Combat Mission: Black Sea Up for Pre-Order

[Elvis]

My problem when watching a video is I always want to play. Not in a "I love and need this game" way but a "I want to swing the camera in that direction."

[Staggerwing]

My problem when watching a video is I always want to play. Not in a "I love and need this game" way but a "I want to swing the camera in that direction."

+1
I can't stop myself from moving the mouse while watching and feel like a knucklehead when I catch myself doing it, much like the urge to touch my laptop screen right after having spent a long time on my iPad.  :-[

[Tinkershuffle]

Nowadays for some reason I often find watching gameplay videos much more relaxing and entertaining than actually playing the game. CM video AARs are a good example of that.

[Grim.Reaper]

Looks like no pre Xmas release....mid January is current release target.

http://community.battlefront.com/topic/117138-update-on-black-sea-release/

[Apocalypse 31]

Nowadays for some reason I often find watching gameplay videos much more relaxing and entertaining than actually playing the game. CM video AARs are a good example of that.

Same with me.

Specifically multiplayer games

[RyanE]

Looks like no pre Xmas release....mid January is current release target.

http://community.battlefront.com/topic/117138-update-on-black-sea-release/

Something has changed at BFC...in previous games they would never have announced that.  Good to see communications is improving a little on releases.

[Grim.Reaper]

Looks like no pre Xmas release....mid January is current release target.

http://community.battlefront.com/topic/117138-update-on-black-sea-release/

Something has changed at BFC...in previous games they would never have announced that.  Good to see communications is improving a little on releases.

I think part of the reason is the fact they usually meet their own deadlines of 6-8 weeks after pre-order goes up, which would have meant before the end of the year.  So people were kind of expecting that time frame based on past history......this was the primary purchase I was looking to make this month so I guess it saves me a few dollars until next year:)

[JudgeDredd]

Anyone who has bought the physical game before - what's the manual like? Is it just a wee 50 page thing, or is it a nice big manual?

I'm suspecting it's on the small side and therefore not worth me buying the physical version...especially given the postage costs from BF to the UK

[Jarhead0331]

Every time I see a new post in this thread I think it's going to be a release notice.

[JudgeDredd]

Every time I see a new post in this thread I think it's going to be a release notice.

Sorry  ;D

[Con]

Well to be honest the manual should not influence the decision to buy a physical copy.  I dont even read the physical manual for battlefront games.

For me the reason to buy Battlefront games as a physical are as follows
1. I almost always preorder so it is an incremental cost (typically around $10) to go physical
2. There is something psychological about owning something I can touch.  Its irrational but somehow if I own a game that is download only I dont seem to trust that it will be available for ever.
3. The manual is exactly the same as what you get as the pdf and I now put all my game PDFs on an iPad so I can reference them when playing or if really desperate read them while at work/travelling (I am looking at you CMANO)
4. I like the case (especially the CMBN original tin case) it goes well with my little military shrine of books, games, figures etc.

Con

[Yskonyn]

Every time I see a new post in this thread I think it's going to be a release notice.

+1 ! Lol!


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[RyanE]

The manual is up.  I imagine it won't be long now...

http://community.battlefront.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=2921

For now, you have to be logged into the BFC forum to get it.

[Yskonyn]

Cool. That usually means release is imminent! Yay! First game of 2015!


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[JudgeDredd]

Release this already!