Quote:
Originally Posted by QBlackDeathQ
ha-ha; you guys are funny, but I think that a lot of new players as well as some vets just gave up on the sim part of this game and it’s a real shame. I think that sim gives the player more control over his aircraft, and it’s a bit thrilling to track someone manual while still flying the plane, and a bit scary when that PO-ed pilot pulls a move that makes you over shoot, landing you square in his sights. Ha I just cringe thinking about it.
|
Ah yes, I agree. I believe it is a fault of the game really as there isn't a difficulty curve as you normaly expect with games. Instead we have just 3 big jumps in difficulty in which you cannot use the same skills and tactics, in fact you need to unlearn what you have learned playing arcade to be able to fly in sim well. This obviously works in reverse too, BoP is probably the only video game in existence where the best players who play the hardest dificulty will get soundly beaten by the best guys who only play on the lowest difficulty.
We expeirenced sim players also often unwittingly make it more difficult for players new to sim, we don't realize how difficult it is making the jump from realistic or arcade to sim mode. They are not acustomed to having to search for their enemy or checking their six and map, they play the whole game never seing the enemy, constantly stalling and being killed from suprise attacks. I know how frustating it is from playing FPS games constantly getting sniped from god knows where before you see a soul, Its not fun to get owned.
I advise all players used to sim is if you get a new guy in your game- try to help them, explain the elevator sensitivity settings if they are stalling non stop. Don't bring your A game, maybe give them a kill if you can. Then they are much more likely to stick at it and continue to play sim, hopefully gaining in skill and maybe eventually giving you a good dogfight.
Rememeber there is nothing to be gained from owning.
09-08-2010, 09:19 PM
Hybrid Mode
