not without a reason i said 'players' - we have a simple "refly" button in game.
as i tried to say, its about missiondesign mainly IMO. And i guess the missionbuilder are still in the learning phase with this software.
And if we will see again formations of bombers (most time AI, and i mean more than 6 in one formation) at higher alts online(24/7 servers), protected and intercepted by high flying fighters - time will tell.
organized events, where all players are playing as a team, thats another story.
About COOP online wars, i think, we dont have to talk anymore with CoD, their times are over i belive. It was a nice time in IL2
