CM - The Next generation - Debate

[Copper]

The next Gen of CM in the guise of Shock Force is approching and if you read the BF website it is sometimes interesting, and sometimes banal.

However CM is set to change, for better or worse depending on your outlook.

The gist of it is, as far as I can garner the following;

It will be a 1-1 representation of forces.

It has been designed primarily as RTS, but in single player has the ability to pause to issue orders.

The graphics will be modern, but still be able to be Modded.

There will not be a PBEM option, and from what I can surmise, online will be RTS as I dont think there will be a pause option to issue orders.

So, as some of you may know, I have been playing Company of heroes lately, a very diffrent game I know, but graphically and representationally I think this is how the next CM will look and feel. I dont think BF will be able to make it look any better as they just dont have the big company resources.

To move forwards, when this game is brought out, I suppose we will have to play it here, so will it be added as a CM game on the ladder, or something else, or has this even been thought about yet?

I'm all for it, but still have certain reservations about finding time to play it. However, this apparently is the future of gaming and I for one will be embracing it as I think this is the way forward. RTS will give us what I think will be a great leveller - no chance to mull over a PBEM turn for 5 hours. It will be action and reaction in real time, just like it is in the real world of battles and will sort the men from the boys!