A closer look....

[Matt W]

If you have played any of the Kursk, South Flank scenarios with enter and exit conditions you will see quickly how the reduced MP cost changes the game. Certainly it won't change the games that you play with the TEC that you linked with since you already have mechanized movement far beyond what was in the original TEC and it remains beyond that which is used in the 4th ed. I will say that the increase in a T-34's speed from 4 to 6 hexes in clear or perhaps more importantly a Tiger's increase from 2 to 3 hexes in clear are significant and in many cases game changing.

I'm not just saying this, I was one of the one's playtesting the 4th ed. and have replayed several scenarios so that I have both a third and fourth edition play under my belt.

This does not mean that I am pro or anti anything as 7-10 plays isn't enough to give the 4th edition it's due. I think it will save the Pacific War scenarios generally due to the changes in the assault table. On the other hand scenarios which depend heavily on exiting units will be substantially changed due to the higher mobility of the mechanized forces. As an owner of so many scenarios and a large number of plays I feel that I do have a decent understanding of the 3rd edition game and the impact of the 4th edition is not fiddling at the edges, it is a substantial change to the game system.

The good thing is that whether you like the 3rd or 4th edition, all of the games remain eminently playable under either set of rules.