This seems like a pretty good idea... maybe edal might plan a mission like this into the overall campaign... by the way, what time zone are you guys in? I'm in the US Eastern time zone and it feels like not many people are playing when I log in at night, rougly from 8pm - midnight, eastern time...

Love that idea.

Really something they should consider as an MP mode for the next game.

Yes this sounds like a good idea I will see what I can do. However, I was not going to allow both teams to fly bombers on strike, only the invading team will be able to use bombers and the defenders will fly fighters only.

I mention this cause I've got my own intel on who's good at what... and who's invincible at what, also...

Each side would select 1 or 2 players who have played many games in every mode vs most of the players. They would be given 1 or 2 days to "scout" or observe anyone they haven't seen.

Then all the recruiters would log in to a PSN chat room for the draft. If one team starts shorthanded, it gets extra picks at the midway point. For example, if team 1 has 10 players, and team 2 has 8, and there's 20 other players, then after 9 players have been selected, team 2 takes its next pick and then follows with its extras, then it's team 1's turn again. Like this:

2-1
2-1
2-1
2-1
2-2-2
1-2
1-2
1-2
1-2-1

If team 1 has 11 and team 2 has 10 and there's 9 left:

2-1
2-1
2-2
1-2-1

If team 1 and team 2 both have 10, and there's 12 left, choose starter at random, if team 2 wins the coin toss

2-1
2-1
2-1
2-1
2-1
2-1

if it starts real lopsided, like team 1 has 12 players, team 2 has 3 players, and 21 others, it would go:

2-1
2-1
2-1
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
1-2
1-2
1-2

which would put all team 2's extra draft picks right dead center of the draft, so they wouldn't get all the best or be stuck with the worst.

I don't really expect many Russians to show up... their IL-2 board has less than 1 page of topics. I guess they don't have all that many ps3's yet.

You mean team right? So me and Dubb will be able to play on the same team? =)

Only if it's at the same time

The draft idea has me a bit concerned since I really want to shoot down Spits in this tourney...

On a different note, edal, I was looking at the list and it appears that you didn't include the jet fighters - are you excluding them? I'm really beginning to develop a liking for them -- to me they should be included. Not many people like the jet fighters b/c they turn so horribly and are so easily damaged, so the few people who fly them (or one - me) would seem to reflect their relative importance in WWII - being introduced in 1944 but not in enough numbers to make a difference by that late stage...

Anyway let me know when you can, thanks!

It would only be a draft of free agents who didn't pick a team. You've already declared for USSR.

that can be sorted cos u can have fly bombers in tb so that their payload doesnt have any effect if some1 wants to be sneaky

I am not concerned about that. There are many ways that we can work around that. Games will only be played as Strike or Capture the Airfield for the simple reason of having teams started at their designated side of the map.

Sorry guys If I have not updated much on this event I will soon, just a little busy with other things right now but dont worry It will be running by January 2010 :)