COH: Opposing Fronts

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:12 am

awesome float! Speaking of floats, I could really go for a rootbeer float right now.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:23 am

Two new screenshots and interview with Lead Designer

GameSpy: Is there a particular new unit or combined arms tactic that you favor so far?

Josh Mosqueira: The beauty with Opposing Fronts is that every week something new and totally cool gets added to the game. A few weeks ago it was the British Creeping Barrage, what I call the walk of death. [Ed's note: The Creeping Barrage is a tactic where artillery traditionally fire upon the area in front of an advancing friendly army, which keeps the enemy pinned down and also produces smoke cover for the advancing army.] I just love calling in a Creeping Barrage as the enemy is retreating. Nothing says revenge like cutting off retreating troops in a maelstrom of fire and brimstone.

I am salivating in anticipation.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:34 pm

Is dis better than Close Combat? Or else I'm not getting it.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:42 pm

I'm not sure. Haven't played Close Combat but I would recommend it.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:41 pm

VasikkA wrote:Is dis better than Close Combat? Or else I'm not getting it.

It's a bit different. CC was a slow-paced game, nearly relaxing to play.

In COH everything goes quite fast, so you have to be on your guard all the time.

But it's still good and you should like it if you liked CC, get it.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:06 pm

S4ur0n27 wrote:In COH everything goes quite fast, so you have to be on your guard all the time.

A shame. I love the constant change of pace in CC. Especially upon the first enemy contact when you've moved your troops in total silence and suddenly all hell breaks loose. Or when the enemy retreats/gets killed or you lose visual contact with them and the battle pauses.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat May 26, 2007 10:30 am

It is quite awesome all all of a sudden hear a sniper shot and your men screaming and then machineguns chattering and shit. It is a fun game. I almost want to reinstall.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat May 26, 2007 8:59 pm

Why did you uninstall already?

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sat May 26, 2007 10:55 pm

was digging up space for supcom.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:13 am

CC doesn't use any HD space, it's just those damn maps.

Fire up Gold-Juno-Sword or Afrika 40-41 mods for a fresh, enjoyable campaign.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sun May 27, 2007 2:19 am

I thought he was talking about COH?

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Sun May 27, 2007 3:57 am

I think he was.

Splatterpope · Post by **Splatterpope** » Sun May 27, 2007 4:25 am

Darn, now you're making me want to re-install.

Strangely enough, I also uninstalled to free up space for supcom.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Sun May 27, 2007 5:17 am

In the words of General Patton- "To uninstall is to declare defeat in the midst of an undecided battle. To reinstall is simply playing god."

Patton said it, not me. Reinstall at your own risk.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:33 am

S4ur0n27 wrote:I thought he was talking about COH?

True. I actually do still have A Bridge Too Far still installed. :retro:

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:13 pm

I have CC3 installed

talesfromthecrypt · Post by **talesfromthecrypt** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:50 pm

Meh, the game mechanics itself are good and it is fun in multiplayer...but the singleplayer campaign sucks ass.

Basicly 90 % of the missions are unlosable even if youre a complete and utter moron.
Before anyone asks I played on the highest difficulty setting.

1. Youre never under presser of your enemies, they sit in their stupid bases or at the places on the map where the designers put them and do nothing. I have never had my base attacked except for that scripted panzer attack in the mission about clearing the way for that convoy, and that missions where you oughta defend carentan

2. Basicly, you get a shitload of recources for free from the very start on, even recources like fuel which are required to build tanks.
You almost never have to fight off the enemy with lesser advanced units like infantry to get those recources. In most missions you can build tanks from the start, sit in your base, wait till you have a complete army and move out.

3. The game gives you even free troops and recources in missions without basebuilding. WTF? I mean, having to care for your troops and making sure not too many of them get killed is kinda the point of such a mission type in RTS. Giving the player endless free replacements makes them kinda pointless, no?

Summary: Boring, unstrategical, unchallenging campaign. Made idiot proof for retards. The oblivion of singleplayer RTS.
The only time I had a real challenge was when I decided to pursue the optional (!) goal of conquering that hill in 30 minutes. That was the only time I had fun with the campaign.

God, I hate it to have to point out the total lameness of the CoH singleplayer campaign to people, why dont you asshats see it yourselves? Do you have no fucking clue about what makes quality video games except Fallout?

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:01 pm

I like this niggah

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:08 pm

talesfromthecrypt wrote:The oblivion of singleplayer RTS.

I knew it. It looked way too streamlined even from the screenshots. This genre is currently DEAD.

Duck and Cover

COH: Opposing Fronts

Panzer Elite or British 2nd?