Off hours game is terrible. - Alternate games?

[FESS67]

The off hours are shocking.  Large maps, few players makes for hours of chasing ghosts.  What is a viable ww2 flight game to play  during these times?

Cheers

[Coalcat1]

The off hours are shocking.  Large maps, few players makes for hours of chasing ghosts.  What is a viable ww2 flight game to play  during these times?

Cheers

I've been looking at WW2 online, it still has more players and can be run on just about any computer that can run AH, I'll get some more names for you 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Wow WW2OL still around? I hope it's improved from the horror it used to be. Totally messed up physics and graphics to die for (from laughter). Character animations resembled running monkeys and the one time I tried it, I went inside a building, climbed upstairs but couldn't find my way back down because the house was nothing but huge pixelated lego blocks from inside so you couldn't tell where the staircase started and wall ended.

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I think they re-branded ww2online, flying there was not my cup of tea, tanking there was really good though.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I think they re-branded ww2online, flying there was not my cup of tea, tanking there was really good though.

I really digged their business idea. What could be cooler than combining fps with full air/tank sim. I had high hopes originally, especially when the devs were showcasing doppler effects and realistic sound delays (i.e. plane strafing in distance, sound arrives delayed to the player). But it was obvious that it was bound to fail right from the start when the servers crashed and stayed down from the load of players. I think that they had to recode much of the game and strip features away to be able to support even a fraction of the number of players they were promising for.

[Rich46yo]

I've been looking at WW2 online, it still has more players and can be run on just about any computer that can run AH, I'll get some more names for you  

No it doesnt have "more players". It was never released on Steam even tho its been greenlit for over a year now, "I suspect it was all a scam". I quit for a final time a few months ago. There has been no upgrades in graphics, its still buggy, and the only time there is a 1/2 decent crowd is on Sunday. At one time, years ago, it was a great game but now its nothing but a small pvt club held together by a few "Builders" who poured tons of their own money into improving the game and from what I can tell got nothing back but there name on a town wall.

Theres a reason it

can be run on just about any computer that can run AH,

its cause the graphics are 10 years dated.

I commiserate with you about AH, Im about to quit again myself, but WWll OL is not the answer.

[DmonSlyr]

The solutuon is simple:

Create a custom game for up the 32 players
FFA
Team deathmatch

Pick the smog 8 map..


Im telling you right now that's some fun stuff right there.

[Lusche]

The solutuon is simple:

Create a custom game for up the 32 players
FFA
Team deathmatch

Pick the smog 8 map..


Im telling you right now that's some fun stuff right there.

To populate such an aren during off hours, you would have to force palyers going there.

[DmonSlyr]

Screaming over 200 would help. Even as little as 8 players is still a blast. 

[68ZooM]

I've been looking at WW2 online, it still has more players and can be run on just about any computer that can run AH, I'll get some more names for you 

I still play wwii online but I don't play it because of the flight model (sucks) I usually play the infantry role or tanks...... If ww2 online had the flight model of aces high that would be the number one game imo.

[Krupinski]

If not a different arena, then a smaller map with a Tank Town/Fighter Town. 20 people simply cannot have 'too' much fun on any of the current maps, really.

[Tracers]

If not a different arena, then a smaller map with a Tank Town/Fighter Town. 20 people simply cannot have 'too' much fun on any of the current maps, really.

+1

Living in Australia it is very hit and miss as to wether or not you can find a fight in our peak flying times. The best maps her (and i cant think of their propper names right now cause its 4 am and my head aint with it yet) are the tank/furball island map or the other tank town centralised maps that has tt in the middle and an airfield each. When those maps are on usually you can find a fight above them. As Fess said other wise 70% of time is spent chasing ghosts...

Oh and if HT or Skuzzy are reading this... ADVERTISE SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR! They could attract a ton of new customers that just dont know this game exists. Increase their profits and make it more fun then boring on this side of the world.

[DmonSlyr]

20 players is major fun on a small custom map like smog8 or a few others. All it takes is a littler persuasiveness to get players to switch to the custom arena.

[hgtonyvi]

A custom arena can be fun. especially 1 for all lol......its something like king of the hill except there are no rules.

[FESS67]

Thanks.

I played WWIIOL for a couple of years and I do not think I will be gong back there.  Last night I did ask on 200 if anyone wanted to go to the DA and teach me some stuff but no response at all.  As Tracers said, those of us in Australia are lucky to see 50+ people on during our prime time and they are in maps capable of hiding 1000 players.

I don't think there is an easy fix to this other than to seek out other options and keep AH for weekend play.

CHeers