Is CoD worth getting?

[David198502]

i too think its worth to buy it, even in its current state.
though there are many annoying problems, i would buy it again.

[ATAG_MajorBorris]

CoD is a must have for any ww2 combat sim pilot. "The fix" is on the way but bare in mind the sim is still is being worked on so it will only improve.

[CWMV]

No, not as is.
Only thing it does well is airquake. And that only until the launcher crash.

CLOD works perfectly on my computer. I have all the joysticks and fiddly bits and a massive monitor and it runs like a dream.

Despite that I haven't played it in months. There's just no content. The online community is terrible, there's only 1 game mode (basically Air Quake) and there's to high a percentage of online players who are outright hostile to you if you so much as hint at not knowing how to do everything.

As far as realism goes, they tried too hard to make it realistic to the point where in a lot of ways it's less realistic than IL-2 or even Wings of Prey. When writing CLOD they focused so much on visuals and button switching that they forgot to make any compromises based on the fact that everyone playing this game is doing so while sitting at a desk viewing the world through a computer monitor.

Spend your money on something else.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by EvilJoven

CLOD works perfectly on my computer. I have all the joysticks and fiddly bits and a massive monitor and it runs like a dream.

Despite that I haven't played it in months. There's just no content. The online community is terrible, there's only 1 game mode (basically Air Quake) and there's to high a percentage of online players who are outright hostile to you if you so much as hint at not knowing how to do everything.

As far as realism goes, they tried too hard to make it realistic to the point where in a lot of ways it's less realistic than IL-2 or even Wings of Prey. When writing CLOD they focused so much on visuals and button switching that they forgot to make any compromises based on the fact that everyone playing this game is doing so while sitting at a desk viewing the world through a computer monitor.

Spend your money on something else.

EvilJoven, sorry to read about your bad experiences online -- I can't blame you for being bitter, who wouldn't be? Doubtless you've read my earlier post in this thread to Danjama. Please take this as a hearty invitation to join us anytime on the ATAG Server. Teamspeak 3 is a major plus, and I guarantee you a much better experience this time out. Newcomers are warmly welcomed -- just watch out the bomber guys don't entice you away from flying the fighters! LOL

As you pointed out above, there's always the potential for an Airquake scenario, but by and large our two servers now have options for everyone, including bomber escort, fighter sweeps ahead of the bombers, bomber aircrew, etc etc. As AoA mentioned, there is a patch onthe radar screen that will hopefully address many of the concerns we all share about CoD

Things are evolving over at the ATAG Servers and we have a good online community, including 19 of us ATAG guys flying online pretty much 'round the clock (at different times, obviously LOL) monitoring the Chat windows for any probs or player abuse/swearing (very rare). With the coding optimized and finalized, many projects currently on ice will be introduced by the ATAG project crew to keep things fresh and revitalized.

This reminds me of the old car commercial, "Have you driven a Ford......lately?" Take ATAG out for a spin. We want to know what YOU think!

Snapper

[danjama]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

Dan long time no type buddy!

Your timing is off by a week!

There is a big patch due out soon (next friday?) so I would wait for that and than ask this question!

Hey ace, definitely been a while! You still flying 46? Mods?

Will take another week+ to get this system set up so looking forward to this mystical patch! :]

Im agreeing with those saying its so cheap that It's worth buying, even if it just sits there while i play '46, RoF, FS9 etc.

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by danjama

Hey ace, definitely been a while! You still flying 46? Mods?

Yupper!

Been playing alot of RoF too.. That WWI kind of got under my skin in the last month.. Funny, my 1st big PC sim was Red Barron by Dynamix back around 1991.. So kind of having some old time flashbacks!

Originally Posted by danjama

Will take another week+ to get this system set up so looking forward to this mystical patch! :]

Yup, if it does HALF the things they say it will do it will be great!

Originally Posted by danjama

Im agreeing with those saying its so cheap that It's worth buying, even if it just sits there while i play '46, RoF, FS9 etc.

So true.. On that note have you seen the recent CoD news? As for the planned russian front sequal(s) and manable AAA and drivable ground vehicals (tanks, trucks, etc). That should draw in alot of targe... I mean 'new players' to the sim!!

[danjama]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

Yupper!

Been playing alot of RoF too.. That WWI kind of got under my skin in the last month.. Funny, my 1st big PC sim was Red Barron by Dynamix back around 1991.. So kind of having some old time flashbacks!


Yup, if it does HALF the things they say it will do it will be great!


So true.. On that note have you seen the recent CoD news? As for the planned russian front sequal(s) and manable AAA and drivable ground vehicals (tanks, trucks, etc). That should draw in alot of targe... I mean 'new players' to the sim!!

I need to have a better dig around and read of all the stickies to get up to date! Hopefully i'll see you in the skies in '46 and RoF really soon, and maybe CoD! What version are you flying inj il2 46 now?

@ATAG, your server sounds like just the cuppa. Love those long, tense flights, whether as pilot of a bomber or fighter.

Speaking of which, is it yet possible to have a seperate human pilot and human bomberdier? In il2 the pilot was also the bombardier, whiuch was frustrating in coops.

[jamesdietz]

Yes...but its like dating a very beautiful woman...high maintanence is required

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by danjama

What's the verdict? How are campaign and online experiences?

Hi Danjama,

Campaign is bad
Online is very good (if you have a mega-server to log into; like the ATAG and REPKA servers are)

You did not tell us what you are looking for. If you are somebody who pays attention to detail or likes programming or likes highly complex flying, you will love this sim.

You also need a mega-PC to play CoD decently. The graphics card that will play this game with ease has not been in the market yet and may take a couple of years

So, I would put a definite yes as answer, provided you are prepared to accept the heavy hardware investment that is required (PC, GPU, joystics etc).

~S~