I wanted to join GTO in Dec. 2014, just before it closed. So i found the only other online live opportunity to play wargames (incl. some WW2 maps), the Triplea Community. I am new to AA so i had not only to study the game but also the Triplea Online Lobby.
Unfortunately it is true that gaming on the TripleA lobby seems to require alot of memory and seems to work better with up to date operating systems… But even with my old computer pbem/pbf work fine so I have no complaints really.
I cannot say this is true, my system is 5 years old (at least), has 4 GB memory (which nearly everyone has these days) and playing online is absolutely no problem.
Triplea offers now also hosted game, so no one has to solve this by himself. Many of old GTO players are now in the lobby (“refugees” as they call themselves ;) and show their abilities in dice and LL-Games (which they dont like so much).
How has the server software been working for TripleA for live lobby play?
The triplea programmer have done a superb job to develop this software in many, many ways. For me as new to turn-based wargames the save possibility is esp. useful, so i can repeat every game in every move/turn to learn. The second great tool (for me) is the in-built battle-calculator which is very easy to use. All in all the functions of the gaming software is quite easy to use (esp. if you are an exp. AA gamer).
I can only suggest to download the Triplea Software and to check out an online live game, which in my opinion is a quite thrilling experience. And i hope DizzKneeLand33 had already had the time to make this exp. too … ;)
Remark: the colors in my attachment of the game have been changed by myself a bit, because of my poor eysight.