hongkongwargamer
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Hahahah .. from where I am, it's too much of a first world problem to bother. It's a game. I will either buy it. Or not buy it. Hence my question.I have all the "New" core modules (i.e., everything but CdG and HL), and I will definitely need the previously-in-CdG overlays to play the scenarios physically, to answer @bprobst 's question.
It's been a while since I tallied this up, but of the scenarios that I own but don't have the physical kit for, the CdG overlays are probably the biggest thing I'm missing in terms of "number of scenarios I can now play once I have them". The previous biggest thing was the American OB and the CdG boards, so I was happy to get those in Yanks. #2 at the moment are the AP boards that are in CdG, so I'm happy to be getting those.
This is definitely an annoyance for me. I have no interest in the overlay module, which may never come out (and as Bruce points out, will not be a long-term solution if the map bundles are any indication), and will come out god-knows-when, and will include only overlays that I already have, except for the CdG ones. Unless they also withhold to the overlays from the upcoming HL, which it seems would be a huge slap in the face to consumers, if I understand correctly how overlays function in DTO. Obviously this a problem that is specific to when I joined the hobby, and since I mostly play VASL anyway, it's not a dealbreaker.
@hongkongwargamer asked whether it would keep me from buying CdG. No, it won't, but that's not the only question worth asking. This definitely annoys me, and it makes me trust MMP less. Not much, for now, but between VASL and BGD and a million other TPP, MMP doesn't have enough of a monopoly that they can annoy their customers forever. And how will they know whether they have annoyed us if we don't talk about it? I think that everybody should -- not can, should -- express their preferences on these things so that MMP knows how best to serve their customer base. So keep it coming, people who have both opinions! Or third and fourth and fifth opinions!
But heck - there are more direct ways to let companies know what you think other than chatting on a forum if that's how you feel. Or perhaps you are doing that already. Good luck!