Cliffs of Dover Is The Best. But Some Of You Don't Appreciate It.

[lighthaze]

I like CoD. I really do like it. But as playing at the moment is a bit frustrating (not only due to performance issues, but also due to the relatively unstable multiplayer and the virtually non-existant quick missions) I took the chance to finally buy RoF. Never had the chance before as my system is relatively new (half a year). Furthermore I got my TrackIR just last week and I really didnt want to play RoF without it.

Well, as I said. I really do and want to like CoD but the comparison to RoF ist just hurtful. I do know that Rise of flight hat its problems in the beginning but at least it feels like a game. I am pretty sure that the programmers of CoD had a reason for using these windows popups and stuff but it just feel cheap in a way. RoFs UI is just so much more intuitve and well designed it's almost unbearable. Not to mention the existance of a good quick mission editior, tutorials and so forth.

For example: When I first heard of the possibility to configure the ammo belts in CoD I imagined some nice designed menu where you drag and drop beautiful drawed bullets in a cool animated ammo belt. What did we get? A simple, boring menu. The funny thing is, even the functional menu of the former Il2 games are so much superior to what we have now. I just don't get it.

I really am quite sure that CoD is a diamond in the rought but it just doesn't feel like a game at the moment. It's more a cluster of ugly windows and menus which (admittedly) lead to a great simulation with a great damage model and flying immersion. I have bought CoD and hope that this investment will pay off eventually but I also think that there is no use in persuading myself that the game is great when it clearly is not. At least at the moment and in its current state.

[lane]

The badly flawed and unbelievably poorly researched flight models are a deal breaker for me. Its not even close to being ready for release as a Battle of Britain simulator.

[Baron]

Originally Posted by lane

The badly flawed and unbelievably poorly researched flight models are a deal breaker for me. Its not even close to being ready for release as a Battle of Britain simulator.

U forgot the charts to back your "claim"

[baronWastelan]

Havent tried multiplayer in CloD yet, but for off-line campaigns, and putting together QMB action, Il-2 1946 is far better. Also the radio voices in CloD make those in Il-2 1946 seem believable in comparison.

"I'll fly your wing...............Lutonnn...........four"

"OK but STFU until I call YOU"

[Bricks]

They have bitten off more than they could chew. Nothing more, nothing less.

If they succeed in financing further support for the game it will get fixed in a year or so. If not, it will die except for some hardcore-fans.

We saw this happen before (Janes-Series, MightyEighth, ...) and we will see this happen again. Maybe with CoD, maybe not.


That's a pretty unemotional view, maybe, but all this babbling around the facts won't help anybody.

[Baron]

Originally Posted by Bricks

They have bitten off more than they could chew. Nothing more, nothing less.

If they succeed in financing further support for the game it will get fixed in a year or so. If not, it will die except for some hardcore-fans.

We saw this happen before (Janes-Series, MightyEighth, ...) and we will see this happen again. Maybe with CoD, maybe not.


That's a pretty unemotional view, maybe, but all this babbling around the facts won't help anybody.

Guess u weren't here when IL2 started

Latest tidbit:

Mini-update from devs

On Russian forum from developers (not official statement):

Quote:
В игре многое что отключено на данный момент, не соврать 50% кода в графике на данный момент отключено, со временем будем потихоньку включать.
Облака новые с сабскаттерингом, и погода, и до ландшафта дойдут руки.


Translation: at this point about 50% of features is off (just not ready), but devs will slowly add this features in game when it is ready. In future: new clouds with sub-scattering, new weather, landscape.
Also they say that current water is place-holder from DX9 version. New water will have a wave, surf, and will be transparent - you can see ships below waterline, submarine, bottom of the sea.

But right now they fixing bugs and work on optimisation.

[ElAurens]

Ah, another year then.

[Flashman]

When it works its great but thats not often enough and its too flawed to be described as the best.....or even particularily good. That crown is worn by Rise of Flight at the moment (IMHO anyway...)

There is much potential and i truly hope it lives up to it but its a bit early to declare a game the best when you can't even go online without crashing every 5 minutes.

[Raggz]

Bugs, bugs and bugs!
It will be good with time. Now it's just enough to take a plane for a ride.

[Hooves]

Some one should SUE these guys for putting that gun to your head to buy this game I mean of all the low down dirty tricks that someone could p......................... oh wait they didnt do that? Ah well then just STFU and sit down.


All your DAMN complaining is really Fricken annoying.