BuzzCutPsycho

I do not feel like calling it garbage is over the top given the technological standard for multiplayer games now.
No amount of fanciful excuses are going to make up for the fact that PBEM is an obsolete relic of the past that is mocked by PC players in the year 2021 and a PBEM "lobby" system is not going to change that. While I personally have nothing against the addition of such a lobby since it will benefit players such as yourself I cannot help but feel that unless a direct player option is also included a bit of the mark is being missed here.
I keep reading that "one turn a day" is the standard but I cannot help but notice that people are grossly overexaggerating the amount of time required to play or finish a H2H combat mission game. Most battles I play are set to "large" in Cold War and take around one and a half to two hours in turn based mode. The longest match I played was three hours set to huge in Black Sea. These are no different than going to a hobby shop on the weekend for a game of Battletech or Warhammer 40k which can take much, much longer.
Additionally nearly every battle I have played in CW (A total of 70 so far) has been decided relatively early in the game on meeting engagements. I guess if you decide to fight to the last man and the last round it could potentially take you a very long time but I have more respect for my opponents as they do me to draw out a game with zero chance of victory.
Do not misunderstand what I write as vitriol hatred or anything of the sort. I am a passionate fan of the entire CM franchise and have been involved since it was first released. It replaced Close Combat for me back in the day and I've been here ever since. Because I have been here ever since the stagnation of the series in the technological department pains me in more ways than just the multiplayer system.
The game's multiplayer was antiquated back then and it is even more so now two decades later.

Poor time management doesn't change the fact that PBEM is an antiquated and outdated system. That's all. Have fun.
Buzz

The dislike for "young people" in gaming is understandable especially if you look at the trend of modern AAA or even AA games but the wargaming community has always had an issue with gate keeping and quite frankly Combat Mission itself does not do itself any favors when it comes to attracting and growing a player base.
The fact that "PBEM +++" or whatever it is called is being touted as this amazing breakthrough is comical in of itself. A true lobby system and genuine support of a proper multiplayer would do wonders in facilitating a healthy MP community albeit a niche one.
This PBEM garbage was outdated back when CM was first released and it's even more outdated today. The group I play CM with (about 30 people on a Discord) all play direct connect either turn based or real time. PBEM is antiquated garbage and players interested in the series are right to mock and laugh at it being touted as a feature.

I don't think it's funny either. This is the kind of thing that can go viral especially when a game is made about something as touchy as the Ukrainian comflict. Nothing about the Swastika or the Holocaust is ever "funny" or a joke. I am personally shocked that somebody on the development team would even think that including something as heinous like this as a joke was even acceptable. Again, I am not personally bothered by this as I am not Jewish but I am sure that if (god forbid) a family member of one of the six million saw something like this in their favorite franchise they would be very, very upset.
 
Let's not forget the laws in Germany that forbid this type of thing.
 
As a long time Combat Mission fan I am slightly dissapointed. I will personally avoid any scenarios made by the person responsible for making that map.

So while playing some quick battles with a friend of mine I came across this....
 

 
If you load up quick battle and select "Tiny - Going to Town" you will see it.
 
Now this doesn't offend me one bit but looking at it and cleary seeing not only Swastikas but also an iron cross curiosity has gotten the best of me.
 
Coincidence Or Design?

So while playing some quick battles with a friend of mine I came across this....
 

 
If you load up quick battle and select "Tiny - Going to Town" you will see it.
 
Now this doesn't offend me one bit but looking at it and cleary seeing not only Swastikas but also an iron cross curiosity has gotten the best of me.
 
Coincidence Or Design?