Online/Offline perf diff?

[ATAG_Dutch]

I didn't test this with frame rates or anything, but will tonight.

The game appears to run much smoother if I log into steam offline.

Far fewer stutters and generally much smoother, with everything on very high and 8xAA in game.

I tested this battling over water and then crash landing when trying to get to Manston with a duff motor, so better performance over both water and land.

Can anyone else confirm?

Thanks!
Dutch

i7860@ 2.8GHz
6Gb DDR3
Ati 5770