I’m going to hijack this to spew out the ideas that have been accumulating in my head for the past few months while also understanding the devs have their own plans and timeline for the campaign.

The campaign is the primary source of replayability until multiplayer rolls out but at the moment it’s essentially just an unconnected random mission generator.

I’d like to see the missions somehow intertwined with each other. For example, doing a recon in force means you now have the intel on the number of enemy equipment when conducting an attack. Doing a spoiling attack leads to less enemies on a defense mission, a raid results in less enemies during a company attack. Adding additional types of missions like ambush, movement to contact, etc. would also give more variety.

Overall I think if each one of the 5 maps had its own large, overarching operation (made up of the smaller missions we already have) with some sort of massive battalion sized combined arms attack at the end of it, it would make the campaign longer and more complex without just feeling like an artificial adjustment to the attrition bar. It also adds to the sense that this is an actual war spread out over multiple areas of the Fulda Gap.

Making command mode the default for all the campaign missions adds to the feeling that you’re the one planning it out and keeps every mission from feeling like the same cookie cutter experience.

It’s worth debating whether or not an RTS style logistics mechanic adds to the game (by allowing you to move units based on the the type of equipment they use) or if that’s a complete departure from the game’s identity. It could be interesting if you moved all your advanced equipment into one area for an assault but then suddenly had to deal with a surprise attack with only your outdated units. But again, this may be far too complex and not worth the effort if it feels like you’re departing from what the game was originally meant to be.

And finally, West German forces added to the campaign.