IL2 is great because.......
 

Ok it's been a heavy week in IL2 forum land so to lighten up the air and tension I thought we could post here what's great about the game and why we like it so much be it personal observations, funny IL2 querks or otherwiseI'll kick it off with a couple:

IL2 is great because:
- I've just had one of best nights of IL2 in ages that made me realise what makes this game is the people you fly with. Great tour of sciliy with a proper bunch of mentalists!! Cheers guys
- such phrases as 'godamm it wookie', 'you got fightnight round 3' and 'okay okay I'm bailing' have become part of my everyday vocabulary!!!

1. its closer to real in the visual aspect. sometimes i just like to get on and blow off the EA and go fly around the countryside or try to do acrobatics.

if it was compatable and i had a pair of those virtual glasses for POV it would be truely awesome! that is the only thing about these games that truely bugs me...is top hat pov thing.

i do enjoy the missions....and learning something new each time i hit the air. my dad would have loved this game...he would have laughed his ass off at getting 30 or more kills in less than 15 minutes but...i do believe he would have played it a lot.

I enjoy this game for many reasons.#1Main. The very good friends that I have made since i started on PS3 sims 3 years ago.A band of brothers that I`ve never personally met.But we share our triumps as well as trajedy`s and love of flying and nostalga.All bullshit aside.Iam humbled and honored to fly with my friends here.Cheers to you mate! RAT OUT!!!

BOP was the only title that tempted me to go on line (and pay but thats Xbox) made so many friends its unbelievable.......pity we can't all get on line across the platforms and make it an even bigger community. Sad that so many deserted the Xbox game but I guess its 'quality' rather than 'quantity that compensates for that, we still get new names on Xbox.........and a few of the 'originals' making the odd appearance, which is nice.............

Thankyou Gilly, You beat me to the punch on starting this thread. That is why i love IL-2.

The passion and level of detail that programers/delvolpers put in to what is a work of art

Good thread, Gilly!

I love this game ..
when I play alone, it's really relaxing ..
I select a SIM training mode, i choose a slowly opponent as a Po and my excursion begin.
I enjoy the level of details and the sense of freedom of this game...
I look around, flying under the bridges, above the clouds.. I try new tricks looking my flaps go down landing in a field... i go to the refrigerator, i take a beer and smoke a cigarette and take off again... (before the Po joins me and drop a bomb on my head) ;)

When three months ago I finally installed Internet ... for me it started a new Era.
At first, dealing with real pilots, I had to re-learn how to fly ..

The spectacular thing about this game, over fireballs and black stripes which we draw in the sky ..and the rains of aircraft spare parts ... is that every pilot i meet in the sky, has a personal way to fly!
Everyone has a repertoire of characteristic maneuvers, that allows to define each player.. and makes each match unique.

When you begin to know the other pilots, this great tribe of historic aircraft real fans ... you can almost fly without HUD and recognize every pilot looking his way to fly ..

I thank this good online company, mostly the Skullbreakers for the many hours we spent together in this intense and involving scenario.. although I have yet to learn to bail faster .. ;)

See you in the skies, flying mates!

(and sorry for my google translator english...:grin: )

pure poetry Rosemeyer! You put Wordsworth to shame!!!!!!!!

ROFL!
Don't tease me, Gilly... :-) :-) :-) ...rather keep an eye on your 6!! (latent threat) ;)

See you, flying mate... I've to work hard.. (FFFUUUU!)

akin to all the other virtual pilots that have posted here I love this game!! I'm sooo sad that after a stressful day at work I set up a training mission against a slow bomber & just free-fly, exploring the map of my choice.
Usually set in the evening/hazy watching the sun refract on me & the scenery as I fly under bridges, along cliff faces & following rivers etc.
I have made many friends & don't take my battles too seriously, if I end up top dog great!, If I get shot down so be it.( you always get another chance!):-P
The XBOX pilots are now a small group but there is great camaraderie.
I waited years for a game just as this to come to the XBOX 360, you will find me on almost every evening.:-P:-P:-P:-P

Sgt Madmax Fury