panzermartin Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Years now, CM players never really had a central meeting point to arrange online matches. People seemed scattered all around to opponent finder forums, CMHQ chat, wargamer chat, various ladders, the recent IP lobby of Blogfront etc. A dedicated CMSF lobby, like the Il-2 one for instance, with some care from the fans with ratings/ladder etc would make the game much easier to play online and most importantly skyrocket its popularity. Since the game is going to be real time too and games will be shorter more and more people will be available for an hour's TCP fun, in contrast to the huge 4-5hrs game sessions of previous CMs. Hope there are plans for something like that, besides the rather basic IP sharing lobby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikko H. Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 That is a very good idea! We really need a CM equivalent of Hyperlobby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzermartin Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 At least an official "CMSF chat" exclusively for CMSF gaming, with a direct link from this forum would help a lot I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kineas Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Did you try the 'official' Battlefront toolbar? It has chat and a couple of other things 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cid250 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Will be much better a centralized mail server, for PBEM games... each player get a POP3 account with a domain name, like: PlayerName@battlefront.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzermartin Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Well, for me its not a problem, I can search 3-4 chat rooms to find an opponent and yes I have the battlefront toolbar active. The new RealTime function will attract many new players. For a newcomer that wants a quick online game the toolbar its not the most obvious choice I think. There is a need for a single CMSF room imo, even directly linked from inside the game (via the multiplayer options). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_DiSantis Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I was just thinking about this exact thing the other day. I really have a hell of a time finding opponents for CM. A single centralized lobby would really, really, really, really help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvaderCanuck Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I suggest "Battlefront.net" ;p 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer76 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I agree. I played many a CM battle online, and it was always though to find opponents. But no gamespy please!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidRabbit Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Originally posted by Panzer76: But no gamespy please!!!! You would rather search various chat rooms and forums for IP numbers? Trust me. After the ToW multiplayer fiasco, Gamespy is like a dream-come-true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I mentioned this for ToW awhile back. IIRC they did acknowledge the importance and said this was being looked into. We definitely need a 1-stop shop for all things Battlefront MP. It would certainly help facilitate MP for all the games and the community would love it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haido Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Couldn't agree more. It would increase the lifespan for not just this game but all Battlefront game since you could easily find competition for all games. Also you could expect players to jump around in all the games from the Battlefront house. a Battlefront.NET is definitely worth putting your money into. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dima Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I remember reading somewhere Steve or Martin (or someone else from BTS) mentioned that overwhelming majority of customers interested in single player games only. Is that still true? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 The DropTeam guys seem to know how to run a server, and Battlefront is already involved with them. This would really, really help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haido Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Tis would be great. A battlefront.net server Replay ability. (see replay of games) Voice Communication during games. Later on i guess 2vs2 games. Also, observer mode. I guess. Maybe with some delay. These features would make CMSF unrivaled as wargame made for competition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C'Rogers Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I remember reading somewhere Steve or Martin (or someone else from BTS) mentioned that overwhelming majority of customers interested in single player games only. Is that still true?That is a generally true fact of pretty much any game to my knowledge. Like I can't imagine playing the Battlefield series against the AI but I know people who only play that way (or at most on a LAN with people they know but not strangers on the Internet). It is still I think common for all games, however those people are obviously less likely to post in internet forums. So if you always play online and visit forums they don't seem to exist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dima Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Originally posted by C'Rogers: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />I remember reading somewhere Steve or Martin (or someone else from BTS) mentioned that overwhelming majority of customers interested in single player games only. Is that still true?That is a generally true fact of pretty much any game to my knowledge. Like I can't imagine playing the Battlefield series against the AI but I know people who only play that way (or at most on a LAN with people they know but not strangers on the Internet). It is still I think common for all games, however those people are obviously less likely to post in internet forums. So if you always play online and visit forums they don't seem to exist. </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haido Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 MP is the way to go. Don't be a playerhater! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kineas Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Originally posted by C'Rogers: That is a generally true fact of pretty much any game to my knowledge. Like I can't imagine playing the Battlefield series against the AI but I know people who only play that way (or at most on a LAN with people they know but not strangers on the Internet). It is still I think common for all games, however those people are obviously less likely to post in internet forums. So if you always play online and visit forums they don't seem to exist. They are alive and kickin'. To be honest for me FPS singleplay makes more sense than wargaming against an AI. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoxSpartana Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 We really need this. I'm sure it will help CMSF's popularity to soar. Nothing more frustrating than having trouble getting multiplayer matches going with a brand new (i.e.: non-dead) game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystro Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Originally posted by C'Rogers: [QB] I know for a fact playing via PBEM will be one of the most popular especially for busy people..they who sit in the office thinking CMSF strategy all day then rethinking it during the ride home then laying in bed setting the final movements as you drift off to sleep then sending in the turn packet early the next morn...all in a days work. = 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLM2 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I would really appreciate this. I hear a lot of people talk about "dropped games" but i've played probably 50 games total and i've never had anyone bail on me, i think thats good. I would really like an official place to find players. The chat may exist for the forum but those chats for some reason are never popular on forums. Would need almost a forum link directly to the chat rather than relying on people to discover a chat room on a forum toolbar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haido Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Well i guess a multiplayerlobby could setup PBEMs as well. We need a place to gather everyone interested in this game so we dont scatter all over the web. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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