Michael Emrys Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Heresy! My Panther print is up on the wall... If I had mounted mine on the wall it probably would have been destroyed in the fire I had a few years back. As it is, I can still take it out now and then and be overcome by nostalgic emotion. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Proud old timer, here. 11 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilkin Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Long time player of BB and AK signing in. Tried SF, which was a huge disappointment, hopefully Battlefront can deliver CMBN! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenris Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Looking at my gmail account... Played my last PBEM CMBB game in July 2006. Have run up CMBB once in a while since then. I think I pre-ordered CMBO, still got the CD to hand near my PC at home. I've managed to keep the same setup migrating through 3 or 4 PCs since then. Still has dozens of batch files in the root directory for swapping out vehicle skins and few choice screen shots. Fond memories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilkin Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Looking at my gmail account... Played my last PBEM CMBB game in July 2006. Have run up CMBB once in a while since then. I think I pre-ordered CMBO, still got the CD to hand near my PC at home. I've managed to keep the same setup migrating through 3 or 4 PCs since then. Still has dozens of batch files in the root directory for swapping out vehicle skins and few choice screen shots. Fond memories. Hopefully CMBN will have as awesome PBEM scene as CMx1 games had, or maybe they still do ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Nice join date! 1999.... Wow! Only 130 posts? Bobo I've got that beat, easy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyJJ Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 As dated as it obviously is at this point, I'm reminded of just how stunning it was to see a game that took the best elements of tactical board war games, threw in a dash of plastic army guys, and mixed it with a healthy dose gear-head geeky goodness. It was like some guy reached in my brain and pulled out the computer game that I'd always wished for. It's always going to be hard to top that initial wow factor. The modern themed stuff just doesn't float my boat the same way. Hear, hear! My opinion is identical. Only tactical WW2 game that "got it" ... can't wait to pre-order CMBN. Phil C???? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I've got that beat, easy! Me too it turns out. I think this one is 67... Bobo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIX Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Guess I was the shy, lurker type back when I joined in 1999. However, I did post in the general discussion forum back in 2008. Anyway, looking forward to the new game. I'm interested to see if the company that got me into wargaming, can bring me back to wargaming with CMBN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 The flood of old-timers can also be slightly frustrating as well. A lot of game-related questions from people who have skipped over an entire generation of CM. The CMSF and CM:Afghanistan demos are free. If nothing else they'll offer a few hours of blowin' up stuff while increasing your motor skills for CMx2 camera movements. A little practice will greatly reduce the number of initial "this game sucks!" posts from people who are simply unfamilar with the UI controls. Here here....I can see it being a possible problem and many topics from CMSF being rehashed... I really do think that anyone wanting CMBN but hasn't played CMSF or played it when it was first released should go back and download the demo....get some practice in with the UI etc and search the cmsf forum if you have queries... As for M Dorosh...the last time I heard him speak of CM on another forum I'd be very suprised to see him come back... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Once CMBN is out I intend to keep posting inane and simplistic questions on this forum just so I can get early experience of what it's like to be an old fart. For warm-up... What's realtime mode? Does it mean everyone on the internet can see me go to the toilet? How do I rotate the camera? I preferred the old style buttons you could click on to move it I thought that was a much better system and my old bones can't cope with all this fiddly mice things you kids get up to this day and age and anyway games like combat mission are meant to be played slowly and carefully just like a fine wine or a hot wom.... etc etc The water graphics make we want to 'go' the whole time. How can I turn the water off? Why can't I get my American soldiers to pick up use the MG42's? Shouldn't we be able to shoot Panzerfausts from buildings? Oops, I did the last one already... :-D 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyBucket Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Here here....I can see it being a possible problem and many topics from CMSF being rehashed... If it's new to a new group of players, why not rehash it? It's a different game and hopefully will attract new blood, as well as re-attract some who've been away from the series. Fetchez la Vache, you're only a couple decades away from being an actual old fart. It's a sound idea to practice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 One more decade than you then Mr Bucket. ;-) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCalvert Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Looking forward to get back to WW2. Bought SF + Marines + NATO, hoping it would hook me. It never completely did. Although I think its a very good game. Anyways, at least I supported my favourite game developer! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyBucket Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 One more decade than you then Mr Bucket. ;-) It's not the years, it's the mile...oh Hell, it's the years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Paulus Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 CMBO definitely WAS the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredrik Wallin Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Played CMBB & CMAK al these years... dabbled a little with SF as well... I knew it would pay off and here we are, more or less on the eve of the launch of CMBN.... Best regards, General Failure 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Here here....I can see it being a possible problem and many topics from CMSF being rehashed... As one who did not play SF (partly for technical reasons), I say let the rehashing begin! As for M Dorosh...the last time I heard him speak of CM on another forum I'd be very suprised to see him come back... In any event, since he was banned for repeated bad behavior, barring a special dispensation from BFC, a return would be impossible. That is to say, he could re-register under an alias and using a new e-mail address, but I expect his posting style would give him away eventually. Cf. Gaylord, who tried that repeatedly but usually was spotted after his second or third post and often by his first. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 What's realtime mode? Does it mean everyone on the internet can see me go to the toilet? Do you find that particularly exciting? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Not particularly to be honest. More like an overwhelming sense of pity for that proportion of the human race which uses the internet and might be watching me first thing in the morning. The horror. The. Horror. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 As one who did not play SF (partly for technical reasons), I say let the rehashing begin! Mr. Emrys, there should be no re-hashing required by you, since you have been following and ummm....uh "contributing" [term used very loosely] to the CM:SF Forum for the last 4 years. So, I nominate you sir, as the Director of the Re-Hash Committee. Your primary responsibility will be to re-hash and deal with all of the deserters reporting back in to headquarters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Cool, looking forward to the release and the demo :-) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cull Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Gaylord Michael Oh God I remember that train wreck. I think that was while I was "away" (post SF release) but I dropped by just to see what was up, and walked right into the midst of The Gaylord Affair. I followed it briefly until the shame became too much, then quietly slunk back out, not to reappear for some time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von shrad Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Just think... if your great grandkids pitched in they could probably get you a fancy new van with a built in video player in the back seat to watch Matlock on. I wonder if they make a model with a drool cup? Failing that, I'm sure one of the dozen cup holders could be modified. Welcome back. Steve Thanks Steve. It's good to be back. Oddly enough I have just become a grandpa at the ripe old age of 41. My son-in-law was and is in Afghanistan so he couldn't even be there for his son's birth. Dang...41. Where does the time go? BTW,CMN looks great. I can hardly wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Funny enough over at The Wargamer forum someone posted the vids of the game...which ended up in a 7 page debate on what was best WEGO or RTS..blimey I thought all that was a thing of the past and people just got on and played the way they want to...I only hope over here that same old debate (which normally gets people irritated) doesn't manifest itself...it seems some people are really put out when others play it a different way and do their best to convince you how silly you are for playing the way you do... I have a sneaky feeling that I will be staying away from forums with regards to the game once released...as I can see myself getting worked up...I will just sit and enjoy the game the way I enjoy it... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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