There are 6 kinds of people posting mod suggestions, A semi-serious observation Options

[MARS]

After all the years I've followed SWR mods, I have ascertained that there are exactly 6 distinct
types of people who post suggestions for Shockwave, RotR or strategy game mods in general.

Type A: The Oblivious
The Oblivious often tends to forget about (read: ignore) the rules of a suggestions forum. As a result, he will suggest things that are officially outlawed by these rules such as Abrams tanks and Apache helicopters. His motivation for this is unclear. Apparently, the Oblivious firmly believes that he's actually the FIRST person who ever suggests these two exemplarily 'unique' vehicles despite the fact that everyone else and their dog have already added them to their personal mods. Why is there no Abrams in ShW? The sensible mind would answer: "Because everyone ELSE has it!" The Oblivious on the other hand would probably reply: "Because no-one thought of suggesting it yet?"

Type B: The Realistic
The Realistic spends most of his time on globalsecurity.org which is why he can name every military vehicle and accessory along with its technical specifications by heart. Whenever he shows up in a suggestions forum, his posts will usually look like this: "Faction A MUST have weapon B because in real life, country C would most definitely use weapon B instead of weapon D around the time this is set. Also, Faction A's weapon B would have to be much more powerful than Faction E's weapon F, because in real life, weapon B of country C's military is much more sophisticated than whatever the hell country G's underfunded and underdeveloped military could possibly come up with. Also, tanks should be MUCH more effective against infantry because it's realistic and I don't want the game to be too enjoyab...err...I mean unrealistic bla de bla de bla de bla..."

Type C: The Zealous
In real life, the Zealous is a blazing patriot. His country is the most awesome country EVAR...because he says so...and because their military kicks arse...according to 'reputable' sources which are totally NOT faked by the country's propaganda machinery. As a consequence, the Zealous will usually kick in the door of a suggestions forum with this: "I think faction X - which incidentally happens to be MY home country which I love SO dearly *recites half the national anthem* - should have a more powerful air force and by that, I mean THE most powerful air force. After all, faction X is the best, most powerful, amazing country on Earth because our military is totally invincible. Also, faction Y should be much weaker cuz they're just terrorists and evil". When confronted with disagreement, the Zealous may or may not explode violently, so beware.

Type D: The Insane
"How about cyborg samurai dragons with lightsabres and automatic nuke machine guns for China? After all, samurais are Chinese, aren't they?"

Type E: The Redundant
"Hey, I found these vehicles on Google. Add them to your mod. Sure, they all LOOK the same, their technical differences are absolutely minimal and they basically do the same thing because I'm too lazy to think of a proper way to make them unique in-game......but DO add them nonetheless! *insert links to 27 Wikipedia entries about identical-looking Soviet APCs ranging from 1945 till 1990*

Type F: The Useful
The one guy out of one hundred who actually has a good idea...

...which, unfortunately, cannot be implemented due to SAGE limitations.