thinkin' 'boutit

[Weasel]

I have been asked to respond on this so I will. I have found the original flavour of CM to be superior to CM2 for the following reasons (I will include negative too)
1. CM you get tons of more units to play with in the base games, CM2 you only get a few and then must pay for add on packs which almost cost the same as the base game. With just a single patch and two game packs my $55 game sit at $120 without paying for the latest patch or pack after MG.
2. CM the combat is more 'game' style and plays well. By this I mean infantry can actually last in a fire fight instead of evaporating under the first burst, also artillery seems to be a bit less lethal is CM which allows you to survive and keep your force intact longer
3. there doesn't seem to be all the spotting bugs in CM1 as in CM2, mostly talking about PzIV bug here where they seem to be blind, but a quick read of the CM board shows others who have blind tank commanders who can't see the rounds bouncing off their tanks.
4. graphics are inferior in CM1 but the game play is better. For me, CM1 with CM2 graphics would be awesome.
5. AAA is actually AAA in CM1, not AT. I guess the latest pack fixes this, but you have to pay to get that.
6. can't adjust AT guns in CM2. If you want to move your AT gun five feet forward you cannot roll it, you must pack it all up (5 minutes of game time, or 5 turns) move (1 turn) and then unpack (2 turns) so your AT gun is now out of action for 8 turns, that is easily 25% of a game.
7. CM1 a unit coming under fire has equal chance of all units taking casualties, I have found that the first burst on an infantry squad seems to always get the leader, and if a support weapon like MG or AT team it gets the gunner.
8. vehicles drive to where you tell them or don't move at all if path is blocked in CM1, CM2 they will spin around in their hex, drive through the enemy lines, or wander off on a route recon to try and get there. My first game with PzIV (there it is) I told my tank to back down the road he was on, instead he turned around in place before trying to back up, but the Shermans didn't let him go.
9. spotting is questionable in CM2, it seems to have many inconsistencies (read PzIVs suck). An AT gun is pumping rounds at you over a long field yet you cannot even see the hedgerow he is behind. Yes you may not be able to see the AT gun, but you should be able to see the hedgerow if he can see you.

Those are some of my points, my biggest beef is the ever expanding cost of the game, they charge you to apply a patch that fixes an error they missed or created and infantry that vaporize under the first burst of small arms. Others will say it all isn't so and that is fine, to each his own, but myself I wish I had kept my money and purchased Diablo 3 instead.