CM x2; worth buying?

[raz_atoth]

From my experience, i already stopped to play CMBN and its add-on.
The engine try to be so realistic than enjoyment has disappeared.
To play a single game is really too long as we have to do micro-managment with each units.

The average CMx2 game is indeed longer than in CMx1. You'll need to move slower and more cautious than in CMx1,because,as daisy said you'll,in the end,pay for every mistake you make. As it should be,i recon :)
I disagree with the micro-managing part,though. There are fewer units per battle in CMx2 than in CMx1,so in most battles you'll micromanage less.

The main problem is artillery. It is the king of the battlfield as it is really too much powerfull. One shrepnel of a single 60mm mortar falling on a squad can easily kill half of it and the second kills the survivors.

True.Arty is somehow overpowered.Not enough to ruin the game,but just enough to notice that it's the main killer on the battlefield. On the other hand,arty was the main infantry killer in real-life,so i guess that's as realistic as it can be. It can come as a big surprise for someone used with CMx1-where the smaller stuff-at best pinned the enemy to notice how the 60mm mortar is now a deadly weapon :)

Furthermore, to lead an attack is near impossible as defensing forces have big advantages because of some reasons (game engine, concealment, one shot-one kill with tanks, and others...)

From my experience it's the other way around. Or at least i usually win more games when i'm the attacker.For example,it's easier to spot enemy AT guns,than in CMx1.Of course,this means you put a unit with binoculars in a nice overwatch position and actually allow it to spot for 2-3 minutes. Just charging forward and hoping for the best,is usually heavily penalized in CMx2. More heavily than in CMx1 :)

A very big disapointment. Yes, it is more realistic than CMAK but yes it is very boring to play and you will discover quicky than to play a turn could be a great chore !
That's why i will play again CMAK and CMBB --> oldies but goodies

Personally,i consider it a vastly superior game. But,i guess each with it's own taste :-)
What i can recommend to every CMx1 player considering to make the big switch,is to simply download the demo(s) and see with their own eyes if they like what they see or not.It's as simple as that.