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Topic: Lets get more people online
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Zoycite
JAG
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posted 01-01- 03:50 PM
   
Heya all,Due to the lack of people playing online, I was thinking that perhaps another tourney might be a way to get the interest back. Maybe a weekly contest. kinda of like a bowling league format or something. The last tourney was great fun, but it took a long time to play. I was thinking like maybe each group faced one other group for that night. Played there matches then submited the outcome to be placed on a type of scoreboard that would be updated weekly. Nothing fancy, just show up, fly your missions, and report. Then the following week, you would face a new group and do it all over again. After a decided length of season, there could be 2 sets of elimination flights and then a set "bowl missions" to see who is the best. Just thought that might be fun. ------------------
Zoycite {GS}
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Spanky the Mad Dog
Pilot
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posted 01-01- 05:00 PM
Spanky here... For sure man. If nothing else we need to select a community wide flight night or nights. Just so we can be pretty sure to get a flight in when we go online. IP: Logged |
JV44Siggi
Pilot
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posted 01-01- 07:07 PM
Is it just me being dense here or are you guys being overly optimistic? The reason online play is dead is down to the online damage bug. NO body is going to run serious squad stuff so long as online combat is so pointless. What's the point of honing one's dogfighting skills if the only result of getting on the enemy's tail and filling him full of rounds is nothing more than a pretty firework display? Exactly...NO point.  IP: Logged |
JT
Pilot
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posted 01-01- 07:21 PM
Actually, a dedicated server setup would do wonders for online play. I hope the next Openplane sim incorporates that. IP: Logged |
Zoycite
JAG
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posted 01-01- 07:56 PM
Heya,Will a damage bug fix bring back squad play? Who knows. A fix has been suggested by MH so we shall see. In the mean time, it seems that the bugs effects everyone. So in a round about way it all evens out. Also this is purely for fun. For those who still find hanging out and this game to be fun and want to be a part of it. And when new fixes and PP's are released then we will already have a possible format from which to work with. To play or not to play, I guess thats a personal choice. I for one would enjoy seeing more people online, bugs or no bugs. ------------------
Zoycite {GS}
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Pang
Pilot
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posted 01-01- 10:38 PM
I'd show up for some of that action! Just getting online and shooting is fun enough, but having the chance to rise among the ranks of a league would be really fun!Pang {GS}
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Spanky the Mad Dog
Pilot
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posted 01-01- 10:44 PM
Spanky here.. I hope that patch is still coming its the 1st and its still not here. But online is still DAMN FUN even with the damage bug. I say lets get her on. IP: Logged |
rattlesnake
Pilot
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posted 01-02- 12:27 AM
Zoy-I am sure we can scrape together some guys from our squad who would be interested in flying in your mini-tourney. I think we need to face the music here - there are some issues that are keeping "some" people away (crash to desktop, damage bug) but there are also a lot of other things out there that affect the amount of people available to play. Openplane bug, other games - we have quite a few guys that have been bitten by the OP bug and others that have been playing Delta Force 2 on-line. We still manage to have some guys on squad night (thursdays after 9pm CST) - plus some of them fly during the week. Once MH bug fixes come out here shortly I believe we will see quite a few people back. cya soon- ------------------
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Jerry
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posted 01-02- 12:39 AM
uhhhhh.....I probably don't have a right to voice an opinion here since I don't fly online and I probably don't understand the damage bug issue, but.....if the major problem is running out of ammo because a plane can take too much damage why don't you fly with with unlimited ammo? I know it's not realistic but at least you can get some kills without as much frustration.
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rattlesnake
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posted 01-02- 03:09 AM
Jerry-No kidding!?!! You have never flown on-line?
Why not? Youve been around for a long time - and have never been tempted to check it out? Its a blast (first game I ever played on-line - and still the only one since last March).  ------------------
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lfbpro
Pilot
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posted 01-02- 07:45 AM
hello all*
i was online very often this week and i can't play even one mission .
everybody said sdoe is not instaled for now or sorry i m working etc etc...
and most of this guys were on the icq list,
can somoene explain this situation to me?------------------
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JV44Siggi
Pilot
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posted 01-02- 07:51 AM
Jerry, you still a cherry?! Hehe.
I, for one, would look seriously again at SDoE squad play if the bug was fixed. We tried the un-limited ammo way back but it was farcical. Basically everyone taped their triggers. No skill required, just fly around in circles waiting for other a/c to stray into one's stream of tracers. Crap.
So far, apart from the damage bug, SDoE has proven to be (for me anyway) the most stable and lag-free online sim yet. Only RB2-3D ranks with it, EAW not far behind.
We don't know yet how B17-2 will be, online; but if it falls on it's face I reckon a lot of people will be back in MH's domain demanding that damage patch. A carrier based Pacific Theatre would be even better. Each squad could have their own carrier, no terrain to suck the frame-rates and a vastly improved code overall.
Yeah, fat chance. IP: Logged |
Zoycite
JAG
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posted 01-02- 05:43 PM
Ok,If you or your squads are interested please let me know. If interest is there,Then I will try to put a format together this week. Good to see your here Pang PS, you need not be in a squad to participate. ------------------
Zoycite {GS}
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Pang
Pilot
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posted 01-02- 06:07 PM
Oh heck yeah, I'm around. I just have such terrible connects I haven't played. Got on the last couple nites but my pings were like 900, so I bailed.Pang
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