*Ace of Aces PS3 Tournament - Final & Prizes!!*

[edal86]

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Please check out my other tournament "BATTLE FOR EUROPE", Please JOIN :)
** just click here -----> http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=11526

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** Regarding Planes **

Only the following are allowed:

* Hurricane
* Spitfire all series
* Bf 109 all series
* Fw 190 all series
* Ta 152 H-1
* La5, La7
* Yak all series
* P-47
* P-51 (b & d)
* MC 202

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[edal86]

----BACKGROUND----

** Birth of Project **

- To be brief, I gave up smoking several months ago and I am proud of this. I have decided to use the money, that I would have wasted on smokes, to add a little excitement and life back to this game that I have followed for 2 years already, since il2 1946.

- Also, the Holidays are near and what better time to give?

- Furthermore, I dont think I have ever had a better time and communication with a gaming community as I have with this one. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT :)

** Idea Origination **

- The whole competition idea came to me after reading a comment from the " Who's the best pilot you've met in the skies?" thread. Hence, Ace of Aces PS3 Tournament.

- I noticed some of you received well my first "Beat me Reward" competition but I think the rest of you PS3 sim players were a little intimidated. So, instead of all participants waiting to play me, I want all you to be able to participate with each other.

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* In case of a DRAW in any of the 30 minute Eliminatory Stage Matches or Final, I will host an extra 10 minute match for those who had the DRAW. Then, I will go to a corner of the map so I wont interfere in the DUEL. Then, those players who had the DRAW will engage and whoever's name (on the bottom of the screen) I read first that crashes or gets killed will loose the match and be eliminated.
- The same goes for me If I tie with any of you, TRK29 will host that extra 10 minute match (if it is ok with him) since we all trust him. In the case that TRK29 happens to be the person I tie with, then he and I will have to agree on whom we want to be referee.

- It is important for me to have all the rules ready before Tournament so there is no speculation that I am cheating. (I will not change any of the rules once the tournament has started)
- Also, all rules apply to every single participant including me, No rule will be Bent for NO ONE.


STATISTICS WILL INCLUDE:

* American Continent Player Standings (player name. kills, deaths, other)
* UK Player Standings (player name, kills, deaths, other)
* Rest of Europe Player Standings (player name, kills, deaths, other)
* International Killers (from players with most kills to players with the least kills)
* International Untouchable Ace (this will be done by subtracting deaths from kills)
* Tournament's Most Popular Plane (which plane players use the most) will list all planes used.


:)-------------------:)--------------------:)--- RULES IN FRENCH--:)------------------:)----------------:)

Règles (toutes violation entraînera une défaite 0-3)
-soyez respectueux en tout temps-vous ne pouvez choisir que des chasseurs. Les jets, bombardiers et I-153 sont interdits
-aucunes roquettes
-les bombes sont allouées seulement si vous croyez qu’elles améliorent les performances de votre avion (par contre, si vous larguez même une seule bombe, vous perdrez le match 0-3)
-vous ne pouvez tirer sur les cibles terrestres parce que cela modifierait le pointage
-visitez cette page fréquemment, elle sera rafraîchit régulièrement et servira de bulletin

Dispositions –settings- (veuillez rapporter toutes infractions à celles-ci, le match sera annulé le cas échéant)
-Simulation seulement
-Cartes : vous devez poster votre carte favorite avant vendredi le 13 novembre
-Température : vous pouvez choisir la température que vous voulez
-Temps : vous ne pouvez choisir la nuit
-Limite de temps : le premier stage de groupe sera joué en match de 20 minutes. Les stage éliminatoire et final seront de 30 minutes
-Strike : les match seront joué dans le mode strike. Ainsi un crash enlèvera un ticket à votre score. Aussi, cela permet au joueur ayant crashé de ressusciter au dessus de sa propre base.
-Essence et munitions limitées : alors ne tirez pas comme des dingues parce que la seule façon de faire le plein est de crasher, ce qui vous enlèvera un ticket-Nombre de joueur : choisissez 2 joueur ainsi personne ne pourra se joindre à vous lors de la préparation au vol (recommandation seulement)

Première partie du tournoi : Stage de groupe (3 match par semaine)
- match de 20 minutes
-vous jouerez 2 fois contre chaque membre de votre groupe (local et invité). C’est pourquoi il est important de poster votre carte favorite.
-les 4 premiers de chaque groupe passeront automatiquement au stage éliminatoire (sujet à changement dépendamment du nombre de joueurs inscrit)
-le 5ieme de chaque groupe aura l’opportunité de se qualifier pour le stage éliminatoire-les points cesseront d’être cumulés une fois ce stage terminé

Deuxième partie du tournoi : Stage éliminatoire (2 match par semaine)
-match de 30 minutes-matches simples; vous perdez vous êtes éliminé
-16 joueurs passeront à ce stage. Il est important que vous tentiez de vous qualifier dans le top 3 afin que vous puissiez vous battre contre les 4e et 5e places des autres groupes (plus d’info à venir)
-dans ce stage, quiconque possède le moins de points sera l’hote et choisira donc l’emplacement et les settings

Matches et flexibilité d’horaires (important, à lire)
-le vainqueur du match est responsable de faire parvenir les résultats à edal86. Pour se faire, utiliser l’option camera dans le menu général du PS3 et prendre un cliché du sommaire de mission et faire parvenir à edal86 par PSN. Sans cliché le match ne comptera pas.
-soyez certains de savoir comment prendre des cliché avant samedi le 14. Pour de l’aide, poster ici.
-la communication est vitale; si vous ne répondez pas au challenge dans la semaine, vous déclarer automatiquement forfait (défaite 0-3). Par contre, si vous savez à l’avance que vous ne pourrez pas jouer votre match dans la semaine, svp contactez edal86 et/ou votre adversaire le plus tôt possible
-un nouvel horaire sera affiché à toutes les semaines à partir du 14 novembre
-l’horaire hebdomadaire vous indiquera vos 3 adversaires à affronter pour cette semaine. Pour les stages éliminatoire et final, vous aurez 3 jours pour contacter et affronter l’adversaire indiqué à l’horaire.

Pointage
-faire crasher l’adversaire est ce qui compte. Chaque fois que celui
-ci s’écrase vous donnera un point
-dans le cas où vous épuisez vos munitions, vous ne serez pas pénalisé si vous décidez d’emboutir votre adversaireles

1ere, 2e et 3e place remportent des prix
(…)

*dans le cas d’un match nul lors du stage éliminatoire et final, une session sera tenue par soit edal86 ou trk29 qui jouera le rôle d’arbitre observateur sans influencer la partie. Le premier nom que l’arbitre verra apparaître (joueur qui crash) perdra le match instantanément et sera éliminé.


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- EDAL86

[DH1979]

Count me in mate would love in on this. PSN ID Dinho28 GMT England

[haitch40]

ok im in
psn haitch40
location lincolnshire uk
time zone gmt
playing times
weekends and school holidays 10am to 6pm gmt
normal days (excluding tuesdays and thursdays cos im buisy those nights) 4pm to 6pm gmt
no games can run after 6pm even if they have already started because my mum goes mental
btw about the tryouts i know you are going to fly the worst plane in the game but man your the best pilot in the game (so ive heard)

[P-51]

Count me in! is this a team thing?

reaper1526, UK links, GMT

Prefrably not this week coming as have exams and am away at weekend.. Also busy on thursdays..

[haitch40]

Count me in! is this a team thing?

reaper1526, UK links, GMT

Prefrably not this week coming as have exams and am away at weekend.. Also busy on thursdays..

i dont think this is a team thing if it was we would win for sure. VAS against a few guys desperately trying to make a team

[edal86]

Count me in! is this a team thing?

reaper1526, UK links, GMT

Prefrably not this week coming as have exams and am away at weekend.. Also busy on thursdays..

This will be a 1 vs 1 tournament all the way, you will be representing only yourself. Dont worry about the scoring system because I have a solution for it ;)

Glad to have VAS members invade it though, I always wanted to bring you guys back from where ever you were hiding

[P-51]

Ok, i got caught up in Uncharted 2... So whens it starting?

[edal86]

btw about the tryouts i know you are going to fly the worst plane in the game but man your the best pilot in the game (so ive heard)

Dont worry, you will do just fine :)

However, If you want to end up in at least the top 5, then you are going to have to practice more on Sim, if you see me online invite me I will gladly help you practice, that goes for everyone else.

[irrelevant]

count me in!

irrelevant24, american, central time (-6 GMT)

as a side note, i have to commend you edal. not only are you coming up with creative ideas for competition, you're using your own money to reward players for success. that, and you're certainly bound to encourage more people to play sim with competitions like this.

so, a big THANK YOU goes out to you. ;)

[trk29]

Excellent idea edal I love this can't wait for it to start. Thanks for taking the time and money to do this.

I will sticky this thread until tournament is over so it doesn't get lost in the forum!

[edal86]

Ok, i got caught up in Uncharted 2... So whens it starting?

So far it looks like this tournament has a future, If it continues like this it will start as scheduled, November 16, perhaps sooner If I get things to run as I hope. I want to allow players to see post so they can participate, also this allows extra time to practice.

Dont worry, I still need to post the FULL DETAILS, they are completed but will post around 3-4 pm pacific time

[edal86]

Excellent idea edal I love this can't wait for it to start. Thanks for taking the time and money to do this.

I will sticky this thread until tournament is over so it doesn't get lost in the forum!

Im glad that you received this idea well my friend, thanks about the sticky it will be of great help.

you are east coast US right?

[P-51]

But that be middle of the night here! And i have an exam tomorrow morning:( so cant look till this time tomorrow...

[edal86]

count me in!

irrelevant24, american, central time (-6 GMT)

as a side note, i have to commend you edal. not only are you coming up with creative ideas for competition, you're using your own money to reward players for success. that, and you're certainly bound to encourage more people to play sim with competitions like this.

so, a big THANK YOU goes out to you. ;)

oh, absolutely. No tryouts needed from you nor Trk29, you have already proven yourselves enough ;)

[edal86]

But that be middle of the night here! And i have an exam tomorrow morning:( so cant look till this time tomorrow...

No worries, I will post the FULL DETAILS earlier if I can, thing is I am using my PS3 right now, and cant post what I want. I am waiting for my girlfriend to come back from Mexico, around that time, so I can use her computer. Any news I will let you know personally via PSN message my friend dont worry

[P-51]

Im on PS3 aswell... So flippin slow...
Ok mate :D thanks!
If you get ya but online ill do the trial now?

[trk29]

Im glad that you received this idea well my friend, thanks about the sticky it will be of great help.

you are east coast US right?

Correct.


PSN: trk29
Location: US
Time: EST
map: stalingrad

[haitch40]

wish i had some money to give id give £50 to anyone who can take me out in 1v1 realistic cta match but im broke

[edal86]

wish i had some money to give id give £50 to anyone who can take me out in 1v1 realistic cta match but im broke

you should try doing one, some players just want to have fun and dont care about any prize like my friend kozzmo who rejected the $20 reward for beating me so that my previous competition could continue.

just participate, and practice with us when ever you see us around. Practice makes the master my friend :)

[P-51]

you should try doing one, some players just want to have fun and dont care about any prize like my friend kozzmo who rejected the $20 reward for beating me so that my previous competition could continue.

just participate, and practice with us when ever you see us around. Practice makes the master my friend :)
Ill be happy to help! Give me a mail if you see me!

[Spitfire23]

It really is Fantastic to see someone have so much passion for a community.

Count me in,

PSN: SubaruGaz
Location: UK
Time: GMT:0

[edal86]

It really is Fantastic to see someone have so much passion for a community.

Count me in,

PSN: SubaruGaz
Location: UK
Time: GMT:0

You are in with no doubt :)

Do I really have to say this? You dont need tryout, how can my personal nemesis need one? lol

Welcome aboard my friend ;)

[philabong2]

Edal86 for president!!! good work keeping this community afloat and entertained with these contests.
Count me in m8
philabong2
canada
EST

[Ancient Seraph]

Just a suggestion: You could use Skoll's site (http://il2dogfight.clangrid.com/Default.asp) to make a nice overview of the matches. You can keep using this, works just as fine, just hoping that site will come to some use, since it could actually work :). I can put the matches on the calendar for you.
I know it says it's just for XBOX, but there haven't been any XBOX matches set up lately, so I'm hoping Skoll won't be angry at me :P.

[Mage_016]

You can count me in too.

PSN: Mage_016
FINLAND
GMT: +2

Im hoping that u dont have too tight schedule for this tournament. I have so random times when I can play. Best times r mostly at weekends.

[kozzm0]

I am in of course.

Will this be elimination tournament-type, or round robin

And are there rules for planes or does everyone just get their choice of spit, hurricane or la7?

I think the score should be the number of opponent's deaths, as that's the only way to make limited f/a work, and also because it makes it more interesting trying to push the envelope.

On the one hand, if someone crashes, it doesn't mean their opponent killed them; but on the other hand it DOES mean they crashed and their opponent didn't, which is just as bad, even if it's not intentional... if you're not shot down, you shouldn't crash.

I'm mentioning this cause I was online about 6 hours today and damned if everybody doesn't still love to crash, more now than ever, in those 3 and 4 player free-for-alls. Of course most of them were unscored kills, damaged wings, etc but there was still plenty of bad flying, including on my part, it's hard to avoid in dogfight mode.

also today was about the busiest I've seen yet in terms of matches going on, several at once most of the time. I could maybe find a few people to join this tournament. Not all speak English though.

<edit> nationality USA, time zone us pacific, GMT-8.

and hey, what happens if you win, do you give the prize to yourself?

[edal86]

Just a suggestion: You could use Skoll's site (http://il2dogfight.clangrid.com/Default.asp) to make a nice overview of the matches. You can keep using this, works just as fine, just hoping that site will come to some use, since it could actually work :). I can put the matches on the calendar for you.
I know it says it's just for XBOX, but there haven't been any XBOX matches set up lately, so I'm hoping Skoll won't be angry at me :P.

Thank you very much for the offer, however, I wont take it because I want to keep this as simple as possible for all participants. Some of the participants have trouble with the English Language and I dont want to confuse them by sending them to other sites in order to know who or when they are playing next.

** Please Note All Participants**
- Always check first page of this thread
- I will regularly edit the first 2 posts (I will use them as a Bulletin Board)
- Schedule, Statistics, and any Update will be found There


Vieras,
Glad you could join us. Dont worry about schedule yet, you will see that it will be very organized and strict, as well as flexible. :)

Philabong,
Finally, you appear. I have a shortage of North Americans my Canadian Friend :)

[edal86]

I am in of course.

Will this be elimination tournament-type, or round robin

And are there rules for planes or does everyone just get their choice of spit, hurricane or la7?

I think the score should be the number of opponent's deaths, as that's the only way to make limited f/a work, and also because it makes it more interesting trying to push the envelope.

On the one hand, if someone crashes, it doesn't mean their opponent killed them; but on the other hand it DOES mean they crashed and their opponent didn't, which is just as bad, even if it's not intentional... if you're not shot down, you shouldn't crash.

I'm mentioning this cause I was online about 6 hours today and damned if everybody doesn't still love to crash, more now than ever, in those 3 and 4 player free-for-alls. Of course most of them were unscored kills, damaged wings, etc but there was still plenty of bad flying, including on my part, it's hard to avoid in dogfight mode.

also today was about the busiest I've seen yet in terms of matches going on, several at once most of the time. I could maybe find a few people to join this tournament. Not all speak English though.

Kozzmo, for those of you that dont know him, is a great pilot and fast learner. I admit I under estimated him and he got the best of me. My latest defeat was against him, there is a video of this battle that I will post. Welcome my friend :)

What is your Nationality, and Time Zone?
Yes, I took some of your feedback from the previous competition. I will post FULL DETAILS in a bit.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

O hell yes! I'm in!

xX-SiLeNcE-Xx
Canada
PST

[Spitfire23]

You are in with no doubt :)

Do I really have to say this? You dont need tryout, how can my personal nemesis need one? lol

Welcome aboard my friend ;)

Hahaha, Ohhh your'e too kind ;)

[edal86]

and hey, what happens if you win, do you give the prize to yourself?

Yes, My girlfriend promised me that she would buy me a game if I won lol, too bad I promised her to take her to Disneyland on Christmas if I won 1st place :

[maninovka]

Hell:evil:o edal86, i am here

PSN - maninovka
Nationality - Czech Republic
Time zone - GMT +1
Play time - every day 11 pm - 2 am

P.S. - my english is really very bad - sry - i have little problem with translate this thread (with detailed) - but its ok - i underrstand -kill all aces :-)))

[Beamjimmy]

Great Idea. I enroll.

PSN ID: Beamjimmy
Location: Austria GMT +1
time enough

[Rhah]

Ok, count me in. However, I can't do matches Friday, saturday, and sunday's. And i'm in the UK so its normal GMT for me.

Edal86, drop me a line if you see me online so we can do the tryout requirements thing.

[P-51]

Have i missed the full details?
Edit: Duhh.. Just found it :P
Ill get back with maps etc. But by 'times' do you mean morning evening etc in game?

[P-51]

edal how are you going to scrutenize this because there are some greedy people who might say they won when they didnt so they get $70

It says screenshot up top does it not?

[haitch40]

It says screenshot up top does it not?

oh yea oops

[P-51]

No worries i had a brain fart earlier..

[InfiniteStates]

Sweet idea :) Kudos to edal!

PSN: InfiniteStates
Location: London, UK
Timezone: GMT

Map: Sicily, evening, hazy


Man, I'm going to have to practise - land lubber games like Borderlands and Flashpoint are making my wings shrink!

[miatar]

count me in, not sure I'm going to pass your entry requirement though. You, a pea shooter standing on a mole hill and you'll blow me out of the sky...:(
GMT time zone let me know when you want to torture me.

[edal86]

Great Idea. I enroll.

PSN ID: Beamjimmy
Location: Austria GMT +1
time enough

hi,
Beamjimmy, I have never seen you around could you please tell us something about yourself?

*this is only to prevent no one decides to create multiple accounts se they can have more chances at winning and because I see that you created an account this month.

(can anyone translate this to german in case he does not understand?)

[edal86]

count me in, not sure I'm going to pass your entry requirement though. You, a pea shooter standing on a mole hill and you'll blow me out of the sky...:(
GMT time zone let me know when you want to torture me.

THIS GOES TO EVERYONE

Tryouts are only intended for to see that you can fly on SIMULATION difficulty. Furthermore, I will mainly be observing that you dont stall out, or spin out, all the time with no real reason to do so (example: if you stall out all the time and end up crashing 5 times or so, with no reason, then this will affect the statistics, this is what I dont want, since, your opponent's crashes = your kills)

* NOTE : if you have the problem mentioned above, please check the STICKY THREAD " A beginner's Guide to the Planes" by Ancient Seraph.

[edal86]

Ok, count me in. However, I can't do matches Friday, saturday, and sunday's. And i'm in the UK so its normal GMT for me.

Edal86, drop me a line if you see me online so we can do the tryout requirements thing.

No worries, YOU my friend need no Tryout

[edal86]

I realize that the FULL DETAILS post came out a little too small and also you guys are having trouble reading it because of backgroud photo, So I will correct this when I get out of school.

Also, please check THE FIRST POST OF THIS THREAD in a bit, I need your vote on something :)

[trk29]

hi,
Beamjimmy, I have never seen you around could you please tell us something about yourself?

*this is only to prevent no one decides to create multiple accounts se they can have more chances at winning and because I see that you created an account this month.

(can anyone translate this to german in case he does not understand?)

I played him today.

[philabong2]

hey guys, just a little question/suggestion here:
could we take the jets out of this competition. I may have a bias against them cause i dont fly them (i think flying a jet plane with no blackout/redout is kinda playin any arcade game... just my opinion) but matching a prop plane against a jet will make for either a total domination of the jet over his opponent or a match ending 0-0; if the prop flies well, he'll avoid the shots easily but might never get any clears shots at his opponent... I think this should be considered even tho these r 20min matches

any thoughts?

P.S.: Edal86-the details r small but i can see them perfecly

[Hrok81]

Cheers mate, count me in.
I'm definitely rusty but if I can pass the tryout I'll be glad to participate!!

Great idea by the way.

Location Mantova, Italy
GMT +1

[Ancient Seraph]

Just wanted to say, kudos for organisation. Very well done and thought through. Too bad I can't buy a PS3 for that 70 bucks, else I'd have given it a shot :P.
EDIT: Just read the referral to my guide, awesome :cool:.

[edal86]

Just wanted to say, kudos for organisation. Very well done and thought through. Too bad I can't buy a PS3 for that 70 bucks, else I'd have given it a shot :P.
EDIT: Just read the referral to my guide, awesome :cool:.

:) if can get a friend or someone to let you borrow a ps3 you are very welcome to join. You will be my own special guest, no tryout required.


**ALL PARTICIPANTS CHECK FIRST PAGE, IT HAS BEEN UPDATED, PLEASE VOTE BY POSTING, THANK YOU**

[philabong2]

if its not much harder to organize, I think option A would be more fun

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

I like option B, sounds cool.

[kozzm0]

Wouldn't option A mean playing 19 matches before elimination

if so, option B would be better.

As for eliminating jets, I'd rather eliminate the I-16. But under the rules, it doesn't matter much. The jets have light ammo loads, if they just spend 20 minutes running away, well that's 1 point for not being suicidal, but the other 2 points forsaken for wasting the Luftwaffe's fuel without getting a kill.

After spending a 20 minute dogfight with 1941 planes against an I-16, my attitude towards I-16 and I-153 will be to just ignore it and fly around it. I'll just fly up to 3000 m right above it and dive, then let it watch me disappear.

[edal86]

Wouldn't option A mean playing 19 matches before elimination

if so, option B would be better.

As for eliminating jets, I'd rather eliminate the I-16. But under the rules, it doesn't matter much. The jets have light ammo loads, if they just spend 20 minutes running away, well that's 1 point for not being suicidal, but the other 2 points forsaken for wasting the Luftwaffe's fuel without getting a kill.

After spending a 20 minute dogfight with 1941 planes against an I-16, my attitude towards I-16 and I-153 will be to just ignore it and fly around it. I'll just fly up to 3000 m right above it and dive, then let it watch me disappear.

No, Option A means you will only play with those members of your group (about 10 matches), it will be almost the same as playing each player of group 2 times on smaller groups (8 matches)

I agree, I-153 cannot be out turned, and jets cannot be outrun. they are extremes, 1. burn and turn, the other Boom and Zoom.

* against an I-153 you can Boom and Zoom, and against a Jet you can evade and turn quickly on his tail and try to shoot at him.

- So, I cant prohibit the use of any of the two because they could be part of someone's tactics.
(what I do when someone uses a jet is to use a jet myself, simple as that)

-BTW, I dont see many players using jets anyway (what do you guys think?)

- should I not allow jets?

[Varcus2]

The French is in the place..:)
I m ready for the dogfight of course!
Id psn: Varcus2
I prefer the B proposition, and my my prefer map is Dover!

[edal86]

The French is in the place..:)
I m ready for the dogfight of course!
Id psn: Varcus2
I prefer the B proposition, and my my prefer map is Dover!

FINALLY, it only took me 20 please join messages lol

welcome, my friend, however, you are not the only french on the competition :)

you dont need tryout I know that you know how to fly, thanks for joining

[Beamjimmy]

hi,
Beamjimmy, I have never seen you around could you please tell us something about yourself?

*this is only to prevent no one decides to create multiple accounts se they can have more chances at winning and because I see that you created an account this month.

(can anyone translate this to german in case he does not understand?)

Well, I guess I'm mostly on the game when you guys are asleep (GMT +1 = my time zone). I'm playing IL-2 since it came out. Yesterday I stood up untill 4 am and met a lot of people that are enlisted. Some may have seen me, like trk said. philabong knows me as well, we've also played together.
I'm flexible in time because Im at university :)
I have just one account - Beamjimmy - and when I crash in matches its never on purpose. When my BF109-K4 gets a hole in a wing it becomes pretty uncontrollable at that point (for me).
I didn't enlist because I think I'm an ace and can compete with the best guys on this list but just for the tournament. This is the first tournament I've seen for IL-2 and it gives a good reason to play the game and get into the community.
See you!

PS:
favourite map: dover at daytime - best weather settings
I prefer option B

[edal86]

Well, I guess I'm mostly on the game when you guys are asleep (GMT +1 = my time zone). I'm playing IL-2 since it came out. Yesterday I stood up untill 4 am and met a lot of people that are enlisted. Some may have seen me, like trk said. philabong knows me as well, we've also played together.
I'm flexible in time because Im at university :)
I have just one account - Beamjimmy - and when I crash in matches its never on purpose. When my BF109-K4 gets a hole in a wing it becomes pretty uncontrollable at that point (for me).
I didn't enlist because I think I'm an ace and can compete with the best guys on this list but just for the tournament. This is the first tournament I've seen for IL-2 and it gives a good reason to play the game.
See you!

Thanks, welcome to the forum and to the tournament.

** NOTE ALL PARTICIPANTS: Dont worry about time differences, all groups are separated so that all players in a group share the same time zone, this will make it easier to find them (Eliminatory Stage is only exception because it will be a mixture of all players, but eliminatory stage is a very short stage)**

[Rhah]

No worries, YOU my friend need no Tryout

Cheers dude, much appreciated :)



Just one quick question though; are you going to wait till after the patch to start this up?
If the patch does as intended, it will definitely help with the scoring situation..

[Mage_016]

Edal u wanted to know favourite map, there is none but if I have to mention one:
Stalingrad city. Weather good and time at morning.

[Rhah]

Another thing regarding maps... it might be best to avoid any maps where one player starts over the sea, and the other over land (Dover, Sicily etc)
Because its easier to spot players over the sea it could give one player the advantage. Personally I find it quite difficult to spot players from above over land, whereas over the sea you can pick out the target a lot easier.

[maninovka]

Hi edal,
i vote option A

I understand - perhaps - english:confused:

[Steyr_amr]

I'm up for it if allowed

Northern Ireland
GMT + 0
Evenings and weekends mostly

As for the format discussion I don't mind which way it's run, better and more experienced people than I can decide that. If you notice me online PM me to commence the tryout whenever it suits you, even if I'm playing a difference game.

[Spitfire23]

Yeah i like the sound of A, :)

And regarding Jet fighters, no i do not think they should be allowed. Just incase you get one performing a boom n zoom

[kozzm0]

If there's only 10 matches, then option A is better. If the matches are 20 minutes, there's not much need to play two of them and against a total of only 4 people.

time-zone grouping doesn't work so great for me though... the time of day I'm usually online is mainly when players from Europe are online. Around 10pm to 7am PST which is 6am to 3pm gmt. Cause I work evenings, I'm on a different schedule than my own time zone.

Maninovka: konnen Sie das Deutsch vielleicht?

[olife]

edal86 your idea is very good
i m very interressed to participate and im ok for fight the november 11th between 8:30 pm and 23:45 pm in french time
is it possible ?
if it is not good i understand but i can't play after because of my work
exuse me for my bad english
thanks

[InfiniteStates]

I think the option that was the original sounds the best (I think it was B?).

As for jets, I would say ban them, and I-153s. I think we're all here for some quality WWII dogfighting action, and although those planes fall under that banner, they are at the extremities of the envelope.

They also are both beatable but it makes for a very boring game doing so.


Also, someone mentioned about the patch, and I think the strike match set up is an excellent workaround, so I don't think we need to wait for it. Especially as we don't know when it will arrive. But if it were to be deployed mid-way through the competition, I do think the competition should be reset...


EDIT: also, Olife ^ is a beast in the 153... lol

[P-51]

I vote for the more original one too! (B)
I say limit it to no jets and I-16/153 (that the one?)

[edal86]

Another thing regarding maps... it might be best to avoid any maps where one player starts over the sea, and the other over land (Dover, Sicily etc)
Because its easier to spot players over the sea it could give one player the advantage. Personally I find it quite difficult to spot players from above over land, whereas over the sea you can pick out the target a lot easier.

- Yes, but this will work fine if you get to play 2 times against each member of your group (1 as local, the other as guest) this means that you get an opportunity to have an advantage 50% of the time (also this is why I am asking you guys to post your favorite map), understand?

- About Jets, I have seen enough posts saying not to use them, so I wont allow them. (too extreme boom and Zoom plane) I want to keep it fair for all.

- How about the I-153? This plane is also an extreme Turning plane (its the only biplane fighter on game) So I would think that it should be treated as the Jet has been treated, what do you guys think?

[edal86]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES :)

BY THE WAY, this Tournament starts Sunday, November 15. NO I, am not waiting for patch. This is why I created this rules about the settings.


Basically,
*in option A, you will play against more people (around 9 different players) before qualifying to the eliminatory stage, however, 1 time against each.

*in option B, you will play against only 4 other players (2 times against each,one as local, the other as guest) before qualifying to the eliminatory stage.

*** welcome steyr_amr and -olife, when you see me online ask me for tryout please.***
- you cant use Jets, and since the I-153 is in Jeopardy, you cant use it either until it is decided if it will be allowed in tournament or not.-

KOZZMO, I WILL CONTACT YOU VIA PSN MESSAGE ABOUT YOUR TIME PROBLEM
-if any one else has this problem please post-

[miatar]

I like the idea of option A but will go with the flow. Ban the biplane I say.

just to confirm if option A goes ahead Berlin favourite map/Uk is the location so GMT obviously;)

and cheers edal86 you're an asset to this community.

[edal86]

I like the idea of option A but will go with the flow. Ban the biplane I say.

just to confirm if option A goes ahead Berlin favourite map/Uk is the location so GMT obviously;)

and cheers edal86 you're an asset to this community.

Thank you for your words, also thank you for voting. :)

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

sorry, I forgot to post my favourite map. Dover.

[philabong2]

hey edal,
i dont really mind biplanes cause they're really fun to fly actually (had a blast against Olife the other day in a 1 vs 1 dogfight flying one of those), but I guess they fall into the same category as jets: where the only way to have a fair (read fun) game is to choose the exact same plane as your opponent, and i'm also guessing that the effect of g forces would limit the effectivness of manoeuvers used by pilots in real life (or when the patch comes in) which would make these planes alot "less manoeuvrable" (spell check :confused:)

And my fav map is Berlin, weather, good, time day

Cheers m8

P.S.: Once again great job, feels like this game's online mode really picked up this weekend, there was alot of ppl to play, and i think ur playin a big role in this game's second wind.
Salute /;)

[edal86]

*** attention all -- the start of this tournament has changed to (saturday, november 14) ****

***** check first page of this thread, groups are ready and the Complete rules are now posted!!! ******

note: players are in order from A-Z. dont think you are last because I dislike you :)


Any one has any questions??

Are you guys reading everything??

I still need to know the favorite maps of most of you, please read the first 2 posts of this thread

[maninovka]

Hi mate,
my map is Dover (see and land). - weather, good, time day

I am not sure if i got it:confused: - if i am wrong i hope you will help me.
Thanks;)

P.S. - need patch because i have very bad look on hatsvitch - only three direction with my T.Flight Stick X - i dont understand why - i am worry

[Rhah]

One questions (to anyone really).... whats the alternate controller option for control pads... the one that puts the look-around toggle onto the trigger buttons?
After watching Edal86's video of his dogfight with Kozz, and seeing how easy he looks around (presumably on a flight stick hat switch) I feel like I'm at a serious disadvantage using the default controller layout!!

As for favourite maps... well, I'm not a fan of the winter maps, so I'd say Dover, Sicily or Berlin, dawn or dusk (it looks nicer) and preferably half decent weather

[Mage_016]

One questions (to anyone really).... whats the alternate controller option for control pads... the one that puts the look-around toggle onto the trigger buttons?
After watching Edal86's video of his dogfight with Kozz, and seeing how easy he looks around (presumably on a flight stick hat switch) I feel like I'm at a serious disadvantage using the default controller layout!!

Try aviator setup with pad. With that u can use right stick from pad for looking around without that u have to push it down. I'm using that and it's working for me.

[haitch40]

Try aviator setup with pad. With that u can use right stick from pad for looking around without that u have to push it down. I'm using that and it's working for me.

i tried it and i hate it because i like 100% throttle when turning but its hard to do that with aviator setup

[trk29]

Edal u wanted to know favourite map, there is none but if I have to mention one:
Stalingrad city. Weather good and time at morning.

Yes this is a great map.

I hosted 20 minute sessions (sim mode) on this map with limited F/A yesterday and had about 8 people in each match (good times) I had a blast got to play with philabong a lot. He is good. Nice addition to VAS.

[trk29]

TRK29 will host that extra 10 minute match (if it is ok with him) since we all trust him. In the case that TRK29 happens to be the person I tie with, then he and I will have to agree on whom we want to be referee.


Yes that will be fine for me to host the session.:-P

[irrelevant]

favorite map: stalingrad, daytime, good weather

somehow i have a feeling i will be making an early exit from this tournament. there is a lot of great competitors and i haven't been flying very well lately, even with practice. oh well, this is all about having fun.

[philabong2]

Yes this is a great map.

I hosted 20 minute sessions (sim mode) on this map with limited F/A yesterday and had about 8 people in each match (good times) I had a blast got to play with philabong a lot. He is good. Nice addition to VAS.

Thanks m8 - starting to get the hang of it here.
Cant wait till this thing picks up tho so we'll b able to do some "real" team battles flying along with other V.A.S. team members.

I only played a few team matches with any random wingmen; its fun n all but feels so un-coordinated, pretty much the same thing as a 1 on 1 df. Really looking forward to being someone's wingmen, executing team tactics, setting up traps, stuff like that. Maybe harder but so much more entertaining and rewarding.

[edal86]

One questions (to anyone really).... whats the alternate controller option for control pads... the one that puts the look-around toggle onto the trigger buttons?
After watching Edal86's video of his dogfight with Kozz, and seeing how easy he looks around (presumably on a flight stick hat switch) I feel like I'm at a serious disadvantage using the default controller layout!!

As for favourite maps... well, I'm not a fan of the winter maps, so I'd say Dover, Sicily or Berlin, dawn or dusk (it looks nicer) and preferably half decent weather

sorry to disappoint you my friend, but I dont use a stick, I use the aviator layout. This is why I recommend it to all. By having freelook on the right analog stick and the throttle and rudder on the R1,R2, L1, L2, I can compare the ease of tracking my opponents to that of using TrackIr on the PC version.

[edal86]

Yes that will be fine for me to host the session.:-P

Thank you very much for reading everything, also thanks for helping me on this.

[miatar]

I think I mentioned earlier but to confirm:
Map: Berlin
Conditions: Good/Daytime

Also how flexible are the tournament schedules? I know it could add an infinite amount of hassle to get everyone online at the right time but I expect we all have external pressures/commitments that if ignored would make coming bottom of the league and being named and shamed a stroll in the park!

[miatar]

ok feel stupid just re-read the rules again:(

[edal86]

favorite map: stalingrad, daytime, good weather

somehow i have a feeling i will be making an early exit from this tournament. there is a lot of great competitors and i haven't been flying very well lately, even with practice. oh well, this is all about having fun.

I would not worry to much about not qualifying, instead think positively. Consider that there are 20 participants and of those 20, 16 will pass (so, only 4 wont pass). Try your best (this goes to everyone) it is more likely that you will qualify to the Eliminatory Stage than not.

- Think of it like this, you have an 80% chance of qualifying, is that not a big chance or what?

* recommendation to do well are:
- practice on Aviator Layout if you are not yet using it (watch my video to see why this is advantage)
- Be sure to visit this thread regularly, so that you dont miss any matches. (I have a feeling that some will forget about checking for news and will end up forfeiting a match or two)
- Add all of the Participants and practice with them under the tournament's settings (Get used to your map, and exploit any advantage it may give)

A thought:
I know many of you are excited about Call of Duty MW2 release, I also have a copy of this game already, but, personally, I am more excited about this tournament than playing CoD MW2 (I barely have played it). CoD MW2 will always have thousands of people ready to play (night or day), you will all have PLENTY, I MEAN PLENTY of time to work on increasing your rank. Please dont forget about this competition, get into it, practice.

[edal86]

ok feel stupid just re-read the rules again:(

Dont worry.

I believe the rules are well organize and cover most problems. I think, if we all follow them, this competition will run flawless. This is why I always type "Read the First Page Regularly Because I Will Post Everything There, I Will Use It As A Bulletin Board"

Does any of you have a problem with any part of the rules??

- the reason that I divided the groups like that is so that we can all find our opponents online more easy.

[philabong2]

Dont worry.

I believe the rules are well organize and cover most problems. I think, if we all follow them, this competition will run flawless. This is why I always type "Read the First Page Regularly Because I Will Post Everything There, I Will Use It As A Bulletin Board"

Does any of you have a problem with any part of the rules??

- the reason that I divided the groups like that is so that we can all find our opponents online more easy.

i was speakin with a friend 2day and since english inst his first language, he wasnt sure about some of the rules so I offered him to translate the whole thing in french. My english isnt perfect (like no1 here already noticed lol) but I think I can make it clear enough so that evry1 of my french speakin comrades will understand (if ever more of em join). Ill post it here probably later 2nite or by tomorow afternoon.

Cheers guys

[edal86]

i was speakin with a friend 2day and since english inst his first language, he wasnt sure about some of the rules so I offered him to translate the whole thing in french. My english isnt perfect (like no1 here already noticed lol) but I think I can make it clear enough so that evry1 of my french speakin comrades will understand (if ever more of em join). Ill post it here probably later 2nite or by tomorow afternoon.

Cheers guys

I am extremely grateful for this.

by the way, inform me if your friend wants to join because I spots are now limited.

[philabong2]

he's already registred, but this may help to attract more or for another tourney later.

[philabong2]

Règles (toutes violation entraînera une défaite 0-3)
-soyez respectueux en tout temps
-vous ne pouvez choisir que des chasseurs. Les jets, bombardiers et I-153 sont interdits
-aucunes roquettes
-les bombes sont allouées seulement si vous croyez qu’elles améliorent les performances de votre avion (par contre, si vous larguez même une seule bombe, vous perdrez le match 0-3)
-vous ne pouvez tirer sur les cibles terrestres parce que cela modifierait le pointage
-visitez cette page fréquemment, elle sera rafraîchit régulièrement et servira de bulletin

Dispositions –settings- (veuillez rapporter toutes infractions à celles-ci, le match sera annulé le cas échéant)
-Simulation seulement
-Cartes : vous devez poster votre carte favorite avant vendredi le 13 novembre
-Température : vous pouvez choisir la température que vous voulez
-Temps : vous ne pouvez choisir la nuit
-Limite de temps : le premier stage de groupe sera joué en match de 20 minutes. Les stage éliminatoire et final seront de 30 minutes
-Strike : les match seront joué dans le mode strike. Ainsi un crash enlèvera un ticket à votre score. Aussi, cela permet au joueur ayant crashé de ressusciter au dessus de sa propre base.
-Essence et munitions limitées : alors ne tirez pas comme des dingues parce que la seule façon de faire le plein est de crasher, ce qui vous enlèvera un ticket
-Nombre de joueur : choisissez 2 joueur ainsi personne ne pourra se joindre à vous lors de la préparation au vol (recommandation seulement)

Première partie du tournoi : Stage de groupe (3 match par semaine)
- match de 20 minutes
-vous jouerez 2 fois contre chaque membre de votre groupe (local et invité). C’est pourquoi il est important de poster votre carte favorite.
-les 4 premiers de chaque groupe passeront automatiquement au stage éliminatoire (sujet à changement dépendamment du nombre de joueurs inscrit)
-le 5ieme de chaque groupe aura l’opportunité de se qualifier pour le stage éliminatoire
-les points cesseront d’être cumulés une fois ce stage terminé

Deuxième partie du tournoi : Stage éliminatoire (2 match par semaine)
-match de 30 minutes
-matches simples; vous perdez vous êtes éliminé
-16 joueurs passeront à ce stage. Il est important que vous tentiez de vous qualifier dans le top 3 afin que vous puissiez vous battre contre les 4e et 5e places des autres groupes (plus d’info à venir)
-dans ce stage, quiconque possède le moins de points sera l’hote et choisira donc l’emplacement et les settings

Matches et flexibilité d’horaires (important, à lire)
-le vainqueur du match est responsable de faire parvenir les résultats à edal86. Pour se faire, utiliser l’option camera dans le menu général du PS3 et prendre un cliché du sommaire de mission et faire parvenir à edal86 par PSN. Sans cliché le match ne comptera pas.
-soyez certains de savoir comment prendre des cliché avant samedi le 14. Pour de l’aide, poster ici.
-la communication est vitale; si vous ne répondez pas au challenge dans la semaine, vous déclarer automatiquement forfait (défaite 0-3). Par contre, si vous savez à l’avance que vous ne pourrez pas jouer votre match dans la semaine, svp contactez edal86 et/ou votre adversaire le plus tôt possible
-un nouvel horaire sera affiché à toutes les semaines à partir du 14 novembre
-l’horaire hebdomadaire vous indiquera vos 3 adversaires à affronter pour cette semaine. Pour les stages éliminatoire et final, vous aurez 3 jours pour contacter et affronter l’adversaire indiqué à l’horaire.

Pointage
-faire crasher l’adversaire est ce qui compte. Chaque fois que celui-ci s’écrase vous donnera un point
-dans le cas où vous épuisez vos munitions, vous ne serez pas pénalisé si vous décidez d’emboutir votre adversaire

les 1ere, 2e et 3e place remportent des prix
(…)

*dans le cas d’un match nul lors du stage éliminatoire et final, une session sera tenue par soit edal86 ou trk29 qui jouera le rôle d’arbitre observateur sans influencer la partie. Le premier nom que l’arbitre verra apparaître (joueur qui crash) perdra le match instantanément et sera éliminé.

[edal86]

This is beautiful, merci my friend, I will post this on the bulletin board

[philabong2]

This is beautiful, merci my friend, I will post this on the bulletin board

Pleasure is all mine m8, all the credit goes to you building this thing up
Any thing I can do to help this game bring in more ppl, fell free to ask.

Honestly never had more fun playin a game, online or not, and this community is seriously a lost gem in the online world, all categories included... seriously... u guys r great.
Didnt run into one single "dumbass/jerk" playin sim online or on the forums.. evry1's very supportive n all... tells alot... seriously

Cheers guys

Edit: dam I promised I wouldnt cry

[olife]

merci beaucoup philabong pour cette traduction en francais
merci d'avoir passé du temps pour traduire et exuse moi de faire parti des gens pas tres doué en anglais ce qui t'as donné du travail
encore merci beaucoup

[Dubbedinenglish]

All right folks more meat for the grinder:

PSN: Dubbinenglish

Territory: US

Timezone: EST

Home map: Ardenne Forest

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

All right folks more meat for the grinder:

PSN: Dubbinenglish

Territory: US

Timezone: EST

Home map: Ardenne Forest

:grin:

[edal86]

All right folks more meat for the grinder:

PSN: Dubbinenglish

Territory: US

Timezone: EST

Home map: Ardenne Forest

Welcome aboard.

ok guys, groups are now even and complete.

- Im no longer accepting participants, only exception is if I, personally, invited you.

(I am now working on the schedule, I will post this schedule later today)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE START OF THIS TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN MOVED UP 1 DAY (sorry for short notice, but the groups are now complete and there is no reason to hold the tournament until Saturday)

- ( you have all received a psn message from me about this, so there are no excuses for not knowing)

- NEWS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS - OFFICIAL START OF ACE OF ACES TOURNAMENT WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 -

(you can begin your official matches as soon as I post the schedule (around 8 or 9pm pacific time)

good luck :)

- edal86

[edal86]

Special Guest: (this participant is a very good player, he comes from the XBOX 360)

PSN ID: MIRGERVIN

NATIONALITY: UK

TIME ZONE: GMT

[irrelevant]

Special Guest: (this participant is a very good player, he comes from the XBOX 360)

PSN ID: MIRGERVIN

NATIONALITY: UK

TIME ZONE: GMT

very good player?

GREAT player! MYTHICAL player! JEDI player! NINJA player!

seriously, i wet myself last night every time he was on my six... the same happens to me when i play you. LOL :oops:

[edal86]

Groups and schedule is ready.

:) good luck guys and have fun :)

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Edal and AR_Kozz. Should be fun! :)

[edal86]

Edal and AR_Kozz. Should be fun! :)

ready whenever you are my friend :)

have you seen the schedule, you are one of my opponents this week :)

[Dubbedinenglish]

Edal and AR_Kozz. Should be fun! :)
Same for me, ha.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

ready whenever you are my friend :)

have you seen the schedule, you are one of my opponents this week :)

XD That's why I said it. You and Kozz are my opponents.

[kozzm0]

sorry I haven't been on in a couple of days, I've been sleeping a lot to kill off a throat infection from the damn cold weather that has been afflicting the Northwest...

I forgot to mention my favorite maps, I think, if so well, what the hell, Dover, good weather, daytime.

dubbedinenglish I'll add you asap, Silence I imagine you'll be on more towards the before-midnight times... Friday and over weekend would work then.

I could maybe take a stab at putting the rules in German, for the sake of the Czechs... none of the Russians I directed here bothered to join, dammit. Some of them are pretty damn good

[edal86]

xx-silence-xx,
oh, ok. got it, sorry :)

kozzmo,
I bet maninovka will be very pleased if he had a german version of the rules.

For all Europeans,
Im off to bed so if any of you play any of the matches while I sleep, I just want to say "good luck and have fun! "

-- Also, dont forget that winner takes snapshot of mission summary
*Message with SNAPSHOT attachment should include:
1. local's name vs guest's name
2. Map used
3. Planes Used

THANK YOU ALL for your support

[Rhah]

So, looks like I've got SubaruGaz and Miator..... How does Sunday sound for you guys? I'd prefer late afternoon, but I can be relatively flexible.

And my preferred map will be Sicily.

See you in the air!

S!

[maninovka]

Hi all,
how make Snapshot on PS3 please?

[Rhah]

Hi all,
how make Snapshot on PS3 please?

Pretty easy I think.... Press the PS button, (Don't hold it down though) then scroll left to camera menu, and there is an option to take a screenshot. It will then be saved to your HD.
Then, attach it to a message when you need to send it to Edal86

[maninovka]

I have not camera. Snapshot is not feature system PS3?

[maninovka]

Thx Rhah:grin: - i try it without camera:-) - i am idiot.

[InfiniteStates]

I have not camera. Snapshot is not feature system PS3?
Yeah, see the post above yours ;)

[haitch40]

now i need a bit of a moan becauase im ment to be doing homework right now lol
im sure you guys dont mean it but ever since this started i have felt that i have to play sim regularly to be respected but im happy on realistic
i enterd this for a laugh not to win because im the worst sim player who doesnt stall
still im sure you lot never ment to put that across maybe its cos im doing homework (sooooooooooo boring i need some bop or im gonna die)

[InfiniteStates]

im sure you guys dont mean it but ever since this started i have felt that i have to play sim regularly to be respected but im happy on realistic
Not at all dude, but realistic, IMO is just a halfway house between arcade and sim. If you can fly well in realistic, you're at least 75% of the way to being a great sim pilot.

What I love about sim over realistic is that real tactics can actually come into play. You can hit the deck, dive into a riverbed and lose your pursuer. Or you can use clouds for the same purpose. That's just not possible on realistic.

Also, you get control of your flaps, which is actually really useful.

The downside of sim is the hard to see planes, but again, hit the deck and they are easier to see against the sky. Also, your map is a lot more important to you in sim.

Getting used to the aviator control layout if you don't use a stick is also a massive bonus as well, as you need to be looking around almost constantly.

But I certainly don't think less of you because you don't play sim in any way shape or form. And I'm sure a lot of the other guys probably feel the same, although I obviously can't speak for them.

Now get your homework done and go practise target aquisition with you Mark I eyeball lol. Because that is the real make or break aspect of sim flying...

[haitch40]

yeh i relized bnz planes are useless in realistic
i just find it hard using the aviator layout cos i want 100% throttle all the time
i should proberbly get a stick.
if it had target tracking if you made contact with the target so bnz planes still worked and stoped tracking if it you lose sight say if he went below instruments id love it

[InfiniteStates]

if it had target tracking if you made contact with the target so bnz planes still worked and stoped tracking if it you lose sight say if he went below instruments id love it
I did use to think that the target camera button should look at the nearest target (based off the demo). But, while that would be handy, won't cut it in sim.

Sim is a lot about seeing them before they see you (for me), so you need to be constantly on the lookout.

[trk29]

yeh i relized bnz planes are useless in realistic
i just find it hard using the aviator layout cos i want 100% throttle all the time
i should proberbly get a stick.
if it had target tracking if you made contact with the target so bnz planes still worked and stoped tracking if it you lose sight say if he went below instruments id love it

One advantage using the av8r layout is you are at 50 percent throttle and you can turn tighter than someone using 100 percent throttle.

Thats one of the reason edal86 can out turn most people :)

I just can't get used to the circle button being guns.

[P-51]

Im shooting maps at them :P

[Spitfire23]

So, looks like I've got SubaruGaz and Miator..... How does Sunday sound for you guys? I'd prefer late afternoon, but I can be relatively flexible.

And my preferred map will be Sicily.

See you in the air!

S!

yes thats fine with me.

All i gotta do now is sort out the match with infinite states and im good to go ;)

So InfiniteStates, when would be the best day/time for our two matches?? im pretty flexible so anyday should be ok for me

[InfiniteStates]

How about Saturday afternoon? Say 4pm? I need some time to dust off some cobwebs lol

[edal86]

almost forgot, I also need to post my favorite map.

SICILY THE COAST :)

[Spitfire23]

How about Saturday afternoon? Say 4pm? I need some time to dust off some cobwebs lol

Haha yeah thats good for me.

Super! now ive got both of the first weeks matches sorted :grin:

[InfiniteStates]

Looking forward to it :)

Mirgervin: sorry, I could have played you tonight, but when I came looking for you, you had signed out 5 minutes before :(

And my map while I've got it in front of me:
Stalingrad - Volga River, Evening, Good

[edal86]

Looking forward to it :)

Mirgervin: sorry, I could have played you tonight, but when I came looking for you, you had signed out 5 minutes before :(

And my map while I've got it in front of me:
Stalingrad - Volga River, Evening, Good

ok, all maps have been submitted, no more changing maps.

next schedule will include the map for each of the matches

[haitch40]

One advantage using the av8r layout is you are at 50 percent throttle and you can turn tighter than someone using 100 percent throttle.

Thats one of the reason edal86 can out turn most people :)

I just can't get used to the circle button being guns.

realy? i thought 100% thorottle would be better because
1. you dont lose as much speed
2. higher speed makes wings more efective and like on a f1 car the wings are like the elivators being raised to create downforce and they work better at high speed

[kozzm0]

Silence: check your PSN's, so we can set these matches up

[P-51]

realy? i thought 100% thorottle would be better because
1. you dont lose as much speed
2. higher speed makes wings more efective and like on a f1 car the wings are like the elivators being raised to create downforce and they work better at high speed

Hey, when do you want the matches mate?

[haitch40]

il play a match if some1 messages me if you dont message me your loss because i will most likely lose although i will still try my hardest.

[trk29]

realy? i thought 100% thorottle would be better because
1. you dont lose as much speed
2. higher speed makes wings more efective and like on a f1 car the wings are like the elivators being raised to create downforce and they work better at high speed

Slower is better in a turning fight. As long as you don't stall. Look at the little bi-plane in the game, it goes slow as crap and can out turn every plane.

But I'm sure most of the time Edal is turning on you he is at 50% throttle. The faster you fly the harder your plane is trying to turn and more stress is being applied to the plane.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Silence: check your PSN's, so we can set these matches up

Sorry, I've been busy with MW2, ignoring most messages cause they're just invites usually... Is it OK with you if we play on Sunday?

[edal86]

Sorry, I've been busy with MW2, ignoring most messages cause they're just invites usually... Is it OK with you if we play on Sunday?

when do you want to play me?

[edal86]

** PLEASE, SOME OF YOU ARE NOT SENDING SNAPSHOT, ALWAYS REMEMBER TO TAKE A SNAPSHOT OR GAME WONT COUNT **




Some update as promised.
Update had passed internal publisher's QA at last and going to be submitted to Sony next week. If everything goes right it will be on PSN in about three weeks after that.
Sorry for dealay, we've done what we can.

hopefully, if this is true, we may be able to play the semifinal, 3rd place match, and FINAL, under this new patch. This will mean redouts and blackouts :)



---- dont forget to complete your 4 matches before Friday, November 20 ----

* so far14 out of 44 matches are complete for this week

[philabong2]

... and remember to set ur sensitivity levels depending on what plane ur using... 20 minutes goes real fast and any mistake can cost you alot (trust me :( )

AND only crashes count, not kills, not ticket. So the guy with the less crashes wins, whatever the end game msg says (cant believe i missed out on it even tho i personnally did the translation, knew and understood this!)

Me and trk29 got abit confused on our first match where he shot me down 3 times and I shot him twice, but we both had 6 crashes. At first I thought I had lost but this was actually a tie game... we both forgot to take the snapshot so this led to some misunderstanding.. in the end edal asked us the do the game again (i had no problem with keeping the original match score but...thank u so much :) lol)

[kozzm0]

Sorry, I've been busy with MW2, ignoring most messages cause they're just invites usually... Is it OK with you if we play on Sunday?

Unless I get the day off work, only after 5pm pacific time, and my other opponent has also requested Sunday. That would probably take 4 hours to complete all 4 matches. Maybe, but just in case, I have

Monday off
Tuesday through Thursday work from 2pm to 6pm pacific/5pm to 9pm eastern

we gotta get this done by Thursday

[haitch40]

posted this in wrong thread originaly
people can cheat as on the dover map team A has ships as strike targets
these ships fire flak so people can get flak kills
i know flak misses now but
1. what about after update
2. ships fire bullets and they are quite acurate

[edal86]

posted this in wrong thread originaly
people can cheat as on the dover map team A has ships as strike targets
these ships fire flak so people can get flak kills
i know flak misses now but
1. what about after update
2. ships fire bullets and they are quite acurate

ships have never brought me down but wont say it will not happen. What you can do is stay away from them, meet your opponent halfway.

NEVER HIDE, OR LAND, It will count as an automatic loss if this is overly reported. Also, if you loose connection 2 times trying the same match it will count as loss. If your opponent looses connection and you are winning, then the score passes over to the next match try. (I will add these to the rules on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20)

[Rhah]

yes thats fine with me.

All i gotta do now is sort out the match with infinite states and im good to go ;)

So InfiniteStates, when would be the best day/time for our two matches?? im pretty flexible so anyday should be ok for me


What happened dude? I waited, and I waited... :confused:
Actually, I ended up playing MW2 most of the day, but still, we are fast running out of time to play the matches. Evenings are difficult for me to commit too, but name some times and i'll see what I can do.

Has anyone seen Miatar? I tried adding him on PSN but no response

[Spitfire23]

What happened dude? I waited, and I waited... :confused:
Actually, I ended up playing MW2 most of the day, but still, we are fast running out of time to play the matches. Evenings are difficult for me to commit too, but name some times and i'll see what I can do.

Has anyone seen Miatar? I tried adding him on PSN but no response

Yea, terribly sorry about that mate, if you can do you wanna do the match today?

[Rhah]

No worries dude. Yeah, tonight should be ok, What time would be best for you?
Any time between 8 and 11.30pm would suit me.

[Spitfire23]

No worries dude. Yeah, tonight should be ok, What time would be best for you?
Any time between 8 and 11.30pm would suit me.

i will more than likely get on at 9ish, So 8 till 11:30 suits me just fine :grin:

[Rhah]

Cool... I'll be on around then. Do you want host the first match?
There's a small chance I might not be able to do tonight (i'll message you later if thats the case). What other nights can you do?

[Spitfire23]

yea ok sure ill host first one.

oh and Dont worry mate, if you cant make it - You cant make it.

if i get a message off you saying you cant make it i will let you know what night is good, cuz i know im out one of the nights in the week but its still to be confirmed what night. but i will find out today so i will let ya know ;)

[InfiniteStates]

What happened dude? I waited, and I waited... :confused:
Actually, I ended up playing MW2 most of the day...

Same here, but I didn't have the sense to play something else. I sat in the online menu screen for an hour and a half... :-x

Coupled with my other opponnet not knowing what I was talking about when I suggested a league game*, my weekend of league games was very unsuccessful.

(*Which may have been as blessing as he demolished me in a couple of dogfights...)

[Rhah]

Same here, but I didn't have the sense to play something else. I sat in the online menu screen for an hour and a half... :-x

Coupled with my other opponnet not knowing what I was talking about when I suggested a league game*, my weekend of league games was very unsuccessful.

(*Which may have been as blessing as he demolished me in a couple of dogfights...)

You sat in the MP menu for MW2? How come? are you having trouble connecting to games still? I've had no problems since the last patch. I thought they'd fixed it all?

On the bright side, at least you've found your opponents... other than SubaruGaz, i've got to play some dude called Miatar, but i'm starting to suspect that he does not exist!! Does anyone have him on their friends list?

[Spitfire23]

i've got to play some dude called Miatar, but i'm starting to suspect that he does not exist!! Does anyone have him on their friends list?

Well if he doesn't show till friday its an automatic win to you. so he's the one missing out

[Rhah]

Excellent.... so I might actually be able to get some points after all! Fingers crossed he remains AWOL then....

[Spitfire23]

Excellent.... so I might actually be able to get some points after all! Fingers crossed he remains AWOL then....

Haha, i like your enthusiasm

[Rhah]

I just don't want to be bottom of the league table!!!!!

[Spitfire23]

I just don't want to be bottom of the league table!!!!!

Im not sure if i have played you before? Got a memory like a siv.

But im pretty sure you wont be at the bottom ;)

[Rhah]

Im not sure if i have played you before? Got a memory like a siv.

But im pretty sure you wont be at the bottom ;)

Well, if Miatar doesn't show up, then won't be bottom by default.

Hmmmm... De-fault... my two favourite words :-)

[kozzm0]

Excellent.... so I might actually be able to get some points after all! Fingers crossed he remains AWOL then....

To make sure you've got his psn id right, try finding his name on the leaderboards, it should be there somewhere.

[haitch40]

I just don't want to be bottom of the league table!!!!!

dont wory thats going to be me at the bottom lol :D

[InfiniteStates]

You sat in the MP menu for MW2?

LOL no, for BoP :) I was playing PSP so I wasn't just staring blankly at the screen lol, but it was a bit annoying as I would rather have been playing MW2 (which is, indeed, sorted now - although it reads the disk almost constantly, so watch out for a load of "MW2 broke my PS3" threads in the near future. And this time it probably actually will be down to the game...)


If you have trouble tracking someone down, but you have their PSN, just try adding him, or just send a message (you don't need them added to message them). That of course assumes you have their PSN... Edal must have run into them at some point surely, for tryouts?

[miatar]

I'm here just been away for a few days, will be on tonight just got to work out the snapshot thingy I know edal said find out before Saturday but if anyone can give me a few intsructions I'd be grateful.

[P-51]

The IL2 save data on my ps3 has corrupted meaning i have lost ALL the aircraft for online...:cry: Help!!!!!

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Well I've finished my games, total of 4 points >.<

1-2-1

Just got my ass handed to me by Edal XD

[edal86]

People, please dont worry if you loose this first week. You have plenty of matches left.

Some of you could have done better, but CoD MW2 is affecting some of you (silence) :)

Practice, I also see some of you getting better, example Ar_kozz (kozzmo). This advice can never go wrong.

14 matches to go still (out of 44). As soon as I receive all the results I will post week 1's statistics and leaderboards, they are quite interesting :)

[irrelevant]

great match tonight versus philabong! very surprising results. ;)

up next, trk29! :oops:

[trk29]

great match tonight versus philabong! very surprising results. ;)

up next, trk29! :oops:

Yes I won the first one against philabong and he kicked my butt the second one.

When do you want to meet up? I just missed you by a few minutes yesterday. I am est I will be online wednesday and thursday during the day can you meet then?

[trk29]

People, please dont worry if you loose this first week. You have plenty of matches left.

Some of you could have done better, but CoD MW2 is affecting some of you (silence) :)

Practice, I also see some of you getting better, example Ar_kozz (kozzmo). This advice can never go wrong.

14 matches to go still (out of 44). As soon as I receive all the results I will post week 1's statistics and leaderboards, they are quite interesting :)

What happens if we tie? I won the first against and philabong and we won the second. Do we need a ref to play 2 out of 3?

[edal86]

What happens if we tie? I won the first against and philabong and we won the second. Do we need a ref to play 2 out of 3?

nope, You each get 3 points. Remember each match is worth 3 points if you win, 1 point if you tie, and 0 if you loose. you each play every opponent of your group twice, so if you win both matches then you will receive 6 points total.
maybe, you will all get the picture as soon as you see the group standings. You will also see that there is more posibilities to qualify to next stage than you think.
At any moment you can ask me if, mathematically, it is possible for you qualify, I will look at all the data I have and tell you exactly what will be required of you for this.

[trk29]

nope, You each get 3 points. Remember each match is worth 3 points if you win, 1 point if you tie, and 0 if you loose. you each play every opponent of your group twice, so if you win both matches then you will receive 6 points total.
maybe, you will all get the picture as soon as you see the group standings. You will also see that there is more posibilities to qualify to next stage than you think.
At any moment you can ask me if, mathematically, it is possible for you qualify, I will look at all the data I have and tell you exactly what will be required of you for this.

Okay I understand now.

[kozzm0]

With only 1/3 of the matches played, no doubt it's mathematically possible for everyone to qualify.

[philabong2]

With only 1/3 of the matches played, no doubt it's mathematically possible for everyone to qualify.

yup
played my 4 matches this week agaisnt trk29 and irrelevant24, great games u guys! was very fun :)
results: 2-1-1
not bad i guess but i have the feeling things are gonna get ugly starting next week... Heres to hoping silence and edal lost all of their skills playing CoD :grin: lol

edit: sry its 2-2-0...still not that bad :)

[edal86]

The following matches need to take place:

* irrelevant24 vs trk29
* trk29 vs irrelevant24
* edal86 vs dubbinenglish
* dubbinenglish vs edal86
* haitch40 vs dihno28
* miatar vs rhah
* rhah vs miatar
* subarugaz vs infinitestates
* infinitestates vs subarugaz
* haitch40 vs reaper1526
* Beamjimmy vs mage_016

You have the rest of today (tuesday), tomorrow (wednesday), and the day after tomorrow (thursday).

If your PSN ID was mentioned please post when you can have a match so that I can see that you tried to arrange a date. (those who dont post, or dont contact their opponents before friday will forfeit their matches.

[irrelevant]

i sent trk a PSN message last night and PM on here this morning. we'll get it sorted, despite the fact that it seems we work slightly opposing schedules. i work during the day and he works at night. it looks like i will have to stay up late one of these nights to find him online.

[Spitfire23]

it has been confirmed that i will definately be playing InfiniteStates the 18th at 11pm

[trk29]

Very Nice indeed edal good job. Let me know when to change the thread from week to week.

[Rhah]

Holy Crap... Mirgervin has 45 kills??? Glad I didn't get drawn against him!!

3rd from bottom... Thats fair enough.. To be honest, I expected to be bottom after the arse kicking Subarugaz gave me on Monday! Glad to see there is still a slim chance of qualifying. My final matches are still on for tomorrow, so I'll send you the results asap dude.

[trk29]

Crashes also count as kills right? That's why kills are so high.

My last match against philabong I couldn't keep my plane in the air.:-P

[kozzm0]

That tie from Silence was worse than the loss as I blew a 2-point lead with 4 minutes left.

So my next opponents, prepare to be victimized :evil:

No doubt Mirgervin got all those kills by making his opponents take desperate risks and crash.

[haitch40]

how nice im bottom (as expected)
btw i used a spit ix not xvi
and the standings if points are tied should be decided by kills take away deaths
not that im one of those guys who cares only about his stats

[Steyr_amr]

Crashes also count as kills right? That's why kills are so high.

My last match against philabong I couldn't keep my plane in the air.:-P

Do all crashes by our esteemed opponents count as kills then?

I feel really stupid for querying this but my score has me discombobulated. I have 17 kills on page one, but the breakdown on page 17 shows 9+7+5+5 =26?

Not that im whinging because it's lower than it should be :P my deaths seem to be similar: 9 on page one, breakdown 4 + 3 + 7 + 2 =16

*feels stupid*

[kozzm0]

Looks like just a typo on the 1st page.

[edal86]

Do all crashes by our esteemed opponents count as kills then?

I feel really stupid for querying this but my score has me discombobulated. I have 17 kills on page one, but the breakdown on page 17 shows 9+7+5+5 =26?

Not that im whinging because it's lower than it should be :P my deaths seem to be similar: 9 on page one, breakdown 4 + 3 + 7 + 2 =16

*feels stupid*

I revised this and saw my mistake, I forgot to add your last match results. I will fix this and post by today. Thank you for noticing

[edal86]

Holy Crap... Mirgervin has 45 kills??? Glad I didn't get drawn against him!!

3rd from bottom... Thats fair enough.. To be honest, I expected to be bottom after the arse kicking Subarugaz gave me on Monday! Glad to see there is still a slim chance of qualifying. My final matches are still on for tomorrow, so I'll send you the results asap dude.

Yes, all crashes count as kills. By the way, Mirgervin is the only participant on the UK group to have completed his 4 weekly matches.
Also, you are not save yet, you will have to fight him before the Group Stage is over.

[edal86]

Haitch40,
Yes, I will fix the (kills - deaths) in case of any tie on the group standings, the standings or statistics that I posted are not final because there are still some matches pending for week 1.
Also, your opponent reported that you used a Spitfire XVI, however, I will give you benefit of the doubt. (Please be specific everone, when reporting planes with the results, help me on that please)

Kozzmo,
:) Im your week 2 opponent my friend, I hear you will have no mercy, I will be very cautious ;)

[P-51]

My fault on the XVI :(
I was probably not thinking while typing!

[kozzm0]

Kozzmo,
:) Im your week 2 opponent my friend, I hear you will have no mercy, I will be very cautious ;)

Yeah right, you will attack like a rabid pteranodon as usual, just make sure to take plenty of risks and crash a lot

[irrelevant]

trk and i agreed to play tonight at 10pm. ;)

[InfiniteStates]

By the way, Mirgervin is the only participant on the UK group to have completed his 4 weekly matches.
I've finished mine too now :)

[Spitfire23]

I've finished mine too now :)

Yup, same here

[haitch40]

in my last match i relised why i am so crap at sim
my tv is JUNK
i only see an opponant if hes in firing range even if it is a head on pass and sometimes not at all

[InfiniteStates]

I don't think it's just you - I can't see people either and I'm on a 32" at 720p. I have to sit 3 feet from the TV to even compete...

Another reason to look forward to the patch :)

[haitch40]

I don't think it's just you - I can't see people either and I'm on a 32" at 720p. I have to sit 3 feet from the TV to even compete...

Another reason to look forward to the patch :)

yeh but when people are like 100ft away and you cant see em its kinda taking the cake

[Spitfire23]

yeah i think its like that for most, ive got it on 37" at 1080p and i have the very same problem.

it is annoying :-x

[Rhah]

Looks like me and Miatar are the only players with matches left in the UK group... Miatar, if you read this, I'll be online from about 8pm onwards.. see you then mate.

[miatar]

looking at about 8.30ish if you can hang on

[philabong2]

yeh but when people are like 100ft away and you cant see em its kinda taking the cake

think its pretty hard for evryone, but some maps make it way harder to spot plane from a distance than other.

Getting better at spotting things here: one thing i was doin wrong at first is i was moving my head way too much, making the graphics blur. It is easier to see the little dot if u spend a good 2-3 seconds looking steadily in one direction; so try n focus ur attention on a specific region (given by the map) for a few seconds, even if ur making a manoeuver, b4 looking somewhere else right away or check back ur map.

Them dots are dam small so ur basically looking for some movment, which is impossible to do if your actually moving ur head all the time

[InfiniteStates]

...It is easier to see the little dot if u spend a good 2-3 seconds looking steadily in one direction; so try n focus ur attention on a specific region (given by the map) for a few seconds, even if ur making a manoeuver, b4 looking somewhere else right away or check back ur map.

Them dots are dam small so ur basically looking for some movment, which is impossible to do if your actually moving ur head all the time

+1

Plus some it's a combination of the plane's camo and the map. A green plane on a white map for instance...

[edal86]

Beamjimmy has left the competition. I might be able to find someone to replace him, in the meantime, anyone who is scheduled to play against him will have a win by 3 - 0. If I get someone to fill in for his place, then you will be playing that new person.

** anyone else that wants to leave the competition is welcome to, but please inform me, dont just ignore my messages and delete me from your friend's list please.**

[P-51]

Haitch40 - when you want to play (tomorrow obviously - have been busy past few days.. sorry)

[irrelevant]

good games against trk29 tonight! i really need to get my self-inflicted crashes under control. lol :cool:

[kozzm0]

Beamjimmy is in the rest of europe division right?

There's a few people who might replace him. Wpedra0(Portugal (or Brazil?)*), Muratsan13 (who speaks mostly russki), Manotso (Italian). All three are capable pilots.

some new faces: arkbird22, desertfox0708, winny1973.

[edal86]

Week 1 is over, week 2 schedule is ready, here are all results :)

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt184/edal86/week1all.jpg

[Rhah]

Looks like I've got Infinitestates and Dinho28 in week 2..... I have to admit, its going to be hard shooting at Dinho28, being that he's a fellow Spurs supporter....:)

I'm not about all weekend (possibly sunday, depends on the missus), but will be at least 3 nights during next week (probably Monday, Tuesday and Thursday). How about you guys? When would you most likely be available?

[InfiniteStates]

I'm around most evenings later on, say after 9pm, and usually all day weekends. But I do generally like a bit of notice, although now and then you might find me in a situation where I can play then and there.

So just let me know when is best for you :)

[edal86]

Beamjimmy is in the rest of europe division right?

There's a few people who might replace him. Wpedra0(Portugal (or Brazil?)*), Muratsan13 (who speaks mostly russki), Manotso (Italian). All three are capable pilots.

some new faces: arkbird22, desertfox0708, winny1973.

I invited cosmo79 to take his place, im waiting for a response. If he is not interested then any of the guys you mentioned are welcome to fill in (only 1).

[InfiniteStates]

I'll add a vote for desertfox - he's on my friends too, and he's pretty good. And active :)

But whoever fancies it I guess...

[P-51]

As its friday can me and haitch40's match still count as i thought friday was included?

[kozzm0]

I invited cosmo79 to take his place, im waiting for a response. If he is not interested then any of the guys you mentioned are welcome to fill in (only 1).

I mentioned the tournament to that bloodthirsty Jagdflieger a few days ago, he said he didn't have time... if he does join, don't lose hope people, it's not dogfight mode here :)

If not, I think wpedra0 would be a good choice since he is on all the time. Muratsan also, though it might take a day to translate the rules cause I don't know the in-game terminology in the russki version (like what they call "strike" mode, etc)

one other thing - the sub will start with 0 points, right, and thus will have an uphill battle to qualify?

[InfiniteStates]

one other thing - the sub will start with 0 points, right, and thus will have an uphill battle to qualify?

I would be inclined to make an exception for whoever takes over and let them play the first weeks matches in the second week. It's only one round, they will not get the "missed the beginning of a film" feeling and everyone involved gets to play more BoP :)

Of course it doesn't affect me, so I guess it's down to edal and the participants involved.

[edal86]

Yes, new participant will continue competition as is and with 0 points. Everyone in group A and C has a shot at the Eliminatory stages (see the Qualification requirements) so even if you have 0 points you will still have an opportunity to redeem yourself.
The point of this group stage is to determine who you will play against on the playoffs. I will elaborate on this later today, also, I will post additional statistics.
*with this in mind, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, AND PRACTICE, as you can see from the group standings, players are pretty much even in skill. If you practice (spotting, and controlling your plane at low altitudes so you dont crash by accident) you may be able to get far :)

"good luck on week 2"

kozzmo and philabong2, ready when you are :D

[Danny M NL]

I'd like to donate a prize to the player that comes in fourth place.
I bought the god of war collection and it came with a voucher code to get the god of war 3 demo early. I already have this demo so the voucher code is of no use to me. maybe a strange prize for a tournament like this but since I have no use for it I might as well give it to someone else:)

at the end of the tournament I'll see who finished in fourth place and send him the voucher code through a PSN message.

Danny

[edal86]

I'd like to donate a prize to the player that comes in fourth place.
I bought the god of war collection and it came with a voucher code to get the god of war 3 demo early. I already have this demo so the voucher code is of no use to me. maybe a strange prize for a tournament like this but since I have no use for it I might as well give it to someone else:)

at the end of the tournament I'll see who finished in fourth place and send him the voucher code through a PSN message.

Danny

This is a great gesture from your part, thank you. I see that you are from the Netherlands, would you like to join? We need an extra Rest of Europe participant.

[Danny M NL]

I'd like to give it a try but I'm not that good of a pilot on simulator...
but what the heck, sign me up:)

BTW, about the prize, it should be noted that the creation of a US psn account is required, you can't redeem the code anywhere else... shouldn't be a problem though, it's easy to fake a US account :cool:

[trk29]

I'd like to give it a try but I'm not that good of a pilot on simulator...
but what the heck, sign me up:)

BTW, about the prize, it should be noted that the creation of a US psn account is required, you can't redeem the code anywhere else... shouldn't be a problem though, it's easy to fake a US account :cool:


Awesome news. This will give more incentive for people to do better. :-P

[trk29]

Edal is philabong and I tied? Because we have the same amount of points and our kills and deaths equal out.

[philabong2]

Edal is philabong and I tied? Because we have the same amount of points and our kills and deaths equal out.

dont worry my friend, you'll get way ahead of me next week: I'm playin edal this week:(... I'm not ready yet :!: lol

[trk29]

dont worry my friend, you'll get way ahead of me next week: I'm playin edal this week:(... I'm not ready yet :!: lol

Just curious. I guess if it came down to the score being liike that at the end then we would need the match to have a referee.:-P

Well good luck with edal.

[edal86]

yes, Trk29 and philabong you guys are tied, but trk29 should be on top of philabong because trk29 has more kills (it is very unlikely that by the end of the group stage any two members of a group will be tied).

I have added some statistics, take a look :)

I will explain the knockout stage later but basically I will post a single leaderboard table (players total match points) with all the participants. Your place on this leaderboard will determine your place on the Knockout boxes and who you will play against on the Eliminatory.

[trk29]

Cool, good luck to everyone. You have def spent some time on this.

The statistics look really great.

[P-51]

Im almost at the bottom!! Noo! :!:
SubaruGaz and Miatar when you want to fight?

[kozzm0]

I will be working today, monday, tuesday, until around noon pacific. Best to do the fights in the evenings this week, for me.

[haitch40]

ok whoever is playing me MAIL ME ON PSN im on til 6pm today 4pm to 6pm tomorow and wednsday

[edal86]

ok whoever is playing me MAIL ME ON PSN im on til 6pm today 4pm to 6pm tomorow and wednsday

haitch40, reaper1526 told me that you won im still waiting for snapshot to give you the points, congratulations :)

[irrelevant]

@ dubbinenglish, your friends list is maxed out. please let me know when you want to play. ;)

[edal86]

I want to thank all of your great and kind comments about how you guys are enjoying this tournament. Trust me, it has not been as complicated as it may seem. Yes, it takes time to record all scores and calculate your stats and results, but it is not affecting my daily plans at all.

I noticed other people, like haitch40, taking the initiative and organizing a realistic tournament, there is also an arcade one. These tournaments offer no reward and still they get a positive response from this community which shows how much you all trully enjoy this game. :)

I started these competitions in order to give life back to this game because I was not able to find any online matches and im happy to see il2 alive again :)

I notice that il2, being the small community that it is, needs organization so that the few players that have this game can find eachother online. So, if all goes well (and I find the time) I will definitely share with you SIM players another idea that I have for this game. I already have the foundations ready but im waiting for the patch to see how well this new competition will work with the new patch. First, lets finish "ace of aces tournament" and then I will see about posting my second project :)

Again, thank you all for your support, it has been a great experience so far. By the way, my girlfriend begs to differ lol :S

[trk29]

@ dubbinenglish, your friends list is maxed out. please let me know when you want to play. ;)

Hey I had a chance to do my two matches yesterday with him and my thumbs were actually hurting after the second match... Look out for this guy.:-P

[kozzm0]

Hey I had a chance to do my two matches yesterday with him and my thumbs were actually hurting after the second match... Look out for this guy.:-P

Likes la7's, I think, and likes to turn. Takes a lot of 3d thinking to outmaneuver him.

[trk29]

Likes la7's, I think, and likes to turn. Takes a lot of 3d thinking to outmaneuver him.

Yes, he was quite fun to fly against. He would get pretty low to try and make me crash! I was just about clipping tree tops trying to follow him, I had a grin ear to ear :)

[Rhah]

Just wanted to echo everyone else in saying cheers to Edal86 for all his efforts to get this tournament working. Its been great fun so far!

Also, cheers to Dinho28 for the last 2 matches. They were seriously tense! (and if it wasn't for that damn tree collision during the first match, I might have got a draw).
As it was, all 6 points deservedly went to Dinho. Next up, infinitestates.... Not sure when I'll be able to play you, but i should be free monday, tuesday and thursday evenings.

[InfiniteStates]

...By the way, my girlfriend begs to differ lol :S
Haha don't they always? :);)

Rhah, I don't know if I have you added, but I should be free all those days... usually after 9pm sometime.

[haitch40]

is anyone going to play me i only have 2 hours on wednesday left this week gona have to squeeze the matches in to 4pm to 6pm
i cant play any other time

[InfiniteStates]

is anyone going to play me i only have 2 hours on wednesday left this week gona have to squeeze the matches in to 4pm to 6pm
i cant play any other time

Ahhh man, I'm set to play you this week :( I don't get home from work until 7:30/8 then I don't get on PS3 til 9ish. When is the soonest you can play after Wednesday then haitch?

Edal, can we play our game whenever (as soon as) possible, which from the sound of it will not be before Friday...?

[Rhah]

Infinitestates, I can play our matches tonight, so shall we say 9.30pm?

[miatar]

I have the same problem playing Haitch40 this week, no way will I be able to get on before 6pm

[InfiniteStates]

Infinitestates, I can play our matches tonight, so shall we say 9.30pm?
Look forward to it :)

[Dubbedinenglish]

Likes la7's, I think, and likes to turn. Takes a lot of 3d thinking to outmaneuver him.
Ha, those were quite intense matches. My first love is the P-51... but it is a bit useless at the moment. The LA-7 is my intern fighter.

[irrelevant]

Ha, those were quite intense matches. My first love is the P-51... but it is a bit useless at the moment. The LA-7 is my intern fighter.

hey there, i sent you a couple of messages on PSN. will you be available to play tonight or tomorrow? i won't be available thursday or friday due to the holiday, so i want to make sure we have a chance to play. ;)

[P-51]

I have the same problem playing Haitch40 this week, no way will I be able to get on before 6pm

Miatar when you want the match? Name a date and time, prefferably before 8 :D

Gaz same for you! Whan you want the matches mate?

[Spitfire23]

Miatar when you want the match? Name a date and time, prefferably before 8 :D

Gaz same for you! Whan you want the matches mate?

Well ive got Mirgervin on wednesday at 23:30, So how does 19:30 wednesday sound?

[P-51]

Well ive got Mirgervin on wednesday at 23:30, So how does 19:30 wednesday sound?

Ok, tis a deal :D ill log on slightly earlier i think so im definately there! If you see me on before, give me a shout and ill play then.

[edal86]

Ahhh man, I'm set to play you this week :( I don't get home from work until 7:30/8 then I don't get on PS3 til 9ish. When is the soonest you can play after Wednesday then haitch?

Edal, can we play our game whenever (as soon as) possible, which from the sound of it will not be before Friday...?

yes, you guys can play friday I will be a bit busy because of the holiday's shopping :) so I may not have the week 3 matches on friday (maybe). But, please try to finish all matches by friday (november 27)

[kozzm0]

yes, you guys can play friday I will be a bit busy because of the holiday's shopping :) so I may not have the week 3 matches on friday (maybe). But, please try to finish all matches by friday (november 27)

Getting the Black Friday deals, eh... know any good deals on electronics? I need a better tv cause mine ain't got a digital tuner, one of the older "hd-ready" kind

I don't have to work early wednesday, and (probably) not at all on thursday.
Can battle any time after 6 wednesday, all day thursday.

[Mage_016]

Steyr_amr, when are you able to play our matches? I haven't seen you online in few days. I got quite busy schedule at this week. Let me know steyr. I can try arrange some time then.

[maninovka]

Hello Hrok81 - tourmatch today at 11pm? GMT+1

Post here or PSN - thx

[Rhah]

Had 2 great games with InfiniteStates last night.... well played mate,
What happened at the beginning of the second match? You said your engine died when you spawned or something.... very odd!

[InfiniteStates]

Had 2 great games with InfiniteStates last night.... well played mate,
What happened at the beginning of the second match? You said your engine died when you spawned or something.... very odd!

Yeah great games :) I wish I hadn't crashed so much without provocation from you though lol.

I think when my engine died I had clipped some water with my belly or something (probably broke my prop). Whatever happened I was basically flying a glider before we even engaged. Less embarassing than flying into a tree for my first death of the first game though ;)

And shame on me for making the mistake of assuming you were plummeting to earth because you were streaming black smoke. That assumption cost me a life.

But full on kudos to you for scraping victory from the jaws of a draw in the last 5 seconds of the second round when you put a cannon shell straight through my engine block to cause a fireball before I even knew you were in a firing position.

Great games - well played :)


P.S: I knew you were hustling me :P

P.P.S: apoplogies to Hrok who came on just after these games, at which point I was out for blood. Sorry matey :)

P.P.P.S: I forgot to send my screenshot to edal, but I'll do it tonight - I tried to do it from the game, but you can't attach images when you're playing something.

[Rhah]

Yeah great games :) I wish I hadn't crashed so much without provocation from you though lol.

I think when my engine died I had clipped some water with my belly or something (probably broke my prop). Whatever happened I was basically flying a glider before we even engaged. Less embarassing than flying into a tree for my first death of the first game though ;)

And shame on me for making the mistake of assuming you were plummeting to earth because you were streaming black smoke. That assumption cost me a life.

But full on kudos to you for scraping victory from the jaws of a draw in the last 5 seconds of the second round when you put a cannon shell straight through my engine block to cause a fireball before I even knew you were in a firing position.

Great games - well played :)


P.S: I knew you were hustling me :P

P.P.S: apoplogies to Hrok who came on just after these games, at which point I was out for blood. Sorry matey :)

P.P.P.S: I forgot to send my screenshot to edal, but I'll do it tonight - I tried to do it from the game, but you can't attach images when you're playing something.

I also had my fair share of crashes too, from trying to avoid getting my arse shot off.:grin:
So you the engine died at low level? That makes more sense... I thought it had died when you spawned or something. That would have been very weird.

Some good news for you though, you won the second game... its would have been a draw if I'd gotten another kill after that last minute fluke engine shot :grin:, but I'm sure I had more crashes than you.

And seriously, no hustling involved... I was half cut.... the booze seemed to have a positive effect on my flying skills though, which was unexpected:grin:

[InfiniteStates]

Some good news for you though, you won the second game... its would have been a draw if I'd gotten another kill after that last minute fluke engine shot :grin:, but I'm sure I had more crashes than you.
I mean the net over all total - I think (but could be mistaken) that you won your home match by 2 and I won mine by 1. But hey - at least it wasn't a whitewash like my match against Mirgervin.

And seriously, no hustling involved... I was half cut.... the booze seemed to have a positive effect on my flying skills though, which was unexpected:grin:
I did think it could have gone either way when you said you were drinking. Maybe I should have given you another half hour or so ;)

You basically hustled yourself as well as me lmao. Great fun though - good times.

[Steyr_amr]

Steyr_amr, when are you able to play our matches? I haven't seen you online in few days. I got quite busy schedule at this week. Let me know steyr. I can try arrange some time then.

I'll be on tonight (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday) night so hopefully that suits you also.

May I apologise in advance if we find it difficult to get the match going as my bandwidth is considerably below average however once running the matches generally procede lag free.

And also for my recent non-attendance, recently bought a new PC so my home network has been somewhat hectic recently, firing on all cylinders (and guns and cannons I hope) now though.

EDIT: Edal86, has there been a confirmed opponent to replace BeamJimmy after his withdrawal? I believe I'm due to play them before Friday.

EDIT of the EDIT: Mage_016 Just to confirm, by "night" I mean ~6pm until around midnight, I'll be checking on every once in a while but if you let me know a time I'll make sure to be ready to go for then.

[haitch40]

Ahhh man, I'm set to play you this week :( I don't get home from work until 7:30/8 then I don't get on PS3 til 9ish. When is the soonest you can play after Wednesday then haitch?

Edal, can we play our game whenever (as soon as) possible, which from the sound of it will not be before Friday...?

ok to avoid this i sugest
edal can you let unfinished games be played till the end of the stage so the cutoff is when points are totaled and people drop out however guys please try and finish on time since we all like to know whats happening

[InfiniteStates]

I appreciate there are and will be (especially when the locations are merged, i.e. UK vs US) scheduling issues...

But seriously? A 2 hour window in an entire week? That has to be pretty much worse case :-P

[haitch40]

I appreciate there are and will be (especially when the locations are merged, i.e. UK vs US) scheduling issues...

But seriously? A 2 hour window in an entire week? That has to be pretty much worse case :-P

i know my mum isnt realy the gaming sort and i have to do things fo her

[irrelevant]

silence and dubbinenglish, tonight is the last night i can play you guys. i'm leaving town for the holiday tomorrow morning, so if we can't get the matches in we forfeit points for this round.

i've been online the past 3 nights and still no matches. just letting you know.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

silence and dubbinenglish, tonight is the last night i can play you guys. i'm leaving town for the holiday tomorrow morning, so if we can't get the matches in we forfeit points for this round.

i've been online the past 3 nights and still no matches. just letting you know.

essage me when you're ready ;)

[Hrok81]

P.P.S: apoplogies to Hrok who came on just after these games, at which point I was out for blood. Sorry matey :)



Lol mate first game I think i didn't even fire a single shell (Infinite won 10-0)!!
The only way I had to locate you was by looking the holes on my plane and guessing where the hits came from :D
Luckily it was quick..

@maninovka: I sent you a pm here and on psn. Just in case, I'll be online tonight at 11pm gmt+1, might be a 10-15 minutes late though

Does anyone know varcus2? I just can't find him..