aka_tom_w Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 This is may be the game most here are looking forward to: Combat Mission set in WWII We won't be talking much about this project until after CM:SF is released for the simple reason that we can not afford to be distracted by something we aren't actively working on yet. What I can tell you is that the setting for the main title will be WWII set in western ETO 1944-45 timeframe. Like CM:SF the player will be in command of a task force based around US forces. Follow up Modules will cover other Allied forces and settings within the same WWII western ETO setting. This one could be a REAL Gem after they work out all the bugs in the CMx2 game engine while finishing CM:SF! There has been plenty of bitching and moaning this afternoon about the first title. How many folks here have said "Thanks!" the second title sounds GREAT!!! Well let me be the first! THANKS! BFC the Second title will be the one I will be MOST looking forward to! -tom w 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuro Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 nice idea , thanks a lot battlefront ! I hope we can see in a near future germans invading france in 1940 .! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KG_SSpoom Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Well I really wanted a Civil War one 1st but... WW2 works quite well for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan_gigante Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Tom, I applaud your positive attitude. Even though you didn't go whole hog for CM:SF, you didn't make predictions of BFC's collapse, you didn't accuse BFC of abandoning their customers, you didn't do anything irritating. There are those who should learn from your example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillweed Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Agreed. I'd like to see CMx2 as a good overview of what John Keegan calls "The age of multi-shot weapons" with WW2 of course being critical for this. I myself am more intrested in #1, but as they say variety is the spice of life. I guess that goes for wargamers too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Originally posted by juan_gigante: Tom, I applaud your positive attitude. Even though you didn't go whole hog for CM:SF, you didn't make predictions of BFC's collapse, you didn't accuse BFC of abandoning their customers, you didn't do anything irritating. There are those who should learn from your example. Hear, hear! Thanks Tom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Originally posted by juan_gigante: Tom, ... you didn't do anything irritating. He was breathing through his nose the whole time he typed it. :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan_gigante Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 At least he didn't do it 19869 times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Originally posted by juan_gigante: At least he didn't do it 19869 times. ROFLMAO... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Originally posted by juan_gigante: At least he didn't do it 19869 times. 6030 was more than bad enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrold Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 As I have said, the rationale Steve has laid out is solid and I am certainly excited about the 2nd title as it should be a solid platform by that time. Of course then I'll be clamoring for the Eastern Front follow-up. BDH 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGSF Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Aye, Ah'm eagerly anticipatin' tha second game! Should bae brilliant! Expecially once tha "British" module arrives an' Ah didnae have tae spaind mah days bein' slaughtered on Omaha Beach! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Drago Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 And I would like to THANK BFC for CMx5: Orcs vs Elves! That will 0\/\/N Warcraft fo' shizzy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overman_XXX Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I think its great they're doing something different, although I detest playing a 'near future' (aka Sci-Fi) combat game; especially in the Middle East. Whats with this 'near future' BS anyway? Close Combat developers seemed to have jumped on this bandwagon a while back when announcing CC6 will be 'Red Phoenix'...basically NATO vs North Korea..."in the near future". Have to agree with Tom tho...at least the WW2 title will arrive after the marketing fodder is absorbed and lessons are learned from the first title. GO BFC!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Originally posted by aka_tom_w: This one could be a REAL Gem after they work out all the bugs in the CMx2 game engine while finishing CM:SF!This mirrors my thoughts. I'm not ecstatic about CMSF, but I'll enjoy it, I imagine. However, as much as I loved BO when it came out, it sucked compared to BB and AK. Same thing here, I suspect. SF will be revolutionary and all, but the ETO game will get the benefit of everything BFC learns from SF and will be an order of magnitude better than it would have been as the 1st release. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_M Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Is there going to be a h2h campaign in CMx2? if not that's boring really quick even against good AI. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDog944 Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Is it just me? The thought that every CMx2 game released in the next two or more years will be almost entirely American focused leads me to thinking I'll be looking into what the competition is offering. CMx2 will probably be a good game, but as soon as I read about the subject matter of the first two releases, I definitely started thinking that the CMx1 trilogy will be staying on my hard drive for years to come. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner14 Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I feel exactly the same. The US-centric view was the real shock for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Yes, but unless you're terminally inattentive, you'll have noticed that each title will have a number of modules that add extra troops. The initial troop-set will be US because that's the biggest market. I fail to see how that decision could possibly be a shock to anyone. As long as, in each case, the Commonwealth/British/some other bods get covered before minor US additions like the Marines, the better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Krejcirik Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Originally posted by Steiner14: I feel exactly the same. The US-centric view was the real shock for me. Your bad, you will have to wait for Allied module then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Originally posted by BigDog944: Is it just me? The thought that every CMx2 game released in the next two or more years will be almost entirely American focused leads me to thinking I'll be looking into what the competition is offering. That look is going to take you all of five minutes at this point is my guess, and then it is back to twiddling your thumbs while waiting for the release of the Commonwealth module to CM:x2 WW2 in about 3-4 years. Sorry. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDog944 Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Originally posted by Andreas: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BigDog944: ... leads me to thinking I'll be looking into what the competition is offering. That look is going to take you all of five minutes at this point is my guess, and then it is back to twiddling your thumbs while waiting for the release of the Commonwealth module to CM:x2 WW2 in about 3-4 years. Sorry. All the best Andreas </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackHand Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I've been a loyal follower of the CM series since I first heard of it way back when. I bought all three games within weeks of thier going on sale. I probably won't be buying CmX2 until it becomes CMx2WW2. The modern thing is just too . . . eh, what's the word I'm looking for . . . sterile? I remember trying to enjoy Steel Panthers when they went modern, but the hi-tech weaponry just literally killed it for me. But, as has been stated, I hope it does well so that when they return to thier roots this grumpy old gamer will see a dream come true. How about a Korean War add on, if not a whole game? Heck, you could do the historical war with the old gear, then you could do a modern, theoretical version with all the whiz-bang stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNac Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 IMO I think everyone should just check AT LEAST the demo before making any premature judgement about the game. Don't worry, even with all the hi-tech stuff it will be funny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer76 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Another NW 44-45 WWII game, yay.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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