Author Topic: ww2 players wondering (Read 2297 times)

Ghastly · « **Reply #15 on:** April 03, 2007, 11:17:11 AM »

And if you are talking about flying, the two biggest differences left out or not well emphasized in the above posts are:

1) frame rate when engaged stays steady in AH. No stttuuutttuuuutttteerrr to single digits when trying to engage over contested areas. Note for Brooke - GeForce 6800GS won't help.

2) View Distance is greatly increased (six plus miles or more seemingly). In WWIIOL, your FE doesn't even render a dot at anything over 2 1/2 miles, forcing air-to-air combat to all take place where you can count on finding an aircraft to fight - which is typically < 3000 ft over contested towns. Add in the smog, and air-to-air is completely ahistorical and mind-numbingly frustrating.

Generally, as has been stated, AH is 10x better if you are a pilot. BUT! It's mediocre (at best) in comparision if you enjoy the virtual groundwar in WWIIOL. I can't wait for the "whenever" when someone does both great. I have no ill will towards the Rats - I hope they pull it off. I just got tired of wading through turds while waiting.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #16 on:** April 03, 2007, 02:05:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Joachim
That only has an air war to deal with and a few GVs as window dressing.

Which is exactly what HT wants. AH has been and will always be primarily a combat flight sim, everything else is just frosting on the cake.

ack-ack

Joachim · « **Reply #17 on:** April 03, 2007, 02:15:22 PM »

Yes.

Which is way it is incorrect to directly compare the two games as they really aim for different things. wwiiol is a ground war with an air component and AH2 is an air war with a ground component.

Tango · « **Reply #18 on:** April 03, 2007, 04:19:58 PM »

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Which is exactly what HT wants. AH has been and will always be primarily a combat flight sim, everything else is just frosting on the cake.

ack-ack

Yup and WW2OL is a combat ground sim with an air war that is a "thin foggy" icing on the cake.

Of course they screw up the tank battles by putting in Olympic running sappers with satchel chrages.

blkmgc · « **Reply #19 on:** April 03, 2007, 04:37:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Ghastly
Note for Brooke - GeForce 6800GS won't help.

heh, a Gforce 7800GT with 3 gigs of Ram wont help.

Bright side is I have a machine that will rune evrey other game on the planet now like glass on full settings.

Tango · « **Reply #20 on:** April 03, 2007, 05:49:57 PM »

I heard they were going to kill off even more customers from playing by doing away with Geforce 4 and radeon 9500 or lesser cards.

Sure glad I don't have to buy a new computer every 2 years just to be able to play with a "NEW game improving patch".

FX1 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 03, 2007, 07:26:51 PM »

When i played ww2online it was a joke. The long periods of no action and spawn camping at that time was the best part of the game.

In AH skill is needed.. I have been playing for 3 years and learning something new each week.

Nefarious · « **Reply #22 on:** April 03, 2007, 09:21:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Trukk
If you are in the Eastern timezone, no AH sponsered events during prime time.

Wenesday Night Snapshots run at 10PM EST as do Tuesdays Extreme Air Racing and our new SNS Scramble Event starts at 9PM EST on Sundays. Plenty of "Primetime" EST Events, Just depends on what you call "Primetime"

theNewB · « **Reply #23 on:** April 03, 2007, 09:29:00 PM »

well i left ww2OL cause i was tired of rebuying a super-computer every time a new patch was released, CRS has the worst player support ive seen that and the fact ive heard the story of ord server and africa will be implemented about 3 years ago lol but i do miss my StuGIIIG and P2

Tango · « **Reply #24 on:** April 03, 2007, 10:20:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Nefarious
Wenesday Night Snapshots run at 10PM EST as do Tuesdays Extreme Air Racing and our new SNS Scramble Event starts at 9PM EST on Sundays. Plenty of "Primetime" EST Events, Just depends on what you call "Primetime"

6 - 10 PM

Trukk is one hour before Eastern so 9 eastern is still 10 for him. His wife won't let him stay up late.

By they way, this is probably the wrong thread also.

Vulcan · « **Reply #25 on:** April 03, 2007, 11:29:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Brooke
Here's a comparison of Aces High and WWIIOL I did a while back.
.... The WWIIOL world looks more realistic (it does have nice-looking clouds)

Dude, seriously have you flown in WW2OL since the Xmas patch?

Trukk · « **Reply #26 on:** April 04, 2007, 04:44:31 AM »

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Originally posted by Nefarious
Wenesday Night Snapshots run at 10PM EST as do Tuesdays Extreme Air Racing and our new SNS Scramble Event starts at 9PM EST on Sundays. Plenty of "Primetime" EST Events, Just depends on what you call "Primetime"

Prime time to me is between 7 and 10. The time between getting home and having dinner and having to hit the sack for work. If I was an unemployed night-owl, yeah I guess you could call those Eastern prime time.

Trukk · « **Reply #27 on:** April 04, 2007, 04:52:57 AM »

I forgot to mention in my first post. When Combat Tour arrives in Aces High, the only thing you'll hear at the airfields in WWIIOL are the crickets (well maybe the occasional sapper running around).

blkmgc · « **Reply #28 on:** April 04, 2007, 05:44:58 AM »

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Originally posted by Trukk
I forgot to mention in my first post. When Combat Tour arrives in Aces High, the only thing you'll hear at the airfields in WWIIOL are the crickets (well maybe the occasional sapper running around).

Hehe..i have to admit, those missions were a hoot!

Kten · « **Reply #29 on:** April 04, 2007, 06:13:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Nefarious
Wenesday Night Snapshots run at 10PM EST as do Tuesdays Extreme Air Racing and our new SNS Scramble Event starts at 9PM EST on Sundays. Plenty of "Primetime" EST Events, Just depends on what you call "Primetime"

~~Last time i checked a 10pm start was not primetime. I guess it depends what fantasy land you live in~~