Strategic Command: WW2 Global Conflict

[Holman]

This one is just now out from Battlefront.

I'm a wargamer from way back, and I usually prefer dense grognard games. This one looks more beer-and-pretzel, but somehow it's attractive to me. Has anyone played any of the earlier games in the series? Is this basically a turn-based "Hearts Of Iron"?

I'd love to hear comments on the AI especially, in either the new game or older installments.

[tgb]

I played the original SCII. The economics, research, and diplomacy are not nearly as deep as HoI. Think of it as a somewhat deeper Panzer General.

I am so sick of WW II that this just isn't grabbing my interest.

BTW, there's a demo available if you want to check it out. The demo includes the manual.

[dbt1949]

I might be interested but I hate their licensing system.

[MonkeyFinger]

You can also check out the manual without downloading the demo.

[cicobuff]

I might be interested but I hate their licensing system.

What is their licensing system?

[dbt1949]

I might be interested but I hate their licensing system.

What is their licensing system?

Two computers at a time. (so far no problem)
If you want to uninstall it you also have to uninstall he license or else it's "used up". If you have to nuke your hard drive you better make sure to uninstall the license or else it's used up forever. You can email them asking for another and to their credit they'll usually do it but I don't like to have to do that.
It takes an act of god to uninstall the license. They have a site you can go to to try different things in case you can't just do it from your Control Panel but you can see it can be a hassle.

I'm the kind of person who is constantly installing and uninstalling games depending on my mood and I find all this very tiresome.

[cicobuff]

I might be interested but I hate their licensing system.

What is their licensing system?

Two computers at a time. (so far no problem)
If you want to uninstall it you also have to uninstall he license or else it's "used up". If you have to nuke your hard drive you better make sure to uninstall the license or else it's used up forever. You can email them asking for another and to their credit they'll usually do it but I don't like to have to do that.
It takes an act of god to uninstall the license. They have a site you can go to to try different things in case you can't just do it from your Control Panel but you can see it can be a hassle.

I'm the kind of person who is constantly installing and uninstalling games depending on my mood and I find all this very tiresome.

Doh! That means it won't work for me as well as I usually wipe my windows installation every 3 months or so. And on my laptop and desktop also....

[baelthazar]

I might be interested but I hate their licensing system.

It's not TOO bad, but can be a PITA in certain situations. I think that their customer service will work with you if you have an issue (like a computer crash while the game is still licensed to two other computers. You just have to be careful that you de-license the game from one if you are playing to install on a third (I think you get 2 you can use, IIRC). It certainly isn't Ubisoft, but it isn't Matrix either...

I do want to relate - they did make the install of all that "bloatware" that appears at the end of Battlefront's install process default to "no" rather than "yes" like it did in some of their past title (stuff like the google toolbar, and the battlefront toolbar).

Bael

[Holman]

FWIW, I've uninstalled twice without "properly" removing my Battlefront license first (once a HD crash, once just forgetful). Both times, all it took was an email to set things right.

[dbt1949]

All I'm saying is I don't like it and won't be buying anymore from them until it gets changed. I wish Battlefront and everybody who buys their games all the best in the world, but it's just not my thing.

[Isgrimnur]

All I'm saying is I don't like it and won't be buying anymore from them until it gets changed. I wish Battlefront and everybody who buys their games all the best in the world, but it's just not my thing.

Now you can get a Steam key for games registered at Matrix through the My Page interface

[dbt1949]

That's good. Matrix and Battlefront are two different companies.

[Isgrimnur]

The OP title is apparently now Strategic Command Classic: Global Conflict, which was developed by Fury Software and published by Battlefront.

The Matrix version is the Gold Edition of the original and includes the the two DLCs "Assault on Communism" and "Assault on Democracy".

[dbt1949]

I now have Strategic Global Command Classic and Strategic Command Classic WW1.