I'm going to be patient but

[JimmyBlonde]

Hey, the dude bought the game, let him have his spiel.

If you feel it's repetetive then nobody is holding a gun to your head to read the entire thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI

[FlyingShark]

Originally Posted by HeavyDelta

As I said, I just got the game, these are my observations. To think I have to be quiet because I am new to the forum, well that is just laughable and all you "vets" can pack sand.

I'd be interested to hear if any of my numbered complaints are disagreed with and why for any reasons, but to tell me to be quiet, that is just idiotic childish behavior.

The IL-2 demo was unplayable? What about the purchased game? It ran smooth as silk out of the box.

OK, didn't mean to set you off, it's just that we had a lot of negativity on the forum lately. And in no way, I was trying to be the "vet" telling new guys to be quiet, actually that's a mentality that I hate as I have been confronted with it serveral times at jobs.

Anyway, welcome to CLOD and as you probably know already by now, a patch is underway in the near future.

~S~

[senobssorc]

Originally Posted by HeavyDelta

There is a major difference than when the original IL-2 came out. With all its flaws, it was extremely playable right out of the box. For me, this one isn't. Overall performance isn't an issue for me, I get solid FPS with my monster rig, but:

1. Flight models - what the ?? They seem to be all over the place - over and underperformance abounds.
2. AI - In the history of dogfights, no one rolled 200 times to avoid bullets - this isn't Star Wars. They also didn't eventually stop trying to evade and just fly straight and level until shot down.
3. Shimmering shadows
4. awful sounds
5. broken radio comms
6. missions that have no explanation as to why you failed. I shot down 8 planes and landed safely, that seems like success to me. What, did I miss a waypoint or something?
7. laughable bullet stream - looks like something from the Sega Genesis days!
8. On and on

The original IL-2 blew me away right out of the box. People on the forums were screaming bloody murder about different aircraft balance and all kinds of goofy stuff, but for 50 bucks, it was hours and hours of entertainment regardless of the flaws.

It looks like this time, I layed out 50 bucks on the hope that they will one day make this a playable game. The five hours or so that I have already played it have been mostly frustrating and not fun and I won't fire it up again until the next patch. It truly does show a lot of promise and since I am such a fan of the old IL-2, I will hold on, but it sure is a shame the difference between now and then. The business model shouldn't be "give me your money and I'll give you an unplayable DVD..... but one day you will have a fun game."

I know I know, all you Beta guys have been pointing this stuff out for months - I just got the game so wanted to vent.

Everything he said is true so let him have his vent. If you don't care for his opinion that is fine but telling someone to drop dead is not going to help anything or anyone.

[Wolf_Rider]

Originally Posted by HeavyDelta

As I said, I just got the game, these are my observations. To think I have to be quiet because I am new to the forum, well that is just laughable and all you "vets" can pack sand.

[HeavyDelta]

If your sig-line system specs include which kind of mouse and keyboard you use...... ooof.

[Wolf_Rider]

yes, the sockpuppets seem to have been breeding

[HeavyDelta]

I have a good mouse but I don't think it is as utterly awesome as your ....deathadder. It's called an ArmageddonGardenSnake.

Or something.

[Scarecrow]

Welcome to the forum. Major change is coming in the next two months so you picked a good time to join the games. My advice is get to know the CEM and temp management now the big changes are coming at last. Oh and you'll need a thick skin round here sometimes it gets crazy