Moving offline to online, a story and some lessons

[jimbop]

Looks like they got good hits on him and he is leaking fluid (ah, that sight warms the heart!)



And he’s still chasing me! Turning fight, again! But this time I have him tied up and it looks as though the spits have lost contact for some reason. Maybe they lost sight? They should read lesson 3! Or maybe they knew he was a goner. Probably not required but I sure don’t want him following me home with my fuel load so low. And there he bails.



Home, Jimbo, and don’t spare the horses! Not a moment too soon. In fact, several moments too late it seems with coughing and spluttering still a few miles from shore. No hits to the engine that I can see, must just be fuel or maybe someone pinged my tank although I didn’t notice any leaks. She’s completely died now so I’ll have to land where I can – I certainly won’t make it back to the field. Still, dry land is better than wet feet and there’s a nice flat spot between the masts at Dover.



Lesson 7: Yes, an obvious one. Sometimes the boring things are the most important. Keep an eye on your fuel, especially if someone has managed to put a hole in you!



If you are an offline player please jump online! This was an exhilarating 30 minutes and I only got a few meaningless shots on one plane. Yes, spotting enemies on full switch is really tough but that’s just part of the excitement although you should do the MeshShowLod=1 edit if you have the CPU for it. Moving online has completely changed my attitude to CoD – what a blast!

There are tons of more experienced players – please feel free to add your own lessons or comment on what I am doing wrong.

[Chivas]

Nice read, and as you mentioned, being on Teamspeak is by far one of the most immersive aspects of Online play. Its hard to go back to Off-line play as you feel entirely alone and not part of a team.