Spitzenhund Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I'm curious as to how many of you are playing the game. In the WW2 titles there was not much reason to play it in real time as the combat was far slower. However in CMSF I found it impossible to play in We-go due to too much happening in a minute to the point that I would simply be watching my men get slaughtered. However this game is slightly larger scale than CMSF and with no insurgents appearing out of no where. I'm thinking of playing this game in We-go but i'm afraid of getting all my guys killed in CQB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I prefer We-go. I can play the turn back all I want and it also facilitates finding and taking screen shots. I can also take my time replay the last turn and follow all the small dramas taking place across the map. In real time I would probably have to mostly focus on the main effort / crisis and ignore the smaller dramas. I also think We-go helps with studying and learning tactics which is one of the enjoyable parts of the Combat Mission experience for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I prefer WeGo by a wide margin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 WEGO only. It's why CMx2 is my No1 tactical wargame. However others love realtime. It's great both are catered for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0ckAndL0ad Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I always play Iron/Turn-based. I'm slow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Wenman Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Elite WeGo all the way P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertor Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 RT is an amazing experience! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hister Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) I'm a wego guy. Wanna know what direction the hit that knicked my tank came from. I play RT only with small number of units present on map. Edited January 31, 2015 by Hister 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG TOW Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Used to be a real timer. Not any more. Death comes too sudden. Getting used to Wego. I like it. Maybe for tiny scenarios I will go back to RT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman2344 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 RT can be tough, especially considering the increased lethality of this conflict compared to previous CM iterations. It's very quick and it's possible to miss things if you're not super attentive - particularly due to the fact that there still isn't some kind of combat log or other indicator for losses and units taking fire apart from the flashing icons. However, I wouldn't ever consider playing WEGO, in fact, I would never have gotten into CMSF back in the day if it hadn't featured RT. Don't get me wrong, turn-based is fine, I love turn-based games in general, but I feel a game like CM needs the extra micromanagement - WEGO can't offer that. IMO the TacAI makes too many dumb and unrealistic decisions when units are under fire, which can be partially remedied by RT intervention, and, for me, the 1-minute intervals and associated planning requirements in general often lead to situations where troops die needlessly. But that's the beauty of CM - you can have it your own way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMoria Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Real Time for me. The only time I play WEGO is playing someone multiplayer. While I do miss the ability to play back a minute of combat from a variety of angles, I find one minute turns allows too much to happen that control is in the hands of the AI and while the AI is good, it can't handle all situations. I remember well one game where a squad of infantry ran blindly into the area of artillery airburst. The rounds started falling at about 10 seconds into the turn and I could do nothing but silently rage for the next 50 seconds while the pixeltruppen faithfully held to their orders and quick timed into the airburst and took a moment to rest and survey in it because it happened to be one of the waypoints. With real time, I could immediately react and keep the squad out of the area by vectoring them to safety. Edited February 1, 2015 by BlackMoria 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Wego on max difficulty. If i play realtime i get sucked into small scale actions to the detriment of everyone else. WEGO helps me remember to move all my assets and pay attention to whats happening to those other guys on the battlefield. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse 31 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Elite, real time. Although, playing real time with any more than a Company-sized element can be overwhelming 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 WeGo for me, iron difficulty. I can see the appeal of RT, but to me it feels more realistic and immersive to have to plan ahead and then watch the situation play out. I also play a lot of PBEM, so WeGo is standard for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freyberg Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I play in we-go, because i like replaying exciting scenes - and in real time you can miss what's happening. I don't mind real time for very small battles, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Savage Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 RT for smaller battles. WEGO for larger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Both - I enjoy the unique demands each method makes on the player. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizou Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 WeGo Iron. Played CMSF in RT but you miss so much of the action when you dont have access to playback. Larger scenarios are also much harder to manage in RT. Once I started to play MP It was obvious to me that WeGo is superiour IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 We go, Iron. Played the first scenario in real-time by accident because that is what it defaulted to and I didn't notice. I kid you not, at first I thought something was broken because the pause and fast forward buttons were gone ,then I realised it was real-time. It was fun to play though but for bigger battles it would be a bit of a pause fest or lose track of stuff. The movie is also too fun. I don't micromanage but I sometimes like watching the same thing from different angles. If real-time get some full playback in the future I would probably change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUCASWILLEN05 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I play Real Time on Iron. You can stop the game at any point to assess the situation and issue new orders. Stoppng every minute whether you need to or not irritates me alhough there are benefits to ths mode of play as others say. Realtime puts you more under pressure in a realistic way from the commander's perspective. On the other hand WEGO is a good learning tool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vein Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 At the start with Shock Force I played Real-Time, all the time. But I found I was always running out of time (I tended not to pause). Now I use We-Go and I never run out of time. I run out of men, but not time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulik Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I have really hoped we would get realtime with replay for CM:BS; the holly grail of CM experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Wego, for me I like RT but I am finding the game action so quick and done with before I can get over there to view it I am using Wego , because I would be totally clueless without it. Plus Wego, is running so fast anymore, it does not slow down my game playing time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atago Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Both for me. I find that in larger battles I get lost in real time - forget to move units and get overwhelmed with too much happening at once. When I first started playing CM I was getting my butt kicked far more often in RT than WEGO. In RT it's more fun at times, micromanaging a tank formation as you can stop them or react quickly to threats. WEGO you can't do that. To be sure though, while you are micromanaging your tanks what else is being unwatched? The bigger the mission the harder RT is to use. If you use it, pause often - treat it like WEGO without the replay. Still hard though to manage everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I started a poll on this topic: How do you play? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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