Mmo?

[salmo]

I'm totally confused

Firsly, 1C won just one award for best game design (Royal Quest) at the Game Developers Conerfence 2012. No published information about their display or presentations made at the conference that I've seen.

Secondly, Alex Artemenko (Director of online direction at 1C), talks about 1C-Online's plans to release a 'multiplayer version of the great IL-2'. Presumably this is IL2-1946 (by the look of the cockpit graphics in the article). Isn't IL2 already multiplayer?

Thirdly, no mention of ClOD at all, just a passing reference to the 'new' MMO for Il2-Sturmovik. Does this suggest that BOM is still in the way distant future? Perhaps they realise they've botched ClOD so badly they dare not speak it's name

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by salmo

I'm totally confused

Firsly, 1C won just one award for best game design (Royal Quest) at the Game Developers Conerfence 2012. No published information about their display or presentations made at the conference that I've seen.

Secondly, Alex Artemenko (Director of online direction at 1C), talks about 1C-Online's plans to release a 'multiplayer version of the great IL-2'. Presumably this is IL2-1946 (by the look of the cockpit graphics in the article). Isn't IL2 already multiplayer?

Thirdly, no mention of ClOD at all, just a passing reference to the 'new' MMO for Il2-Sturmovik. Does this suggest that BOM is still in the way distant future? Perhaps they realise they've botched ClOD so badly they dare not speak it's name

The MMO is different from the current multiplayer: servers are run by the developer and you have to pay a monthly fee to join it.
As far as the MMO engine etc B6 clarified that in the Fresh Stuff from Sukhoi thread. Same engine of CloD, not the old Il2. Alfa released within 2013 (haha!) after ironing out all the remaining bugs.

Cheers!

I wonder if this will pay out.

[addman]

Not all MMO's are pay-to-play subscription based, in fact most new MMO's coming out these days are using the free-to-play model because of the stiff competition. So don't assume the IL-2 MMO will be subscription based. How many people do you think would pay a monthly fee to play an IL-2 game? x-)

[Continu0]

Originally Posted by addman

Not all MMO's are pay-to-play subscription based, in fact most new MMO's coming out these days are using the free-to-play model because of the stiff competition. So don't assume the IL-2 MMO will be subscription based. How many people do you think would pay a monthly fee to play an IL-2 game? x-)

I think most people are hoping for something they don´t have to pay on a regular basis.
If they make it free, who is running the servers? 1C or the Community?

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by addman

Not all MMO's are pay-to-play subscription based, in fact most new MMO's coming out these days are using the free-to-play model because of the stiff competition. So don't assume the IL-2 MMO will be subscription based. How many people do you think would pay a monthly fee to play an IL-2 game? x-)

You are right, I oversimplified the description of an MMO.

[addman]

Originally Posted by Insuber

You are right, I oversimplified the description of an MMO.

That's alright, if I were to speculate I'd say it will be free-to-play because that's what War Thunder and World of Warplanes are doing and if you wanna compete against free, you'd better offer free as well. In all scenarios there will probably be premium content though, for example, regular and probably some other ammo will be free to refill but if you want those HE super duper shells that the 109-e4 has then maybe that will be premium to pay. Who knows, we'll know more later this month.

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by addman

That's alright, if I were to speculate I'd say it will be free-to-play because that's what War Thunder and World of Warplanes are doing and if you wanna compete against free, you'd better offer free as well. In all scenarios there will probably be premium content though, for example, regular and probably some other ammo will be free to refill but if you want those HE super duper shells that the 109-e4 has then maybe that will be premium to pay. Who knows, we'll know more later this month.

Horror scenario ... who pays has better gear than who doesn't ... aaaaargh!