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They meant september of next year!


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1 hour ago, Thewood1 said:

Gee, why would anyone care about what people are saying about a game you want to succeed?  Grogheads gets read by a lot of old-style wargamers.  Look at the views.  

To be clear, Grogheads has a front page with publications and a forum. The forum is not the official opinion of Grogheads. I do not recall any official publication by Grogheads publicly denouncing Combat Mission or BFC. 

I agree that it is disturbing that many other wargaming circles have a negative opinion of CM/BFC, and I would hope that will eventually change, and that those with a negative opinion are in the (loud) minority. However the loud grumblings of some forumgoers does not constitute the official opinion of the website.

Further, I have posted some Combat Mission related threads over there before, and all have been readily accepted and appreciated. I've even made a few posts in the thread referenced on that forum, and would like to note that there are many people in that thread who express their support of CM/BFC.

1 hour ago, Thewood1 said:

BFC doesn't like Steam because of all the new people who don't understand CM.  They don't like places like grogheads because they are all old cranks.  That leaves a very narrow sliver of the market.  Those are the people on these forums.  And they aren't making many friends here it looks like.

In reverse here, the opinions of forumgoers here at BFC do not constitute the official position of the company. BFC does not like Steam and they have their reasons. Lets (please, for the love of all that is holy) avoid another argument over Steam here in this thread. BFC does not however have any official position towards Grogheads, or towards any other wargamer publication or website that I know of. Others who have been here longer than I can fill in the gaps on that, but I am sure Grogheads or its community at large is not "blacklisted" by BFC.

43 minutes ago, Mord said:

I asked Steve. He said he'd tell me early November, at the latest.

 

Mord.

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I don't care where you fall in all this, that's just plain funny!

By the way @Mord, I completely agree with everything you've said. I can fully understand criticism, but some of the outright hatred expressed by a few individuals is completely absurd and frankly pathetic. Getting that mad about a video game tactical simulator or its company is indicative of deeper, much more troubling issues. 

Just to reiterate: I've posted a number of things over at Grogheads and I think that by and large the community there is great. A few nasty individuals do not speak for or represent the community as a whole. Let's not forget that we have our share of less-than-savory individuals here as well. I for one certainly do not think those few individuals represent these forums in any way whatsoever. 

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Nah, no worries brother. I saw your posts, you'd fall under the level headed title. And no, I don't think that the whole site is like that. Just noticed the typical hate pattern with the CM thread and one particular culprit who basically poisons any well he gets near.

And for what it's worth I have found your CM critiques to be decent on these boards. As we both know there's a difference between critique and outright destructive behavior.

Mord.

P.S. The "video game" thing was a dig at the ridiculousness of the poster. Trust me, I had to correct an old GF back during CMBO when she called it "that video game you play"! She didn't appreciate my definition or sarcasm.

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As a beta-tester, I'm ready to relate some gaming news: my wife has now totally blocked me out of the Bejeweled high score screen, with over a dozen million point games. My best is half that. "Incredible" 

 

 

 

 

Oh, you thought it'd be CM game related? Pesky ND...

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2 hours ago, Thewood1 said:

Gee, why would anyone care about what people are saying about a game you want to succeed?  Grogheads gets read by a lot of old-style wargamers.  Look at the views.  

And that right there is the problem.  Instead of trying to salvage a reputation, it just gets written off as a bunch of grumblers. 

No one can be expected to try and correct / remediate all corners of the internet. Reminds me of one of my favourite cartoons:

https://xkcd.com/386/

 

2 hours ago, Thewood1 said:

BFC doesn't like Steam because of all the new people who don't understand CM.

That is not why Steve has not pursued Steam. He has explained himself before. So I will just link to the definitive thread where he explains his position:

 

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1 hour ago, Mord said:

I asked Steve. He said he'd tell me early November, at the latest.  

Now that was funny ............ :D  :lol:  :)

 

32 minutes ago, IICptMillerII said:

I have posted some Combat Mission related threads over there before, and all have been readily accepted and appreciated. I've even made a few posts in the thread referenced on that forum, and would like to note that there are many people in that thread who express their support of CM/BFC.  

I registered at Grogheads so I could read what they were saying about Combat Missions.  It was cool to see your CM videos over there and to read the positive responses to them.  I think your videos gave a good & accurate representation of CM.  Maybe you should be Combat Mission's PR guy.......    Well done.  +1

I wish the C2 system between Battlefront HQ and the forum was a little more robust however at the end of the day this is a very cool game.      

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"Amazing how you guys keep going on and on over such trivial life matters. Definitely unfollowing this one. My entire mailbox if full of this whining"

It's the internet wtf did you expect? They built it so we could argue about nothing and watch porn.

 

Mord.

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For the record, Grogheads.com takes no official position with respect to Battlefront one way or the other. However, our members possess a variety of opinions that we encourage them to express, be they positive or negative. Wargaming is a subject we are all very passionate about obviously, so sometimes, some people have difficulty expressing their views in a rational, calm manner. I know I'm stating the obvious, but I just want to go on record by stating clearly that the opinions expressed in our forums belong to those of the poster.

Personally speaking, I have every CM game ever released. Yes, I've been frustrated with the DRM and licensing and the delays, but it never has, nor will it ever dissuade me from buying a game in the series if it appeals to me. Shock Force 2 is eagerly awaited. 

I encourage anyone here who strongly supports CM and Battlefront to hop into our forums and represent. You are all welcome.

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1 hour ago, General Jack Ripper said:

You'll all have to eat your words when the game comes out on Monday, September 30th.

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Will it actually be out by Monday? I dunno.

It's too bad, because this is the only two-day weekend I have this month, and I was looking forward to playing.

If that happens I'm taking a sicky on Monday. I think I feel a cold coming... :cough:

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To piss you and Vinnart off.

But joking aside, the title of the thread is "They meant September of next year". Did you guys really think this would be the thread where Steve would announce the game? 

Your best bet would be to follow Steve. I believe that will let you know when he posts. Until then we are all just blowing off steam.

 

Mord.

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4 hours ago, MOS:96B2P said:

I registered at Grogheads so I could read what they were saying about Combat Missions.  It was cool to see your CM videos over there and to read the positive responses to them.  I think your videos gave a good & accurate representation of CM.  Maybe you should be Combat Mission's PR guy.......    Well done.  +1

Thanks for the vote of confidence! I actually have a bit of a personal project in mind for when SF2 releases. I allowed my grogpowersTM to get the best of me. I actually teased it a bit over at Grogheads a month or so ago. A small operational layer around a fictional scenario. I'm certainly planning on filming any of the good parts that result. I have a decent amount of free time at the moment, but that may change in the coming few months. I'm hoping my luck holds and SF2 releases before I'm robbed of all my spare time. 

3 hours ago, Jarhead0331 said:

For the record, Grogheads.com takes no official position with respect to Battlefront one way or the other. However, our members possess a variety of opinions that we encourage them to express, be they positive or negative. Wargaming is a subject we are all very passionate about obviously, so sometimes, some people have difficulty expressing their views in a rational, calm manner. I know I'm stating the obvious, but I just want to go on record by stating clearly that the opinions expressed in our forums belong to those of the poster.

Personally speaking, I have every CM game ever released. Yes, I've been frustrated with the DRM and licensing and the delays, but it never has, nor will it ever dissuade me from buying a game in the series if it appeals to me. Shock Force 2 is eagerly awaited. 

I encourage anyone here who strongly supports CM and Battlefront to hop into our forums and represent. You are all welcome.

Nice to see you on the other side! I'm glad you dropped by and said this. Grogheads is a great community and I would hate for anyone here to have developed the wrong impression. Hope you enjoy the new Ruger!

57 minutes ago, TankHunter said:

If that happens I'm taking a sicky on Monday. I think I feel a cold coming... :cough:

I think it's safe to say that when SF2 does release, there will be a sudden outbreak of common colds, stomach and headaches, and other ailments requiring "bed rest" but not hospitalization. If anyone's boss gets wise to it all, just blame fish tacos 😋

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