Even I am going negative now.

[addman]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

So yesterday, two of my BlitzPig mates, Raven and HamishUK, and friend 1.JaVa Sharpe, decide to give the latest patch a try online for the first time.

Before we can even enter the "client" screen Sharpe has a loading error and CTD. He has been unable to fly CloD for a long time and can find no fix for his problems. We were hoping that the latest patch level would help him out, no joy there.

So, the three Pigs join the Syndicate full real sever without Sharpe. We work out our loadouts and spawn at Manston. As we are warming up Bf110s attack the field. This is about 20 to thirty seconds after we spawn. At this point all sound completely stops for all three of us. (We are the only players on the server). Hamish quits as there is no point flying without sound. Raven and I take off, make one circuit of the field and land. We then quit as there is no reason to keep going.

Except for offline sight seeing there really is no use even trying to fly CloD anymore, especially online.

It's a real pity too, as there is so much good lurking just under the surface, but if we cannot use the sim for what we like, what good is it?

Really, what good is being able to select your serial number, skin, and loadout if you cannot fly the sim with sound? Even the awful stock original sounds are better than none at all.

You guys know I'm a long time (since 2001) fan of the IL2 franchise. I dearly want to continue to be so. But right now how can I be?

Maybe by Christmas it will be working.

Please Luthier, will it be?

I hear you brother, exact same mixed feelings and frustration. I really want to like the game but it's making it's utmost for me not liking it.

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

It's a real pity too, as there is so much good lurking just under the surface, but if we cannot use the sim for what we like, what good is it?

Really, what good is being able to select your serial number, skin, and loadout if you cannot fly the sim with sound? Even the awful stock original sounds are better than none at all.

You guys know I'm a long time (since 2001) fan of the IL2 franchise. I dearly want to continue to be so. But right now how can I be?

Yeah, you turned negative. Now what? Are you going to keep coming back with a "Luthier sucks" thread once in a while like the rest of the idiots?
Or maybe you have a LIFE outside the pc? Huh? You really think this helps ANYONE?
I gotta say - some of you guys are beyond pathethic. So much negativity over this game? Realy worth it? Really sad people.

[CWMV]

Originally Posted by carguy_

Yeah, you turned negative. Now what? Are you going to keep coming back with a "Luthier sucks" thread once in a while like the rest of the idiots?
Or maybe you have a LIFE outside the pc? Huh? You really think this helps ANYONE?
I gotta say - some of you guys are beyond pathethic. So much negativity over this game? Realy worth it? Really sad people.

I think its HIGHLY understandable to be vocal about your disappointment in a product you PAID for, and that the creator has failed to fix after repeated patches.

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by CWMV

I think its HIGHLY understandable to be vocal about your disappointment in a product you PAID for, and that the creator has failed to fix after repeated patches.

Yes, higly. And it is also HIGHLY understandable that you have stated your case couple of hundred times before, achieving exactly NOTHING but stirring flame threads. Little boys got a broke toy so now instead of helng fixing it, they throw it in the trash can. Very intelligent attitude .

[Ploughman]

I turned the corner too, only I was going the other way. I'm really enjoying it now and yet a month ago I was really losing patience with the demands the engine was making on my machine and was ready to knock it into touch. For some reason, CTDs and that sound thing aside (which I seem to be able to get past by CTRL F2ing through enemy aircraft...go figure), the thing seems to run more or less fine on my rig. The grapchics are stunning, I find with CEM/limited ammo etc I'm just barely able to control my fighter, and I rarely get a kill whilst with Il2-46 (how I wish CloD was called Storm of War, just differentiating it from the previous Il2 seems idiotic) I wouldn't even break a sweat knocking out 4 or 5 planes with the same parameters. According to Steam I've knocked up over 200 hours with the sim open. All for the price of a meal for two at the local curry house. Yes it's got a looooooooooooong way to go but it's no coaster.

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by carguy_

Yeah, you turned negative. Now what? Are you going to keep coming back with a "Luthier sucks" thread once in a while like the rest of the idiots?
Or maybe you have a LIFE outside the pc? Huh? You really think this helps ANYONE?
I gotta say - some of you guys are beyond pathethic. So much negativity over this game? Realy worth it? Really sad people.

Well, your post certainly doesn't help either, so are you gonna stop posting?

I doubt it.

I had not flown online since the new patch came out, and for some time before that. I was hoping that things were improving, because if you read some of the pollyanna posters here all is just peachy.

Clearly that is not the case. But until I tried it yesterday I had no way to know that.

I will continue to try the sim after each new patch, and I will post here with my reactions to each new patch, positive or otherwise.

I don't care who approves of my posts or not.

[timholt]

Well as an extremely satisfied player of the IL2 series from when it first came out I purchased a new rig to play CLoD.

I am disappointed with it, but I flash it up (for about 10 minutes) every couple of weeks to remind myself how clunky it is.

I think the best words to describe my feelings when (trying to) play CLoD is that it is a bloody annoying and frustrating experience.

I have a decent rig (see specs) and have done all the fixes, new ini's, clear cache, check files, lowered everything to medium and it is still clunky with stutters.

[Richie]

Look what happened to Rise Of Flight after one year. An example of an unfinished game that became great.

[ElAurens]

It is a waiting game at this point for sure.

[Havoc04]

Well i WOULD actually play the damn game if it had a single player campaign like 1946 (Yes i KNOW OH noes another 1946 comparison)

But lets face it THIS linear campaign that COD has is ridiculous and i for one are not one of these people that WILL sit in the FMB and build a mission then fly it. I Built the mission AND i KNOW exactly whats going to happen!...Sorry to go off topic

Regards
Disgruntled