Communication and work with community

[Baron]

Originally Posted by Troll2k

I think B6 wears two hats.He is a mission creator and community liaison.

I believe I read there will be no new content, only fixes for Clod it makes sense he is not working on Clod.But he is still the community liaison and does have Ilya's ear.

There will be no new content and the list of "fixes" needed wont be fully addressed either, until BoM, maby.

[smink1701]

Originally Posted by Baron

There will be no new content and the list of "fixes" needed wont be fully addressed either, until BoM, maby.

If they are smart or care about the success of BOM and the future of the IL2 franchise (outside of a small group of hardcore fans who will buy anything), they will use this opportunity to win back the majority of their fan base and future potential customers. Personally, I think most of the smart and really passionate developers left long ago but maybe the next patch will make me a believer again. I sincerely hope so.

[ATAG_Doc]

Originally Posted by Baron

There will be no new content and the list of "fixes" needed wont be fully addressed either, until BoM, maby.

Totally understand that. I am debating on which other software I need to uninstall from my hard drive to make room for the sequel now lol.

[Chivas]

Personally I think this performance patch will also include partial fixes for many of the other issues, but not enough to make COD what it should be. We will have to wait for the Sequel to see most of these issues fixed "If" the development still uses the old business model that merged each Sequel. BUT now we have the official announcement mystery, what business model will they follow, and will it include the merging of each Sequel? They will not answer this question. Its somewhat understandable at the moment, with the yet unfinished game engine, it appears they are not sure if the development will be shut down, continue the old business model, revise it, or completely change it.

[philip.ed]

If the sequel can't be merged, CloD can only be salvaged by the community, and it really will lose 1C a lot of customers.

If the Engine is the same, I can't see any logic in not merging the two. Engine improvements to the sequel would have to affect CloD in order to keep it current.

[klem]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

If the sequel can't be merged, CloD can only be salvaged by the community, and it really will lose 1C a lot of customers.

If the Engine is the same, I can't see any logic in not merging the two. Engine improvements to the sequel would have to affect CloD in order to keep it current.

Who says it can't be merged? IL-2 Sturmovik cliffs of dover is structured with a core element and a bob element. Don't see why it won't be mergeable, its not going to be a new game engine. Of course they may need to re-think the main game folder title.

[Wolf_Rider]

Originally Posted by klem

~ Of course they may need to re-think the main game folder title.

"Storm of War - the >insert name< campaign" perhaps?