So its been two seemingly fast years since Theatre of War was "released" (#1).
SO what has happened since then? Well since the game was released four free patches have been released.
1. To fix game breaking problems with elicense and more. Around May-June 2007.
2. To bring the disc version in-line with the download one (a cumulative patch). Around June 2007.
3. The Battle of Moscow patch which included a new campaign and mission editor and LOS improvements. Around August 2007.
4. The Panzer Lehr campaign which included a new campaign and a Battle generator and new map editor. Around January 2008.
Also we have the recent pay for add-on with some new missions and maps. Around March 2009
So thats the past. I will now reflect on it.... . So In my view throughout 2007 and early 2008 we have been supported my 1C and battlefront well considering I doubt the commercial success in the west was very good. So in January the game was as it should have been the previous year and people liked it. But I think that since that point 1C has been concentrating on all its other games including ToW2 and has discarded ToW as it makes them no money any more while Battlefront have been concentrating on CM:SF and its add-ons. We have evidence of this with the MP lobby servers being down 80% of the time.
Now onto the future, its not a good one i believe. Soon ToW2 will come out and people will hate it cause its got loads of bugs but in a year they will be fixed and THEN I will buy it. And ToW will be forgotten as the old thing that was really good but things are so much better now.
But certain things are bright and I hope will continue. We have the ToW MP tournament and still maps and missions are being released so the small community is getting smaller and smaller but I hope this game will become an old classic and people will remember it with fond hearts.
I hope I have touched on most peoples views and if some 1C and Battlefront people could say what they think will happen in the future or what could have been improved in the Past i would be grateful.
To the future,
crazyman56
P.S. If any of you wants to help to make the ToW Wikipedia page have more info (ive tried) then go do it HERE.
Footnotes
#1: Look here the release was a bit botched.