i like ROF a lot .. actually i quit Il2 about a year ago because i got tired of it..flying a plane in ROF is mostly much more demanding and difficult then in IL2 because the FM is really more subtle and dynamic and some of those ROF planes are really twisty bitches... i do enjoy that...try some early birds and some wind and rain and you will have a hell of a time just to hold the plane in the air...
It also looks very good and has tremendous potential.. the mission builder is really complex and powerfull and imho the ROF community is just starting to discover what is possible with ROF... also the devs are really improving the game continously and talking with the users...its a really good and mature community i would say...
What i do lack in ROF though is simply the game, the single player right now is not very entertaining for long...the two campaigns are good and have very demanding missions but after that its basically boredom, the old career mode is just not good... (will hopefully change soon with new career mode) and online there is not too much happening either...there are enough servers but most of them are empty most of the time...Syndicate server is great in a way and mostly populated but for my taste its too realistic (engine prewarm, loooong flight times, huge maps) and there are too many hardcore ROF aces in it with hundreds of flight hours.... if you fly there alone you fly for half an hour until you find someone and when you meet one then usually you dont have much of a chance (and i consider myself a rather good pilot, but i can only fly once or twice a week) because its FB Viks, or J99 Winger or whoever..
and there are some easy fun DF arcade servers...but if you look for something which is neither for the ultrahardcore or the total newbies the situation is frustrating...
I do have extraordinary online fun every monday with my buddies from Tangmere Pilots.. so if you find a good squad or fangroup you actually can have a lot of fun with ROF, the mulitplayer in itsself is excellent and with the bombers the scenarios get more diverse...
I would say wait until the next patch (with new offline career mode) and give it a try then...
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