J Bennett

I cannot help but marvel at how spoiled many players seem to be. But I guess its because I well remember playing board games in the 70's like Richthofens' War, Panzer Blitz, and Tobruk, among many other games.In my wildest dreams I never could have imagined games like the CMx2 series.
But when I see players in the forum lamenting things like how the snow disappoints them I just shake my head sometimes.

Pacific might be a fun addition, not just coral reefs like Tarawa, or Islands like Guadalcanal, but some fairly good sized land campaigns with New Guinea, China-Burma (Kohima, Imphal etc.)  and Return to the Philippines. I would like to see it but I will buy any CM game or module that is done in WW2 except  maybe the Balkans. Maybe the Battlefront guys will warm up to PTO someday. If they ever do it I'd bet it would be one of the final ones if not the last one.   We can hope. Its ok either way for me. Thanks to Battlefront for all the wonderful CM games at a very  reasonable price. I appreciate all the hard work they have done.  I don't post much so just thought I would say that.

I must admit that my first reaction is a bit of disappointment too. The composition of forces looks very good to me, but I find the screenshots depressing. As I have said earlier in the CMFI forum:
 
 
Hopefully, the screenshots just aren´t showing new snow textures because simply they aren´t finished yet. If so, this just proves why BFC are right to generally be so reluctant to reveal anything about a new release until it is ready. Because forumites like me tend to zero in on every little detail - and bitch over it.
 
But if the screenshots do show how snow in the Bulge game is depicted - then I´m pretty disappointed.

Well I am not so sure. According to Chris's preliminary info no imortant changes/improvements to the gameplay will be introduced. The screenshots provided look no better than something you could achieve by a decent modding work basing on existing vehicles/terrain (e.g. kohlenklaus excellent mod). And here people are already wetting their pants because a couple of vehicles will be added in the new/separate/full priced release. Yeah and of course the 2 campaigns, some scenarios and new OOB. Well, CM is my favorite game title and I hardly play anything else, but if things remain as they are now in alpha and nothing will be added in later stages of development CM Bulge will be the first WWII title from BF I will not buy.
 
Just my two cents. Sorry that my opinion is not in line with those generally presented in this thread.

Jeez guys...when trying to sell bikinis, always put a hot bodied babe in them when you publish an ad!

or at least one with pearly white teeth...

@ panzersaurkrautwerfer

That you as a former or active soldier have such a odd way of thinking..."continued German resistance"..."died faster or surrendered"..."It's not like anything they ultimately did was relevant to the outcome of the war". Do you know how the military works, do you know how conscript armies work ?!
What you dont realize is that you bring as much false emotions and grimness into the discussion as the people talking about "superior" german soldiers.
If you hatered for every german soldier and civilian is really that unlimited then i pity you.
One would think someone like you had a much more objective viewpoint...at least after 70 years.

I met many american and french soldiers and WW2 veterans during D-Day and other commemorations, no one displayed any hatred like you do and we (German/American/French Soldiers) showed our respect to every one who died or suffered during the tragedy called WW2.
So take your insults and hatred somewhere else !

Save the theatrics. You're as transparent as ever and apparently, genetically incapable of hiding the real you. The only question that remains is how long we'll be subjected to this "performance" before the ban button is pressed for the fourth time. You are like forum herpes...just when we think you are gone here comes another flare-up. Other than that, welcome back!
 
Mord.