Panzer Command Ostfront

[Mad Russian]

I've not played CMSF in a LONG time. I think there is a bit of a comparison between them though.

While the circumstances are different, the PC series of games never did grab my attention, until Matrix said where they wanted to take the series. That, and a recommendation from a friend, did get my attention. You can thank Falco for all this....lol

I had looked at PC:Operation Winter Storm all of about 10 minutes, before passing on it. PC:Kharkov almost got the same treatment when it was recommended to me. I looked at it and passed. I commented back to my friend, who actually owned them both, why he thought a CM player would like them. It was his answer, and Matrix saying where they want to go with PC, that took me down the PC path.

Like many wargamers, who have been burned in the past, I don't buy sight unseen any longer. I either play the demo, if there is one, or I get recommendations from gamers I've known for a long time. Gaming company comments hold zero sway with me when determining what to buy/play. Far too much hype and not enough substance from some of them in the past. Not saying Matrix has been guilty of that, I just don't trust what the sales force puts out. Any sales force.

That's really what brought me to the project and now I can, in good faith, tell others about the game. What used to be PC is going to go away when Matrix releases PC:Ostfront. The list of features I put at the first of this thread has already been substantially added to. Once the Beta testers were added to the project they asked for other features that have been added as well. That features list was all done before Matrix added the Beta Testing unit.

Where PCO will be when it's released is pretty set. The changes made were extensive. I don't know how many copies were sold of the first two games in the PC series but what I've seen is some gamers tried them and the games are no longer on their HD's.

PCO is a much different game for gamers now trying it. What started off as a simple patch, and then move to a new game in the series, ended up being an update of such tremendous proportions that Matrix will pull both PC:OWS and PC:K when it's released. It has more features for the free update than both the first games in the series. That's almost unheard of. For those that bought PC:OWS and PC:K originally they are going to get a big boost in their value for those games. Now the series may well be played extensively.

The reason I've started telling people about it is because I want opponents and some places to register games. I'm pretty sure that all my "old" opponents will be playing. I've emailed them all and sent them to go look. A DEMO will be key but in this case the demo will be PCO itself. There are a good amount of gamers going to get this for FREE. Any previous owners of PCK. So, it won't take long for the reviews to start being written. The Beta Testers will be the first to weigh in what they think of it.

In the mean time, I try to post screen shots/AAR's to show all aspects of what the game looks like and how it plays. So those in the CM community, as one group looking at what PC has to offer, can see if it even looks like something they might be interested in. I laughed when Owl looked at the first AAR and said he didn't like it. How could anyone like a game they've never played before? I'm not asking people to like anything. I'm telling you as a long time CMx1 gamer and one that's been fairly active in our community that PCO deserves your time to look at it. PCO won't be for everyone. No game is. But it's got a lot of good solid features in it that we should at least take the time to check out. While the make over is extensive it's not complete yet. The next game in the series should take it the rest of the way.

Others think so as well. It's why I'm looking at getting support from the Blitz. To start it's own forum here once it's released. Now is the time to start talking about setting those wheels in motion.

Once it's released then we'll see whether PCO is good enough to go on it's own. I'm from the old school, like many of you, PCO will have to show you, like it has me.

Good Hunting.

MR