SpineRipper Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 So far i've onlp played the demo's for CMBB and CMOB, and i must say that up untill now I have been wasting my money. I finaly found out about this game thanks to gamespy weekly game of the year addition. In the game of the year addition CM was referred to as a hard to find gem, and i must say that was an understatment. CM has been the game I've been throwing money away to find. Next payday the bundle pack will be mine. Anyway I just want to say hi to the other players out thier, @ jan 8th i will be joining you. If the full version is better then the demo I can only say wow. A game where tactic's do matter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 So what other games did you try before you found CM? We were all in the same boat. Some games were worth while in their day, like Steel Panthers or Close Combat, others were true money drainers - ie Avalon Hill's Squad Leader (the PC version).... I also remember Under Fire from many many years ago, and Iron Cross, which was a stinkeroo, too. I also played Muzzle Velocity which was fun in an inane kind of way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpineRipper Posted January 5, 2003 Author Share Posted January 5, 2003 I tried the gambit, Warcraft all of em, Panzer Claws, rising sun, couple of civil war sim's, Cossack's all, Couple of the battlefied sieries I believe 1,3, and 8, it's been awhile. CC sieries, total war, real war. Thies are just some thiers been more, they dont last long before i give them away to friends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 welcome home, THIS is the game you've been looking for your whole life. Warning it's addictive, if I don't get my 700 point QB every night I get CRANKY. Were is that Borg when you need him Hans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMX2 Borg Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Rest easy...he has been aCMilated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEEF888 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Welcome home! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Rommel Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 I to have only just now gotten into these two terrific games.I got the bundle pack about 3 weeks ago and am just starting to get the Mods,maps,and scenarios to add to them.I had never even heard about the games until I was on Google image search looking for screenshots of wargames when I ran into the screenies of tese games and the Battlefront site.I got the demo and tried it out and after about 4 battles was online putting in my order..I have been hooked since.I can tell you now that you will not be disappointed..This is worth every penny you are paying and then some. [ January 06, 2003, 01:53 AM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-E Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: I also remember Under Fire from many many years ago, and Iron Cross, which was a stinkeroo, too.Wait a minute! I liked Under Fire! (and it wasn't that many years ago! ...was it?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by -E: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: I also remember Under Fire from many many years ago, and Iron Cross, which was a stinkeroo, too.Wait a minute! I liked Under Fire! (and it wasn't that many years ago! ...was it?)</font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMik1 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Under Fire was the CM of it's day, I still have it on the bookcase, just as a keepsake!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Well lost my wife and kids and forgot to go to work but I did kill that KV! Forget whatever you learned from other games and enjoy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by BigMik1: Under Fire was the CM of it's day, I still have it on the bookcase, just as a keepsake!!I do too but can't get it to run anymore - it was DOS based IIRC. So, it is now your duty to convert the maps for us to CM format. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Sgtgoody, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Well lets try that again Sgtgoody, you are learning the proper conduct of a New Cm'er, nothing else matters Alcohol...trivial Heroin....not up to a meeting engagement Sex.......not worth the time if it could be spent taking out a bunker in a trench line Money.....only important in maintaining the computer link and hardware Family....do you need to ask? Freinds...if they don't do CM IPs do you realy need to talk to them? Probably not Michael when will you have those maps done? I remember UF too (faintly) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 you know what's really scary ? It's scary when after a hard day's work and I go outside for a smoke and all i can think of is which scenarios I won, which ones were tough, and what tactics i deployed. I can still vividly remember the tactics of totenkopf, tiger tiger, Winter Wonderland and not forgeting all those scenarios I can't pronounce! I tried to explain to my wife the deal with reverse slope defense and she thinks I am nuts. I think I am suffering from CMBB-Immersive post-traumatic stress disorder. [ January 06, 2003, 03:41 AM: Message edited by: laxx ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Wives! Mine just doen't get it when I scream "PANZER" and try to drive the Passat into a hull down position. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberFunBunny Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 SpineRipper: I played the demo of CMBO - and ordered it that day. It was quite simply the best game I had ever experienced! CMBB is good (and better in most ways than CMBO), but it ain't the rush that the first one was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Life Cycle of a CMBB player: Elation Phase - Like going on a first Date with a beautiful girl. After 1 to 2 weeks of teenage angst, the game arrives in the mailbox. Infatuation Phase - Like "huh" to the 8 levels of Morale. Usually sets in the first week after installation. Game play usually comprises of a platoon of Sturmtiger/King Tigers/Flammepanzers against a pithy russian squad or T-26, or a company of IS-2/KV-85 tanks against some Volkstrum squad, paunchy and Unfit and has only half the ammo in their mauser rifles. Also starts downloading Mods Frustration Phase - Like "Where the hell is the god mode ?" or "Why does the dang infantry auto-sneak when fired upon by HMGs." Game play is CD supplied scenarios. Gets into heated debates on CMBB authencity and accuracy. Insists that frontal assault at 200meters against HMG is realistic because he watched John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima and that's what they did in WWII. Learning Phase - Like "What's the best way to kill a KV-1 with 1941 German Tanks" . Game play is back to basics, self-created scenarios for testing and learning. Books and reference materials are researched. Learns the meaning of grog and peng threads. Starts to watch and critique old movies for equipment authencity, whether the German Tiger tank is acually a Tiger or some spare T-55/56 disguised as one. Pre-Grognard Phase - Like "Why are there no T-44 tanks ?" or "Why aren't horses/calvary moded, please fix or do somefink". Gets into debates with other grognard wannabees, usually centred around To&E. Gameplay is TCP/IP or PBEM. Post detailed AARs. Starts quoting book titles and Authors. Has a forum thread with his name on it. Self-actualisation Phase - You and the CMBB are one or is that you are one with the game. You actually memorised the whole CMBB To&E from 1941 to 1945, including the various blast value of the AFVs. You doan really participate in the forums anymore, except to smack down some smart ass faux-grognard-wannabee and show whose the boss. Is able to critique HMG tripods. Usually gets invited to test CM betas. Doesn't smile alot. What game play ? You design scenarios! I can't continue, I'm still stuck at the Learning Phase, maybe some of you guys can furnish the other phase. For the humor impaired, yes! I am making fun of you! Bwahahahaha. [ January 06, 2003, 07:47 AM: Message edited by: laxx ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzertruppe Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Know where you have been buddy!...........was ready to go back to my tabletop games when Talonsoft gave us "Battleground 1". Stuck with those games for years along with the "Close Combat" series. Then when Talonsoft jumped in bed with "Take 2" interative-crapware they went right into the ****ter!......."Battle of Britain", 12 O-clock High" ( sorry Mr. Grigsby, but those games sucked!) and then I got CMBB!!!! Yea Baby! Now all my wargaming is complete again( although sometimes I will waste my money ( GI Combat) trying to add to my library of fine wargames. Anyhow.....welcome to the CM games! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Byte Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 HUH !! at least we have all been immersed in this wonderful game/s, I have a friend who is really into wargames of all kinds (mainly board games) but loves ASL but can never really get the time to read the tome of a rule set in full. then he buys CMBB (off his own bat, I never talked him into it) and guess what 4 weeks latter he still hasn't even installed it !! :confused: this is right up his street and he liked the write ups and the look so much he went out and got it took it home then ....just left it :eek: :eek: ho hum just needed to share that, its fustrating the hell out of me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 oh no Laxx you have profiled my CM life, I'm into designing scenarios now........ye gods 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Reich Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by Mr Byte: HUH !! at least we have all been immersed in this wonderful game/s, I have a friend who is really into wargames of all kinds (mainly board games) but loves ASL but can never really get the time to read the tome of a rule set in full. then he buys CMBB (off his own bat, I never talked him into it) and guess what 4 weeks latter he still hasn't even installed it !! :confused: this is right up his street and he liked the write ups and the look so much he went out and got it took it home then ....just left it :eek: :eek: ho hum just needed to share that, its fustrating the hell out of mesmack him hard across the face and say "What are you thinking, man!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by Mr Byte: I have a friend who is really into wargames of all kinds (mainly board games) but loves ASL but can never really get the time to read the tome of a rule set in full. then he buys CMBB (off his own bat, I never talked him into it) and guess what 4 weeks latter he still hasn't even installed it !! :confused: this is right up his street and he liked the write ups and the look so much he went out and got it took it home then ....just left it :eek: :eek: ho hum just needed to share that, its fustrating the hell out of meHaving been a long time SL/ASL'er myself, I know if you like those games you'll love CM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salkin Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by laxx: [QB] Life Cycle of a CMBB player: Great post Laxx, I especially love the part about having a thread with your name on it . I'm sure MG does too . //Salkin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Byte Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Originally posted by Mr Byte: HUH !! at least we have all been immersed in this wonderful game/s, I have a friend who is really into wargames of all kinds (mainly board games) but loves ASL but can never really get the time to read the tome of a rule set in full. then he buys CMBB (off his own bat, I never talked him into it) and guess what 4 weeks latter he still hasn't even installed it !! this is right up his street and he liked the write ups and the look so much he went out and got it took it home then ....just left it ho hum just needed to share that, its fustrating the hell out of me -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- smack him hard across the face and say "What are you thinking, man!" ok havn't got long before police get to me, apparrantly smacking someone across the face for not installing CMBB still constitutes assault in the UK :eek: :confused: :eek: this country is just falling apart, I mean he hasn't installed it ??? and there going to arrest me :mad: :confused: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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