Rise of flight buy or not?

[AKA_Tenn]

I bought rise of flight, I'd say it was worth it, its a really pretty game, not so arcady you feel like your playing hawx, but not quite Clod realistic either, the campaign is fun and makes you feel like you're a part of something much bigger, and online play when you find someone with trackIR, or really good SA, is a blast

i mostly fly ZnB planes like the pfalz D.XII, but i also like the fokker D.VIIF

and yea there's some people out there that must use some kinda targeting/aiming help maybe an option on the server or something?
or it could be they bought the reflector sight?

[Rumcajs]

Thx for reply. I'm just disturbed by those vertical maneuvers i can't copy if i try to fly the same aircraft. And those magicians who can shot while climbing perpendicular to earth and hit the target. I've already learned that it's pointless to stay online when one of my favorite extremely talented shooters logs on. Ok I'm not the best pilot ever, but if i see someone in a slower aircraft catching me from below within seconds i smell something weird.
So far my impression is that the most populated servers are infested by cheaters. I've been able to have really nice fights on some of the less "famous servers" but particularly "Flying Circus" seems to be the worst example ever.
Are there some private servers with closed community so one can have the experience playing on equal grounds? I mean no mods/cheats/hacks/bots/auto {insert your favorite activity} tools at all. Just what the game allows by default.
I'm asking here because i don't believe the official ROF forums. Thanks in advance if you reply.

[raaaid]

if your climbing at stall limit even the coyote will caught you

[AndyJWest]

i don't believe the official ROF forums

Why not? As for 'hacks' etc, unless you are playing on a 'mods allowed' server (and there aren't many of those), frankly, I've seen no evidence of any. And yes, the 'Flying Circus' server is sometimes a bit of a shooting-gallery. Try 'New Wings' instead. And once you are confident, try the 'Syndicate' server - no icons, complex engine management, no external views etc.

[Rumcajs]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

Why not? As for 'hacks' etc, unless you are playing on a 'mods allowed' server (and there aren't many of those), frankly, I've seen no evidence of any. And yes, the 'Flying Circus' server is sometimes a bit of a shooting-gallery. Try 'New Wings' instead. And once you are confident, try the 'Syndicate' server - no icons, complex engine management, no external views etc.

Sure the two servers are great. Just not so populated. I've had couple of really nice fights on the Syndicate server and didn't see any hard to believe performances. If only the server had more players online when i play.

[Jaws2002]

Originally Posted by Rumcajs

Thx for reply. I'm just disturbed by those vertical maneuvers i can't copy if i try to fly the same aircraft. And those magicians who can shot while climbing perpendicular to earth and hit the target. I've already learned that it's pointless to stay online when one of my favorite extremely talented shooters logs on. Ok I'm not the best pilot ever, but if i see someone in a slower aircraft catching me from below within seconds i smell something weird.
So far my impression is that the most populated servers are infested by cheaters. I've been able to have really nice fights on some of the less "famous servers" but particularly "Flying Circus" seems to be the worst example ever.
Are there some private servers with closed community so one can have the experience playing on equal grounds? I mean no mods/cheats/hacks/bots/auto {insert your favorite activity} tools at all. Just what the game allows by default.
I'm asking here because i don't believe the official ROF forums. Thanks in advance if you reply.

Try the nubie server. Maybe there, if you are lucky, you'll find players of similar skill as you.
ROF planes have a rather hard flight model and you need good understanding of the dynamics of flight, patience and a lot of practice to be effective.
If you are new, being respectful and asking for advice, is a lo more productive than screaming "cheater".

[arthursmedley]

Sorry, no cheating on RoF servers and no hacks either but there are a lot of very experienced guys who've been playing the game since release and they are VERY good.

[Rumcajs]

Originally Posted by Jaws2002

Try the nubie server. Maybe there, if you are lucky, you'll find players of similar skill as you.
ROF planes have a rather hard flight model and you need good understanding of the dynamics of flight, patience and a lot of practice to be effective.
If you are new, being respectful and asking for advice, is a lo more productive than screaming "cheater".

Thanks. I'm not screaming "cheater". Just asking about your opinions. Maybe there are virtual pilots who can fly / aim so well.
Actually you have said exactly what i think. ROF planes are hard to fly. No trim controls and lift changes with speed enormously. Rotary engines make aiming even more difficult. Limited visibility upwards doesn't make turn fights easier either. Vertical maneuvers are hard to conduct. The planes bleed speed fast and stall or disintegrate in deep dives.
I tend to fly as an energy fighter and use altitude as defense. And it works well on the Syndicate server and different aircraft behave as i would expect based on their performance graphs and description of their strength. But it doesn't work on the Flying Circus server.
OK maybe i need to get more experience. I'm not giving up.

[AKA_Tenn]

oh yea here's a screen of the game before they post-process and photoshop it all up

[fifi]

Originally Posted by AKA_Tenn

oh yea here's a screen of the game before they post-process and photoshop it all up

You shouldn't say that.
At least AA is working great in ROF...and so is everything else