Talk:Volatile Disposition (Map Game)/@comment-31417419-20190102022312/@comment-31417419-20190102213148

No... Solace, as in before the map game started, I'd already pre-determined what Libya was. It's supposed to be a neutral semi-democratic nation with a small army and an anti-war stance, which would have allowed it to largely stay out of most conflicts in the region (as they thus far have).

I'm not saying your country is implausible in general, I'm saying your country is implausible for the region you're working with. And your suspiciously high percentages of population in the military are just asking for a strikedown when Libya in this map game tops out at 11 million people.

And before you might accuse me of favouritism, I've only made several exceptions to this rule and still struck down what I saw as implausible to the general concept. So Solace, I'm sorry, but your 'Islamic Republic' was never gonna fly, because it's not possible yet.

On the topic of laser weapons, the idea of advancing it so far that it can be fit into a small package is still decades away. That laser cannon might sound good, but that proves how far we are from being able to scale down laser weaponry to the point that it could be used as small arms and fighter jet equipment. You do realise you can't place something as large as the Laser Weapon System on a 5-15, or for that matter most aircraft, without making it consume large amounts of fuel.

And in addition to that, you make it sound like Volatile Disposition is meant to be a scenario. No, it's not; it's a map game, and I've deliberately taken many creative liberties to make sure that the game stays generally balanced. So no, I'm not allowing something as powerful as your laser weapon.