Plane unlocks in single player - now more relevant than ever

[Axe99]

Hey guys, just letting you know that Pavel (one of the IL-2 game designer) has replied to the 'partner' thread of this on the official forum and says that something will be done. They're not sure what yet, but it's great news nonetheless . Was very impressed by their responsiveness - there are some great answers to questions about Strike there as well.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by Axe99

Hey guys, just letting you know that Pavel (one of the IL-2 game designer) has replied to the 'partner' thread of this on the official forum and says that something will be done. They're not sure what yet, but it's great news nonetheless . Was very impressed by their responsiveness - there are some great answers to questions about Strike there as well.

Great news! If they were to unlock all the aircraft for SP training at completion of the SP campaign/training missions that would solve the problem.

The Trophy could be left for unlocking the aircraft though MP?

[Cwl]

I havent bothered to play online yet, im still going through single player. im a bit intimidated by how complicate simulator mode is.

[Axe99]

Originally Posted by Cwl

I havent bothered to play online yet, im still going through single player. im a bit intimidated by how complicate simulator mode is.

Give it time CW - also, most people online play arcade or realistic, so no worries there.

In terms of the MP trophy, I think it's silly leaving it as is, because the number of games online at the moment means it's probably one of the hardest trophies I've seen to get, particularly if you're in a non EU/US timezone and not nocturnal. It's also necessary to get the Soviet, Allied and Axis aircraft, or training missions trophy until after you've unlocked it - which means that the issues with online are effectively locking out around 10% of available achievements/trophies other than to the hardcore fans who purchased it and played it to death in the first week or so of release.

[Cwl]

Originally Posted by Axe99

Give it time CW - also, most people online play arcade or realistic, so no worries there.

In terms of the MP trophy, I think it's silly leaving it as is, because the number of games online at the moment means it's probably one of the hardest trophies I've seen to get, particularly if you're in a non EU/US timezone and not nocturnal. It's also necessary to get the Soviet, Allied and Axis aircraft, or training missions trophy until after you've unlocked it - which means that the issues with online are effectively locking out around 10% of available achievements/trophies other than to the hardcore fans who purchased it and played it to death in the first week or so of release.

too be honest I think the developers have gone a little overboard with the online achievments and plane unlocks.

Ive never been a fan of too many online achievements.
I know devs want to encourage people to play online but I find that achievments and unlocks dictate what modes gamers play and how they play them.

a few online achievments I dont mind but when you have to play a certain number of missions with a specific aircraft to get a specific type of kill (ground or air ) it ruins it because it forces you to play rigidly.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by Cwl

Ive never been a fan of too many online achievements.
I know devs want to encourage people to play online but I find that achievments and unlocks dictate what modes gamers play and how they play them.

Completely agree with this; for those of us who don't take games online that often (if at all), its becoming more and more common to be unable to properly complete a game.

[Axe99]

Aye, completely agree - again, much less worried about the achievements/trophies, than just the ability to be able to get to all the planes (I dream of the B-17!) - and while I think a few things like that can encourage people to try different planes (a trophy for playing an online game with 20 different planes, for instance, would do the same job without turning it into a WoW-like grind), the current setup goes a bit overboard. But I don't think they meant it like that, and if the matchmaking/online setup was better, I'd play the required games to get the planes - when it does work online, it's heaps of fun .