Are we all seriously still expecting not one, but three releases to occur - and imminently at that? Afghanistan, NATO and Normandy?
I wonder why we're doing that. I mean, everyone but dalem.
Seriously, and with zero hate, vitriol, or extremism:
We're coming up on a solid 3 years since CMSF: July something, right? 2 modules (I think) released to mediocre response and a third promised but openly back-burnered since then. A variant game stealth-announced wth a Russian partner designer, also seemingly delayed. Multiple target dates for their presumed flagship release - a WWII game - needlessly announced and shamefully missed with no notice. A few essentially meaningless screenshots produced which hold no H2O: where is water, a bridge, an on-map 60mm mortar team? Not even a title or battle focus announced beyond "Normandy after D-Day", which covers a helluva lot of territory, time, and units, even limiting it to U.S. forces.
At this point a statement from BFC is
required. No apologies, no
mea culpas are necessary, (but they wouldn't go amiss either), but a "where are we now" update is the bare minimum that BFC owes its few remaining fans and supporters.
Of course, given their track record, a warehouse full of CDs could be waiting to ship tomorrow for a surprise release, but these long periods of "shut up and leave me alone" are NOT professional, and in today's market of Twitter, blogs, open periodic conference calls, and instant marketing, such a dearth of information is, whether they know it or not, embarrassing.
-dale