Battlefront Combat Mission Normandy and Italy - 3.0 Upgrade now available

Nefaro · August 10, 2014, 07:36:03 PM

Quote from: RyanE on August 10, 2014, 06:28:09 PM
Quote from: panzerde on August 10, 2014, 06:18:17 PM
You have to wonder why certain people even bother with CM threads. They loudly proclaim how they don't play the game, don't understand the pricing model, dislike the publisher, and now are morally opposed to the version control scheme. You'd think they'd have games they do like that they'd prefer to play and discuss.

And yet every time, here they are. It has to be some sort of hobby for them.

It'd be great to have a thread where those that play this series of games could discuss something like an upgrade without half the damn posts being a reaffirmation of how much other people dislike the game. Fine, got that. Got that the last two dozen times. I got it so much that I absolutely knew it was going to happen again. I guess I'll have to be the one to stop reading and commenting on CM threads here, since they are always 100% of the time going to turn into this.

I think the main issue is that there aren't many boards with balanced discussion. The BFC boards are just chock full of people that brook no complaint about CM games. This is a board where you can calmly speak your mind and give honest feedback. Its good to hear the bad and not have it drowned out by a bunch of sycophants.

Well said.

I tend to investigate my pricier game purchases beforehand on gaming forums anymore. It's a good reason for hanging out at places like this, both for input and output. Pushing to squelch all criticism of certain titles isn't fitting. This isn't the Battlefront or Ubi forums, so I hope to see people continue speaking their minds on such things without being accosted by aforementioned sycophants.

Jarhead0331 · August 10, 2014, 08:05:21 PM

Guys...cool it down a bit. I think we're all mature enough to discuss a CM update without getting angry or personal. Thanks.

jomni · August 10, 2014, 09:29:45 PM

Battlefront has a great fan base that's willing to buy whatever they put out. They are happy with the product and the way Battlefront runs the shop.

For those against battlefront's practices, I think there's no need to convince them to your side. Especially when one insinuates that fans are blind followers. This is where the animosity comes in. Do you do this because you want to put BF out of business?

And for CM fans, no need to convince people to buy the game. No need proclaiming to the world that it is the best tactical game that ever existed. Will BF die if they don't get more customers?

Con · August 10, 2014, 09:33:34 PM

I think we will need to change the name of the forum to Religion Politics and Battlefront

I have never seen any topic that can derail more quickly than CM.

That being said I like the games but at this point I am very confused with base games modules and patches. I will buy the $10 patch but I would be just happier if they called it DLC which is the way they are indirectly marketing it. My biggest gripe about the implementation of this is that CM is in my opinion best suited for play against another player and PBEM games are difficult enough to set up and commit time to without layering additional complexity of versions incompatibility.

Con

bayonetbrant · August 10, 2014, 10:30:31 PM

It's fine to like a game and talk about why.
It's fine to not like a game and talk about why not.

It's not OK to not like a game and talk about other people who do like it. Just walk away and leave them alone, especially if you don't even own the game in question.

Edit: the "don't own it" clause is a main reason you rarely see me in the computer gaming forums...

Yskonyn · August 11, 2014, 02:27:48 AM

That's the point isn't it. Panzerde already touched upon it; the most annoying people are those on a crusade against BFC and its clientele (or any other games dev/publisher for that matter), while they don't even own, nor have owned the game in question.

I am happy to discuss the pros and cons of a game with a fellow gamer (of the series or title). Naysayer or otherwise.

undercovergeek · August 11, 2014, 02:59:21 AM

Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 10, 2014, 10:30:31 PM
Edit: the "don't own it" clause is a main reason you rarely see me in the computer gaming forums...

are you strictly cardboard?

MikeGER · August 11, 2014, 04:08:10 AM

... i would wait a few day with getting the 3.0 stuff to check if any problems pop up or not?

there was/is a nasty bug (Inf. don't enter buildings of some sort, and not all users are effected ... its kind of strange?) in RT and also in FI .... Of course Battlefront is working hard on the problem ...
Now there is a single report that the fresh released 3.0 update 'imported' that bug into BN?
(while the bug got cleared from the FI with the update in its hotfixed-variant with a "b" at the end)
the next release from Battlefront will be the (free)patch for RT, which will eliminate the bug.

so maybe i wait until that RT patch is out and the dust has settled from around the 3.0 engine updates to BN and FI ...and the community is in consensus (well sort of ;)) that all 3 games (RT, Fi, BN ) in their latest version are fixed (and nothing gamebraking new stuff is discovered)

btw . Of course I own them all: CM:A, CM:SF and DLCs CM:BN, CM:FI, CM:RT and its DLCs and even that Android game ;D

bayonetbrant · August 11, 2014, 04:57:26 AM

Quote from: undercovergeek on August 11, 2014, 02:59:21 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 10, 2014, 10:30:31 PM
Edit: the "don't own it" clause is a main reason you rarely see me in the computer gaming forums...

are you strictly cardboard?

Almost. I play a LOT of the Civ series (hence the AARs) and I really enjoy Card Hunter during slow times at the office. I've got the new Ancient Battles: Rome from Hunted Cow that I'll be reviewing, but otherwise, I'm pretty much all tabletop. I probably play more digital wargames on my phone than my computer.

RyanE · August 11, 2014, 07:00:24 AM

I think I am seeing the no-infantry in buildings bug in CMBN. But trying get at info on the BFC site right now is like digging in mud.

Rayfer · August 11, 2014, 07:13:47 AM

Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 10, 2014, 10:30:31 PM
It's fine to like a game and talk about why.
It's fine to not like a game and talk about why not.

It's not OK to not like a game and talk about other people who do like it. Just walk away and leave them alone, especially if you don't even own the game in question.

Edit: the "don't own it" clause is a main reason you rarely see me in the computer gaming forums...

Well stated...excellent and a must read for everyone who posts here. Thanks.

JudgeDredd · August 11, 2014, 08:10:17 AM

Do I have 3.0 if I bought the Russian game? Or do I have to buy the updates for these ones too?

Yskonyn · August 11, 2014, 08:14:16 AM

JD, Red Thunder is the 3.0 version of the engine already.

The v3.0 engine upgrade is only for CMBN and FI to get the new functionality in those games that was introduced by Red Thunder.

JudgeDredd · August 11, 2014, 08:40:58 AM

Yeah - but I thought in the past you could get the engine upgrade free is you bought the next gen game/engine.

So I guess my question is - do I have to buy the 3.0 engine update for BfN and FI or did the install of RT update those previous games to the new engine?

Asid · August 11, 2014, 08:41:40 AM

Quote from: JudgeDredd on August 11, 2014, 08:40:58 AM
Yeah - but I thought in the past you could get the engine upgrade free is you bought the next gen game/engine.

So I guess my question is - do I have to buy the 3.0 engine update for BfN and FI or did the install of RT update those previous games to the new engine?

You buy each separate