I'm disappointed 1C!

[NoneSuch]

Originally Posted by UnseenOni

A step backwards, more like time travel back to the 90's, lol. These guys could have done so much more with Vietnam, I am a computer science major at the University of Michigan, I see this as an utter failure on their part, I could have done a better job with a handful of modders and a couple of graphic designers. The only thing about Vietnam that i really like is the graphics, hell they even changed around some of the most basic controls which has thrown me off completely.

Go on then. We're waiting.

[Zombifreak]

I'm still waiting for 1C to swallow their "pride" and start handing out refunds to the 95% of customers that are dissapointed.

[Speed3192]

There is literally 2 things 1C need to do to make MOW:Vietnam a good game.
1) Make the GEM Editor available in the game directory just as it is in Men Of War and Men Of War: Assault Squad.
2) Add a mods tab to the options menu.

Both these things can be done with one single update. once they do both these things it opens up the possibility of the Men Of War community to do what we do best. Create our own maps and missions and release them for download as mods.
This would result in the possibility of good multiplayer being an addition to Men Of War: Vietnam.

So Please Please Please 1C release an update that gives us easy access to the GEM Editor for Men Of War: Vietnam.

[Fred DM]

Originally Posted by Zombifreak

I'm still waiting for 1C to swallow their "pride" and start handing out refunds to the 95% of customers that are dissapointed.

you just made that up, didn't you?

[skypike]

Hi, I loved this series but this game is a real disappointment

I suggest you to fire the project leader

[commanderz]

agree...lol...this really a very very bad game...compare to the first 2 MOW..wish had good SP and MP...the SP in Vietnam is way too boring and sleepy...

[Mack the Knife]

i just got it and i think those that don't like it need to pick up their rubber underwear and their little pink canteens and get the hell outta the jungle!

[Slowhand]

The critique of MoW:V posted on this forum actually makes me feel sorry MoW:AS was ever published under the franchise title.

Veterans of the series realize the latter was a 'one off' release and accept it as such. Newcomers purchasing MoW:V after their exposure to MoW:AS expected more of the same, resulting in their disappointment with the latest game.

Sure, MoW:AS added a new dimension to the franchise. Still, a lot of discontent could've been avoided had the disenchanted posters undertaken a bit of research before diving into the latest release.

Foremost: what would lead anyone with the remotest knowledge of the Vietnam war to expect large scale battles? In the conventional sense, none were ever fought. This wasn't El Alamein, Kursk or Sevastopol. I doubt Vietnam even has enough room to afford such expansive maneuvers.

Even the largest, from Dien Bien Phu, Khe Sanh, An Loc, Hue, the Tet Offensive, to the eventual fall of Saigon, were mainly asymmetrical confrontations, confined to assaulting fire bases, provincial capitals and adjoining hamlets.

Nevertheless, all previous titles were a healthy mix of many squad-level, few mid-size and rare large-battle scenarios. I can't remember a single mission of the vanilla series where I've been tasked with holding off an endless stream of opposition.

IMO, a lot of disappointment could've been avoided had new players taken the time to review the history of the conflict as well as the series itself. Otherwise, they'd have realized what the franchise is - and has been – about since its inception.

Lastly, I'm out of the argument regarding multiplayer, as I only play single-player campaigns. Nevertheless, if I have any criticism of the title, it'd be the fewer amount of missions compared to previous releases.

All said and done though, I'm very grateful for the continuation of the franchise and this latest installment which I enjoy playing very much.

[CMDR Sweeper]

I have to agree with the mod things, as for those wanting AS type gameplay... Sorry no battles in 'Nam was big enough, and even those that were had little to NO armor...
Assault Squad was in my opinion the most boring one of them all, if you had seen one of the missions, you had seen them all.
Men of War and Vietnam however introduced the SP and cracking riddles kind of gameplay.

In other words, infiltration, equipment theft (Well one battle I did manage to steal a couple of M48 tanks.)
The joy of this game is not fighting large scale battles, if you want that then I am sorry to say, MoW is NOT for you.
Men Of War with its direct control feature is best enjoyed on sneaky SP missions and Coop moments.
In fact, I dare to say Men Of War and Men Of War Vietnam is ONLY enjoyable in Coop, the workload and coordination required micro management wise, is too much for one person.

The first mission in the campaign where you have to kill a couple of pilots illustrates this perfectly.
You cannot fire 2x M-79s at the same time and with the same accuracy in single player, it just isn't doable.

[classic_leon]

Agree. I have completed the levels tweice including both USA and Viet/Russia Sides in only 1 day. The game is too short... as hell! Normally a Skirmish mode makes short game last longer, but we all know there has not been a real Skirmish for the series of the game, it's an epic failure of use of the title "Skirmish" in MoW:AS. BTW, I found gameplay with "Normal" difficulty is easier than "Easy". The weapons in the game are just remapped WW2 weapns, which look like modern but outdated. I felt I was playing a WW2 game.