COD vs. CloD

[mazex]

Originally Posted by Jaws2002

I don't think is any confusion. One was game of the year and ran flawlesly while the other is......

And one had a budget that matches Titanic and was developed by a team of 300 with maximum attention from the publisher, while the other was done by a team of 20-30 on damn tight budget and poor support from the publisher...

I love the Combat Mission series too, and they are a team of 3-4, so naturally the 3D engine suck, but the game doesn't after 15 patches (talking CM:SF). Damn it sucked bad on the release date but most of the community where grown ups that supported the team anyway. Now they are soon releasing Combat Mission : Battle for Normandy and the engine that was initially as buggy as CloD is now really doing what it should. Naturally the engine is nowhere looking like the multi million budget 3D engines, but their community understand why and focus on the gameplay.

That is the trip is hope for regarding CloD, the team survives and release 2-3 addons to the initial title to stay alive (just like they did with CM:SF). Then they do a new standalone title with the engine that is mature by then, getting good reviews etc and they finally earn some money!

To make that happen takes a community that realize that comparisons to the block buster titles with almost unlimited budgets is just silly!

[whatnot]

Originally Posted by mazex

I love the Combat Mission series too, and they are a team of 3-4, so naturally the 3D engine suck, but the game doesn't after 15 patches (talking CM:SF). Damn it sucked bad on the release date but most of the community where grown ups that supported the team anyway.

Looking at these forums seems that we've got a very limited number of that community material here.

Well, can't blame people.. after reading this forum for a while after a few weeks break it made me want to bail out too. Three simultanious 'WoP vs CloD hate-whine-cry' threads almost did it for me. But I decided not to give up. I'm just hoping the critical bugs can be fixed quick so we can enjoy some additional content.

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by mazex

I love the Combat Mission series too, and they are a team of 3-4, so naturally the 3D engine suck, but the game doesn't after 15 patches (talking CM:SF). Damn it sucked bad on the release date but most of the community where grown ups that supported the team anyway. Now they are soon releasing Combat Mission : Battle for Normandy and the engine that was initially as buggy as CloD is now really doing what it should. Naturally the engine is nowhere looking like the multi million budget 3D engines, but their community understand why and focus on the gameplay.

That is the trip is hope for regarding CloD, the team survives and release 2-3 addons to the initial title to stay alive (just like they did with CM:SF). Then they do a new standalone title with the engine that is mature by then, getting good reviews etc and they finally earn some money!

To make that happen takes a community that realize that comparisons to the block buster titles with almost unlimited budgets is just silly!

Not just down to the community though - proper communication from the devs to the community is important to foster such a response as you describe. I don't think that has happened here, especially pre-launch, and that tends to leave a bad, unforgiving taste in the mouth. Unwise to use up all your favours at once under these circumstances!

[doraemil]

+(x+1)(x+1) storm of war was good, shoulda kept it

CLOD just reminds me of cleaning the shoes but horses are cool. man I miss those days

[Upthair]

... But 'CloD' just sounds ugly, so to speak.

clod
■ noun
1 - a lump of earth or clay.
2 - informal a stupid person.
3 - Brit. a coarse cut of meat from the lower neck of an ox.

[gwpc]

Setting aside tastes in gaming (I enjoy both genres):
COD = latest gen graphics game that you can play today
CloD = last gen graphics game that you might be able to play in 2013

[Zappatime]

My PC = battered COD and chips

[swiss]

Just call it CliD.

Just make sure you pronounce it with a soft(!) "D".

[drewpee]

COO
Cliffs Of Obsession