Is CoD worth getting?

[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.

[jamesdietz]

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

[CWMV]

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

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by SlipBall

Go for it dan!

+1

[Chivas]

If your a combat flight sim fan, I'm surprised you haven't supported the sim already. The price is miniscule compared to the system your going to buy to run it. With the upgoming patch even average systems should be able to run the sim with few problems.

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.

[Tigertooo]

Yes it is worth getting it, but imho only to support the Devs to improve lots of things.
For your personal interest, you could be dissapointed getting it at this moment as many things don't work ( for me that is)
But The Tangmere Pilots are a very patient Wing, we waited years for this, so we can wait some more
20 of our Chaps have it and we flew together some 1400 hours (i counted it on Steam) to test things
So far we stopped testing and waiting for the next patch
Just buy it and support the team, but be patient for the results
good luck
No43_Tigertooo
Tangmere Pilots
www.tangmerepilots.co.uk

[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!!

[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