Overall, I think the skew was unfortunate for both sides
I don't think you could be more wrong about that.
It was good for the Midrealm, in that they got to learn the object lesson that monarchs with some diplomatic skills do better than hard-asses when it comes to winning Pennsic.
They also got some tactical lessons under their belt, in that they learned when they don't leave their flanks open (since they had enough people that it was almost impossible for them to do so), they don't take horrific losses from our countercharges. Perhaps that lesson will stick when the numbers are closer, and they'll take more care about manuevering well.
It was stunningly good for our side, because we got to see what we were made of. Really, there was something quite freeing about not having to worry about points or anything like that. It left us with nothing but opportunity, and the chance for a really big morale check, which I think we passed with flying colors. The number of Easterners and allies who showed up battle after battle was really quite consistent throughout the event.
We also got the benefit of having a variety of tactical problems revealed. Since our backs were so much up against the wall, we needed to do things with as much expertise as we possibly could - and we fell short of that, in ways that are both apparent and fixable. It wasn't a lack of heart, or desire, or effort, but there are a bunch of things that basically every Eastern fighter should know about assessing tactical situations that we clearly have to teach: basically, what to do against an unsupported spear line, what to do against a shield burg, what to do when you have a local advantage in numbers, and how to exploit weak spots in an overall formation. I think we'll be a more capable group for fixing those problems.
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Date: 2005-08-30 10:14 pm (UTC)I don't think you could be more wrong about that.
It was good for the Midrealm, in that they got to learn the object lesson that monarchs with some diplomatic skills do better than hard-asses when it comes to winning Pennsic.
They also got some tactical lessons under their belt, in that they learned when they don't leave their flanks open (since they had enough people that it was almost impossible for them to do so), they don't take horrific losses from our countercharges. Perhaps that lesson will stick when the numbers are closer, and they'll take more care about manuevering well.
It was stunningly good for our side, because we got to see what we were made of. Really, there was something quite freeing about not having to worry about points or anything like that. It left us with nothing but opportunity, and the chance for a really big morale check, which I think we passed with flying colors. The number of Easterners and allies who showed up battle after battle was really quite consistent throughout the event.
We also got the benefit of having a variety of tactical problems revealed. Since our backs were so much up against the wall, we needed to do things with as much expertise as we possibly could - and we fell short of that, in ways that are both apparent and fixable. It wasn't a lack of heart, or desire, or effort, but there are a bunch of things that basically every Eastern fighter should know about assessing tactical situations that we clearly have to teach: basically, what to do against an unsupported spear line, what to do against a shield burg, what to do when you have a local advantage in numbers, and how to exploit weak spots in an overall formation. I think we'll be a more capable group for fixing those problems.