Finals
=FB=Wincel vs Apolo

http://ru.justin.tv/dip78/b/301698979

Great fighting!

Thanks Ataros, good stuff!

New championship is broadcasted http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?p=402852

I remember in the USL the Russians came in and thrashed everybody. They had a massive squad to cherry pick their best, but what was interesting was the hardware. They would open up their sticks and mod them so they could fly using trim analogues on dials when closing in which was incredibly smooth - basically not using a joystick. The energy saved and the shooting accuracy from these mods was a ridiculous aid. I don't see the point myself, isn't it supposed to be a game and fun?

The same argument could be used for those who use a Warthog vs. $20 cheapie. I've got my trims on rotary encoders at the moment but thanks for the tip - I'll change them to analogue pots!

Interesting. I have the trims controls assigned to two analogue lever axis on my CH Quadrant because of their smoothness, but I don't use them for aiming. Willhave to experiment with that.

However, I was initially unhappy with my Warthog stick because I found it too stiff and too sensitive for fine aiming. From a Youtube how-to clip I removed the heavy mainspring completely and repositioned the four small secondary springs which looked after the stiffness. Playing with the X- and Y- response S- curves handled the sensitivity problem, yet still allowed full throw of the controls when needed.

To be fair the reason I know this is because they were public about it on their webste with tutorials on how to do it. My point is the level of seriousness of it all - It's almost like it's real, whereas I see gaming as entertainment.

Fact remains that if a pilot wanted to score big, he'd fly eastern front ;)

Aha. Roger that.

Your disparaging remarks confuse me. Are you insinuating that these Russian guys aren't also entertained?

No, I think that some of the crews just have a completely different attitude to 'western' players.