Hyper Lobby and IL2 COD

[ElAurens]

Can't wait for Hyperlobby support.

Honestly, I don't see why Steam users are so positive about it.

Other than VAC, all it does is eat resources, tell me that someone is playing a game that I don't have and don't want, and it constantly spams me with adverts for games I could care less about.

Not saying that Steam fans should not like it, to each his own, but it does nothing to enhance my "gaming" experience.

[Ataros]

CoD is open for mods. Mods without VAC mean cheaters, cheaters and cheaters. Please do not split this small community into even smaller ones. Be patient. Steam works.

(btw you can turn off all spam and pop-up windows in steam settings)

[JG52Uther]

Steam is NOT working with CoD multiplayer.
I can log on to hyperlobby in the evening and see 600 people playing il2.In CoD all we see are server crashes.
Patience is one thing,but really multiplayer should have been working perfectly on release.

[Ataros]

The is no evidence of
1) dedi server crashes due to Steam only
2) it can not be fixed.

Devs are working on server stability as I write this. We have no other choice than being patient regardless of our wishes and dreams we have.

[JG52Uther]

Well as Oleg said that third party programmes could be used for multiplayer hopefully Jiri can sort it out,because hyperlobby just,you know,works.

[SC/JG Matoni]

~S All,

As someone who has been running servers since 4.03m I think that HL coming back would be a bad idea. ( no offence to the work done by HL in the past ).

Once STEAM is sorted out, and it will be, no doubt about it, it will give us access to a much larger player base than IL2 has had before. How did you hear about HL originally? I bet someone with the game told you about it? The general non sim nut, who we want to get into CoD will not know about HL.

Us picking up our sticks and heading back to HL will only hurt this sim long term, yes it sucks atm, trust me I'm trying to setup a DED atm, but I am excited about the possiblilty of new people coming into the sim. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that our player base in Oz has dried up under the old IL2.

my 5c

Matoni

[Vengeanze]

Originally Posted by SC/JG Matoni

~S All,

As someone who has been running servers since 4.03m I think that HL coming back would be a bad idea. ( no offence to the work done by HL in the past ).

Once STEAM is sorted out, and it will be, no doubt about it, it will give us access to a much larger player base than IL2 has had before. How did you hear about HL originally? I bet someone with the game told you about it? The general non sim nut, who we want to get into CoD will not know about HL.

Us picking up our sticks and heading back to HL will only hurt this sim long term, yes it sucks atm, trust me I'm trying to setup a DED atm, but I am excited about the possiblilty of new people coming into the sim. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that our player base in Oz has dried up under the old IL2.

my 5c

Matoni

But HL is a great way of keeping out the riff-raff and Steam is good if one wanna have an easy ride and high killrate.

[Shadylurker]

Originally Posted by SC/JG Matoni

~S All,

As someone who has been running servers since 4.03m I think that HL coming back would be a bad idea. ( no offence to the work done by HL in the past ).

Once STEAM is sorted out, and it will be, no doubt about it, it will give us access to a much larger player base than IL2 has had before. How did you hear about HL originally? I bet someone with the game told you about it? The general non sim nut, who we want to get into CoD will not know about HL.

Us picking up our sticks and heading back to HL will only hurt this sim long term, yes it sucks atm, trust me I'm trying to setup a DED atm, but I am excited about the possiblilty of new people coming into the sim. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that our player base in Oz has dried up under the old IL2.

my 5c

Matoni

This.
The only reason I ever owned HL was to play IL-2. Yes UBI was terrible. Give Steam a chance, we all know it was a last minute announcement, I'm sure the dev's are working overtime to make it work like a well oiled 109, and when it does It will only make the community stronger, as it will offer a one click service. No more jumping through hoops.

EDIT: I guess I am so pro steam because I have seen the light through some steam games. It is one of my favorite features about the games and steam. when I play original valve games that utilize all of steams abilities you don't even realize your on a special/modded server or anything along those lines its so seamless. That is what I want to see for the IL2 community.

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by Ataros

CoD is open for mods. Mods without VAC mean cheaters, cheaters and cheaters. Please do not split this small community into even smaller ones. Be patient. Steam works.

(btw you can turn off all spam and pop-up windows in steam settings)

Ataros VAC is geared towards FPS game (dominant genre on steam) plus steam has NO game like CLOD so how would VAC know what a cheat in CLOD looks like anyways...Below is a quote from the VAC info page...i can see this becoming an INSTANT night mare

Use caution when installing any game modifications, such as scripts or custom skins. Only download custom content from trusted sources. Hackers sometimes maliciously disguise their cheats to cause others to get banned.

and the best part is if some ones (skin,script or mod) get mistaken for a hack....

Important:

All VAC bans are permanent - Valve has a zero-tolerance policy for cheating and will not lift VAC bans under any circumstances.

https://support.steampowered.com
/kb_article.php?ref=7849-RADZ-6869

Originally Posted by Ataros

The is no evidence of
1) dedi server crashes due to Steam only
2) it can not be fixed.

Devs are working on server stability as I write this. We have no other choice than being patient regardless of our wishes and dreams we have.

It cannot be fixed? what cant be fixed? We know they are working on the server stability... but Tobe honest CLOD was not launched with a few bugs...it was launched close to being crippled and to ad to it we were told there would be a dedicated server shipped with the game...there was none so we have to buy another copy in order to run one.

Patient? Really?? we have been and our continuing to be so but when there is a program that is free and is PROVEN! out there for us to use but we are stuck with a program that is for profit and is NOT reliable and is only adding to the problems on top of the fact that oleg TOLD US we could use third party software such as HL but we are still denied that is when we get inpatient!

to Matoni and shadylurker
Steam is not a flight sim market and will do little to bring in new faces..
1. because it is an FPS market there
2. because most FPS players (not all) do not have the patients to learn something as complicated as CLOD.
Go here and count the number of flight sims you see..
http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

We don't want to stop you from using steam but we want the option not to if we choose.

FYI steam is crashing our servers half the time now...the other half is the game itself

p.s in the above link to steam stats it shows 350 people playing CLOD...IM going to look in the game browser right now and see if there are 350+ playing...ill be pleased if there are but I doubt it...which makes me wonder where that number is coming from....

update: there are 60 people online right now....i wonder what the other 290 are doing

[JG14_Jagr]

I have no problem with people having the ability to ply COD through STEAM.. it will definitely be an easy way for new game owners to find an online server. On the other hand, I almost NEVER play IL2 on a random server. 90% of my gameplay is on organized online wars where the risk of cheating is very low and other gamers created checks to verify system fiels.. I would very much like to have MORE THAN ONE option to play IL2 COD