Grumblers musing

[PawelM]

"I am for instance still reluctant to part with a mouse, but my kids are so into touchscreens and touchpad. Does it mean I should ridicule touch technology? I have a choice to stick with my beloved mouse."

Who is ridiculing technology? If they made voice command for the game I probably would not use it, I too like the mouse. It would be cool.
What I object to is the casual and flippant attitude of "if you don't like it, don't play it" and "we do not care what you want, we are going to put the 'cool' things from ME into the WWII games".

What if the cool things are not so cool?

As you stated, all the options have fractured the community.

And, as I have stated, if they make changes that take the fun out of playing I will find other things to do with my time. Also, I will simply give away my disks to whomever would contact me first (once I offered them, of course).

Wash my hands of it and walk away.

HSL

Why give away discs? Any changes in new versions of ww2 CS, putting you off, will not affect your install of 2.02 and should not affect the experience of play? just curious....

If I disliked any new updates, I do not see anything stopping me to keep my earlier version. I am sure there would be people (I base it on the posts in this thread) who would stick with classic version... If changes to new version of the game were as divisive in the community, then personally I think I would most likely keep 2.02 alongside new version to be able to play with wider player spectrum.

For instance, at this stage I play any options EA off or on, AF on or off... it just makes the game a bit different. I am just this person in the middle

So, you can keep your disks and be assured I can oblige offering you a PBEM game in whatever is your version of choice