Online Unlocks

[GabeFan]

Originally Posted by Raw Kryptonite

Better to just allow people to unlock in the trainer instead of MP, or have both count.

Best: no unlocks, go through training in the campaign and fly what you want. Pilots in the war didn't have to shoot down ___ planes before they got the ordinance and planes they needed to do the job.

The game is good enough to stand on it's own without relying on gimmicks like unlocks or perks like many games have to do. Gameplay and improving your (and team's) performance is more than enough to warrant a lot of time in the game.

I agree 100%.

I don't really know why the whole unlocking method is so popular in games today. I guess it does give the players an additional goal to work towards, but I feel if I payed the money for the game I should be able to access all the features without too much trouble.

I agree about unlocking all the planes in training... or completing the campaign on ANY level/mode would unlock all the planes. Nothing too difficult. For instance, if someone has no interest in playing SIM, they might be forced to play to unlock some of the better planes, which would be lame.

[play2often]

i'm about 5 wins away from getting the b-17, and while it will be worth it, i will have to come to terms with the following:

1. as soon people enter my strike session, they'll see the b-17 and leave, or everyone will join my team

2. i'll only be able to use it for a short while, since i'm trying to unlock all the other planes for the birdfan trophy. (and i only have 20 days to do it, since Borderlands comes out Oct. 20)

oh and the AR-234 isn't necessarily a counter for the B-17. it takes forever to turn around, and in one game i shot down four of them in a 109 E3.

[mattd27]

I love unlocking things! If I had everything from the start, I would still play, but not with the same drive I do now. It's a lot of fun working towards something and then finally getting the big payoff. I don't think BoP is desperate for gimmicks, a lot of people enjoy the unlock system. It's one of the most phrased things about the COD games.

[Ancient Seraph]

Update on the unlocks found here. Basically they'll be 1/5th of what they were, except for B17. Not sure what that'll be.

[Marchochias]

The only Strike game I actually found and played in was extremely odd. I was flying a Blenheim with 4 bombs, and accurately hitting the ground targets on each pass. But after dozens of hits, the structure was still intact....nobody on either team seemed to be able to actually destroy the targets.

What's with this? Was it a random glitch, or are the targets really, really hard to destroy? It would make no sense if they could take literally dozens of direct hits from bombs and not be destroyed.

[imnotgeoff]

ive played 2 strike games and got annoyed with that too things just dont seem to get destroyed..i dont get it hopefully..the update will fix this an the stupid way your points dont count towards your leaderboard rankings if people quit out

[Marchochias]

Originally Posted by imnotgeoff

ive played 2 strike games and got annoyed with that too things just dont seem to get destroyed..i dont get it hopefully..the update will fix this an the stupid way your points dont count towards your leaderboard rankings if people quit out

That's extremely annoying. If the host quits or the game disconnects or something, none of it matters, even if it was a second from completion.

It should be in games like COD4 how as soon as you get a kill, its recorded, no matter what happens afterward.