Great game, several multiplayer questions

[jkerr419]

For me (also on 360) it's all about timing and my friends and their fiends list. I log on and can usually see a few people playing from my friends list. Being that games usally go about 10 mins that's the longest I have to wait. I just keep an eye on the list and wait for a game to end. Then I run to join the game. The best luck I have for finding games is on "Player Match". Use the custom search and you should have some luck. Once you get into a game that usually solves your problem for the evening as you are now on the same 10 min cycle that everyone who is playing is on. If that makes sense.

[Marchochias]

I can understand the matchmaking never working, I've seen that with other games.

But why wouldn't the server list display suitable games?

I'd host a game when I want to play with the friends I have who own IL2, but sometimes they aren't online.

[jkerr419]

If you are on Xbox add jkerr419 I have a few friends that play it nightly. Also I don't know what it is called but when you are in your friends list move over to the right (another tab at the top of the screen) and it will display the last 20 or so people you have played games with. If my buddies aren't on I use that as a last resort.

[Raw Kryptonite]

I think the problem, other than not enough hosts/players, is that people are playing mainly 20 minute games now, but the lobby only has to remain open for a couple of minutes. It's EASY to miss a room.

What would be nice is to have on top a list of games still in the lobby, but below that a list of games that are currently being played and the remaining time on them. Even though the room doesn't remain open, you'd know that most likely a room is going to re-open a few seconds after that timer runs out.

[Benrizz]

A Quick question,

Online when your opposant is bailing out, The game says that he crashed?

Am I Right ?

If true I fought a entire team of Bailing outers for the first time./ RRRaaaahhh, I hate that.

[Rhah]

Originally Posted by Benrizz

A Quick question,

Online when your opposant is bailing out, The game says that he crashed?

Am I Right ?

If true I fought a entire team of Bailing outers for the first time./ RRRaaaahhh, I hate that.

You called? Yes, I hate that too..

It seems to count as a kill if A: you've caused some critical damage to the enemy and B: They bail out within a certain amount of seconds of the damage being caused.

For example, last night I was getting my arse kicked on Sim.. (In my defence, I was quite drunk) Anyway, if a part of my plane took critical damage (the section goes dark on the damage indicator), and I noticed it quickly then I would bail out so they would get the point. If you leave it too long though, they don't seem to get the point. The good news is that this is being fixed in the patch.

So, for now either bail out as soon as you take critical damage, or fly straight and level and let them finish you off. Its the only fair way of playing.