ninjalex]

13 minutes ago, Elite77 said:

"Felat is a strong adherent of the YPG/YPJ. She has decided to never marry or have children, and instead intends to serve in the military for the rest of her life.A nonpracticing Muslim, she is a follower of Abdullah Ocalan's revolutionary ideology and self-identifies as radical feminist, fighting for social reforms in Syria that would improve the rights and lives of women of all ethnicities."

I SMELL SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS

Photo op non-soldier, who only wears a uniform for pictures, but otherwise doesn't serve at all.

Oh great, here's another quote:

"Among her personal heroes are the Polish-German radical Communist Rosa Luxembourg, PKK leader Sakine Canziz, and the Iraqi Kurdish activist Leyla Oasim. Felat is also critical of capitalism, saying that "the capitalist system views us [women in general] as objects"."

I'm crying laughing here 🤣

Oh and by the way, there is no evidence of her at all after 2017, or before 2017. It's like she feel off.

I SMELL SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS.

You somehow managed to quote the segment both before and after the part about military service and somehow concluded that she is a "photo op non-soldier". I suggest you try and read that source again.

[Image Miroir]

I see no problem with the mercs. First, I expect it'll change something playing this one or another within the group, otherwise the background will be pretty much useless.

Second, as it take place in Africa, I expect to have several African mercs, otherwise, what the point.

[Elite77]

Just now, ninjalex said:

You somehow managed to quote the segment both before and after the part about military service and somehow concluded that she is a "photo op non-soldier". I suggest you try and read that source again.

"With the uprising escalating into a civil war, Felat received just a few days of training before she was issued a weapon."

"Felat commanded a small, lightly armed squad of eleven other women during the siege."

"Lightly armed".

What, did they give her spoons?

"Despite the bitter resistance of the YPG/YPJ, the hill eventually fell to ISIL, whereupon Felat and her squad retreated further into Kobanî. By the time the siege was broken in January 2015, Felat had been wounded by shrapnel, and five of her subordinates killed while two others were also wounded. The rest of her squad eventually returned to civilian life, and only Felat continued to be active in the military."

BRUH.

She "fought" one battle that she lost, where half of her squad died, and it's not even clear what arms they were even given. Makes it sound like they were armed with smartphones on selfie sticks so they can take more pictures of themselves at the battlefield and pretend to be soldiers.

[ninjalex]

1 minute ago, Elite77 said:

"With the uprising escalating into a civil war, Felat received just a few days of training before she was issued a weapon."

"Felat commanded a small, lightly armed squad of eleven other women during the siege."

"Lightly armed".

What, did they give her spoons?

"Despite the bitter resistance of the YPG/YPJ, the hill eventually fell to ISIL, whereupon Felat and her squad retreated further into Kobanî. By the time the siege was broken in January 2015, Felat had been wounded by shrapnel, and five of her subordinates killed while two others were also wounded. The rest of her squad eventually returned to civilian life, and only Felat continued to be active in the military."

BRUH.

She "fought" one battle that she lost, where half of her squad died, and it's not even clear what arms they were even given. Makes it sound like they were armed with smartphones on selfie sticks so they can take more pictures of themselves at the battlefield and pretend to be soldiers.

I mean, I would suggest you finish reading before you start quoting. I can help you if you need to. Seems like you do.:

 

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Operations in eastern Syria and Raqqa campaign
Felat took part in the capture of Tell Hamis during the eastern al-Hasakah offensive, the Tell Abyad offensive,[6] and the Al-Shaddadi offensive.[4] In May 2016 she led a first offensive against the de facto capital of ISIL, Raqqa, while commanding 15,000 fighters.[4][5] Her forces captured 23 villages,[12] though in the end the offensive stalled, as the SDF redeployed its fighters for the more successful Manbij offensive, in which Felat also took part.[7] Sometime in mid 2016, an ISIL bombing at a wedding in al-Hasakah killed 22 of her family members and relatives.[7]

In November 2016, the SDF launched another campaign to capture Raqqa, with Felat in overall charge of the operations in the northern Raqqa countryside. This time, the troops under Felat's command succeeded in capturing their objectives, whereupon the attention of the SDF shifted to the Tabqa Dam and surrounding areas.[13] These were targeted in the course of the offensive's second phase, which commenced on 10 December and during which Felat served as leading commander for the YPJ units involved.[7][3][14] In the subsequent phases during the campaign to capture Raqqa, Felat continued to serve as one of the most important YPJ commanders,[6][3] and took part in the operations to capture the Tabqa Dam, Tabqa Airbase, and al-Thawrah city from ISIL.[8]

On 25 April 2017, Felat visited the site of a major Turkish airstrike against the YPG near al-Malikiyah along with YPG and US officials.[15] In October 2017, Felat commanded a contingent of SDF fighters who successfully captured Raqqa. Felat and others were pictured waving SDF flags in the former Islamic State capital city's iconic al-Naim square after SDF forces declared victory in the Battle of Raqqa.[16][17][3] At the occasion, she noted that "her heart was jumping for joy" as the YPG/YPJ leadership had believed that the battle for the city would be "much more difficult" than it had been.[1] By late 2018, Felat was taking part in the Deir ez-Zor campaign which aimed at defeating the last ISIL holdouts in Syria east of the Euphrates.[18]

 

 

[Jaywalker]

8 minutes ago, Elite77 said:

"Lightly armed".

What, did they give her spoons?

A "lightly armed" unit usually does not carry with it any support weapons such as mortars of SAW's, in favor of the cheaper and more versatile "small arms" such as Assault Rifles and SMGs/PDWs.

This type of loadout is typically employed by recon and patrol teams, or when limited supplies prevent a team that needs heavy equipment from receiving it.
 
For a fan of a military tactics game, you have a remarkably poor grasp of logistics.

[Elite77]

Just now, ninjalex said:

I mean, I would suggest you finish reading before you start quoting. I can help you if you need to. Seems like you do.:

 

 

Seems like I don't.

"Felat was first given command of 45 fighters, and then 300. From that point on, she rose to become one of the YPG/YPJ's most important commanders." "Felat took part" "By late 2018, Felat was taking part in the Deir ez-Zor campaign"

[Elite77]

2 minutes ago, Jaywalker said:

A "lightly armed" unit usually does not carry with it any support weapons such as mortars of SAW's, in favor of the cheaper and more versatile "small arms" such as Assault Rifles and SMGs/PDWs.

This type of loadout is typically employed by recon and patrol teams, or when limited supplies prevent a team that needs heavy equipment from receiving it.
 
For a fan of a military tactics game, you have a remarkably poor grasp of logistics.

For a person not trying to steer this conversation into an aggressive route, you sure are doing your best to steer it that way.

Your first mistake: it's not logistics. Logistics is how you move supplies around from the location of manufacture to the point of use. Your second mistake: lightly armed has no such designation as you described, and wikipedia is certainly under no obligation to respect military terminology. For all we know, they did have spoons.

For a fan of a military tactics game, you have a remarkably absent amount of intelligence.

[ninjalex]

1 minute ago, Elite77 said:

Seems like I don't.

"Felat was first given command of 45 fighters, and then 300. From that point on, she rose to become one of the YPG/YPJ's most important commanders." "Felat took part" "By late 2018, Felat was taking part in the Deir ez-Zor campaign"

So doubling down on not being able to read I see.

[Elite77]

3 minutes ago, ninjalex said:

So doubling down on not being able to read I see.

So doubling down on being wrong I see. She participated in one battle when she got blown out, she has dissapeared from public spotlight since 2017, and she has, by all appearances, only made speeches and posed for pictures, which is not real soldiering.

There is no clear record of her participating in any military duty anywhere outside of the time she lost half her squad to ISIS in 2016.

Edited May 28, 2023 by Elite77

[Claudius33]

@Elite77 You are free to contest any parts this wikipedia article. However look at the references and look at the photo where she  is with US officials.

My point is that a Fauda Kurdish woman with a high leadership is not a mere imagination. That's all.

[TopGunther]

…now you are throwing sand at each other in the troll’s playground.

[ninjalex]

Just now, Elite77 said:

So doubling down on being wrong I see.

Damn what a comeback. Close down shop boys. It's over.

I'll quote the sentences for you since you seem to have a reading comprehension problem:

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"In May 2016 she led a first offensive against the de facto capital of ISIL, Raqqa, while commanding 15,000 fighters."

 

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"In November 2016, the SDF launched another campaign to capture Raqqa, with Felat in overall charge of the operations in the northern Raqqa countryside. This time, the troops under Felat's command succeeded in capturing their objectives, whereupon the attention of the SDF shifted to the Tabqa Dam and surrounding areas.[13] These were targeted in the course of the offensive's second phase, which commenced on 10 December and during which Felat served as leading commander for the YPJ units involved."

 

But then again the "selfie stick"-comment and "pretending to be soldiers" show what this really is. Mysogenistic piss from a guy who don't believe women can be soldiers or commanders. Which also the main post in this thread reeks off. "WOMEN CANT BE LEADERS REEEEEE"

[Elite77]

10 minutes ago, ninjalex said:

Damn what a comeback. Close down shop boys. It's over.

I'll quote the sentences for you since you seem to have a reading comprehension problem:

The only come back I need, you are easy to evaporate.

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But then again the "selfie stick"-comment and "pretending to be soldiers" show what this really is. Mysogenistic piss from a guy who don't believe women can be soldiers or commanders. Which also the main post in this thread reeks off. "WOMEN CANT BE LEADERS REEEEEE"

🤣 Are you mad, little girl that I'm criticizing a woman? I knew there was something about this comment.

You are mad that a woman's honor hath been besmirched and her qualifications brought into question.

Women can be anything it's just that whenever anybody brings up an example it's some photo op chick who has seen 1 hour of combat as a medic. (Or in this case some dumb civilian that wasn't even trusted with anything more than a pistol by the YPG forces that appear to be a US-backed rebel group made up of mostly american citizens, not even locals).

 

by the way, here's a good link about her real role in SDF:

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Rojda Felat, a Kurdish woman in her thirties who has been battling the extremists for three years, is the joint commander of the offensive on the city. She leads 15,000 Kurdish and Arab fighters, backed by US special forces and coalition aircraft, under the banner of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/revolutionary-kurdish-feminist-leads-assault-on-raqqa-29kdsrgpc

Chick's the face of SDF while SDF is really controlled by US and NATO.

Same crap as with Ukraine at the moment, you think Ukraine is actually capable of mustering a defense against Russia, with 10% of their army or military equipment, and 10% of their military leadership?

Edited May 28, 2023 by Elite77

[MateKiddleton]

Livewire is too expensive, and Kalyna's stats do seem a bit off. Stats changes/balancing are easy to do though.

[ninjalex]

6 minutes ago, Elite77 said:

🤣 Are you mad, little girl that I'm criticizing a woman? I knew there was something about this comment.

You are mad that a woman's honor hath been besmirched and her qualifications brought into question.

Women can be anything it's just that whenever anybody brings up an example it's some photo op chick who has seen 1 hour of combat as a medic. (Or in this case some dumb civilian that wasn't even trusted with anything more than a pistol by the YPG forces that appear to be a US-backed rebel group made up of mostly american citizens, not even locals).

Oh lord. Way to prove exactly what I thought.

[Elite77]

Just now, ninjalex said:

Oh lord. Way to prove exactly what I thought.

Read the rest of the comment genius, then respond to my DM coward.

[ninjalex]

1 minute ago, Elite77 said:

Read the rest of the comment genius, then respond to my DM coward.

 

The rest of the comment is just your total cognitive dissonance while reading about the accomplishments of a woman. So you have to do some serious mental gymnastics involving just straight up ignoring the source you're quoting from, cherry picking hard and straight up just fabricating your own little version so it fits how you perceive the world.

"Coward". Lol, what a tough guy persona.

[Elite77]

2 minutes ago, ninjalex said:

 

The rest of the comment is just your total cognitive dissonance while reading about the accomplishments of a woman. So you have to do some serious mental gymnastics involving just straight up ignoring the source you're quoting from, cherry picking hard and straight up just fabricating your own little version so it fits how you perceive the world.

"Coward". Lol, what a tough guy persona.

Cope harder coward, I explained how she failed upwards to "joint commander", and how many other "joint commanders" is very unclear. Could be 500 for all you know.

Also USA backed this SDF campaign A-Z, if you think SDF was doing anything other than following orders, you're very mistaken.

Edited May 28, 2023 by Elite77

[ninjalex]

Just now, Elite77 said:

Cope harder coward, I explained how she failed upwards to "joint commander", and how many other "joint commanders" is very unclear. Could be 500 for all you know.

No, you created an alternate version of the story based on your own thoughts and your own worldview.

"Alternate facts" like I assume your people like to call it.