Sim players on PS3

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by SgtPappy

Yea.. it's weird. I'd fly with aviator if they had target zoom as triangle or something. Then square could be brakes, since neither button is used for some reason...

Hopefully that could be fixed in the update.

Anyway, tried my first couple of missions today. Exhilirating. But it's SO difficult to find enemies in the first place. I don't have an HD tv so when I look for 109's I notice the yellow wingtips first. As soon as I start encountering later 109s, it will be damn difficult to spot them until I'm close.

I use the map a lot but it will only give you a general feeling.

How do you all spot e/a ( enemy aircraft )? I suppose it just takes 'practise'

I have an hdtv and it's still not easy, but I like how you have to ID them by closing on them, I think it's realistic. Besides studying the shapes of the planes, some other clues for ID'ing a plane are how it's flying. How fast is it going, how tight are its turns, does it go vertical or stay more flat, stuff like that.

When you get to the later missions, you can't control your plane while you look at the map, I think it's to wean you off of using it. That is better for online, because there is some serious lag in the map in online fights, if the map shows your opponent on your 9, they might really be on your 6. Also the map never shows if they're high or low, so it's best to look.

Aviator layout is best for that currently. Not having a target camera isn't all that bad, the worst part is the rudder is freaking useless if you're using a fighter. They should have made L2 and R2 the rudder so it could be analog, and make L1 and R1 into "throttle up" and "throttle down" buttons instead. Having to hold the throttle at an exact level is pretty stupid. Also R2 and L2 make sense for being the rudder; they're like pedals, and they're at the bottom.

oh btw triangle is for bombs, and square is for missiles. Also X remains the trim button. Also sometimes if you hit start to bring up the map, you'll need to hit select to get to options.