World War 2 Online

[Xt1ncT]

Does anyone here play it?

I know it's sub based, but from the amount of people who do play it could be worth it.

If there are people that play it, what are the pros and what are the cons? I could be interested in having a go - there is a 14 day free trial at the moment as well.

[Black Heart]

ping ? cost?

does ping matter?

[Xt1ncT]

Your first cost after the 14 days is $19.99 US, then $14.99 US amonth.

So not too bad really - considering the game is free.

Not sure about pings, but will find out as I've signed up and will have a go tonight or tomorrow night.

[Foxman]

I've played it on and off for about 4 years now and overall its brilliant. The combat is on a massive scale with proper combined arms maneuvers involving hundreds of players, all coordinated by a dedicated group of players that make up the high command unit.

I've had some truly amazing experiences in the game and the changes/additions over the last year or so have vast improved the game further. Ping isn't a huge issue although it will rear its head from time to time with the odd instance of warping or rubber banding.

However, the learning curve is steep and the player population is relatively small.  Finding action can often take a long (long) time although the interface has been improved to help players get into hot spots faster. The game enine is old and although its gradually being brought up to more modern specs, its not the greatest looking game. Its functional more than pretty but when you can engage a tank at a range of 6kms, prettiness takes a backseat to functionality very fast

The benefit of a small player base is that they are incredibly helpful and new players are generally well looked after. The best thing to do is not load the game and try to play it like a regular online FPS as that will result in frustration very quickly. Combat is a mix of urban and rural centred on townships or cities. In a rural setting, you'll almost never see what kills you as the average range of engagement is around 250-350m and a prone person is actually really really small at that distance. Vehicles are more obvious but of course deadly at far greater ranges. Urban combat is only different in the ranges, you'll still get plugged by something you never see more often than not.

Patience is the order of the day.

Its definitely worth go with the 14 day trial and as long as you approach it with the mindset of a complete noob (ie don't think you know how to use certain weapons based on other games) then you'll find the learning curve easier to overcome. Take some time to read the player guides on the website and don't be afraid to ask questions in the game.

Heres the best place to start:

http://wiki.wwiionline.com/index.php/Main_Page

If you want to try out vehicles, heres an excellent guide on Panzers which demonstrates the level of accuracy.

http://home.arcor.de/Jalik/pzguide/panzerguideeng.html

I'm not active at the moment (dead desktop) but I'm happy to answer any questions that don't require an in-game response

I can tell some pretty crazy stories of multi-crewed tanks and aircraft as well as some epic battles hehe.

[Xt1ncT]

Thanks Foxy.

I've signed up for the trial and will have a go.

Would be interested in getttng a few people from NZ together and maybe form a squadron. Plus getting a few new players together at the same time could make the learning more fun as we'd be learning at the same time.

[Foxman]

There are/were a few kiwis in the game on the Allied side as the ANZAC squad, not sure how active they are in WW2O these days but you can find them here http://anzac.mdsnews.com/.

I never interacted with them other than to shoot them since I play Axis but all accounts point to them being a good bunch.

On a side note, CRS have recently landed a deal to publish the game in China which will hopefully mean more revenue for them to use improving the game in future.

[KiLL3r]

they want ur CC details just for the trial which is lame.

[Bounty Hunter]

me and bell use to play it quite a bit

konev probably still plays it (although he's a tanker)...ahh just asked him...no he doesnt...

loose unit would play from time to time.

flying in a group of 2 or 3 id funner, but i seem to get more kills when i solo...

i am also inactive atm

[Xt1ncT]

they want ur CC details just for the trial which is lame.

Not really 'cos it's pretty simple to unsuscribe, and if you want to play the game you have to pay so it's no different from going into EB and paying for a game then taking it back within the prescribed timeframe.

[Xt1ncT]

Downloading now.

Looking forward to giving this a go.

[Foxman]

Its a pity I haven't got a working desktop, I'd been keen as to jump in and show you around.

[Invisty]

Graphics are fail. I know they're "getting better" but even if the graphics were twice as good as last time I saw it, it would still be in the catagory of unbearable.

[Swampy_1]

Hey foxy,long time no see.
Iv been playing ww2O off and on for awhile now.Probably the best fun iv ever had in a game.Graphics are mud but you don't really notice after awhile.Havn't played in about a year so don't know how things have improved.Might have to resign up and see.
P.S where are all the old -101- hanging out these days foxman?

[Menial]

Unless you have a fair bit of spare time, I'd avoid it.  Did some inf movements attacking a town, took me ten minutes to run there....

[Foxman]

Hey foxy,long time no see.
Iv been playing ww2O off and on for awhile now.Probably the best fun iv ever had in a game.Graphics are mud but you don't really notice after awhile.Havn't played in about a year so don't know how things have improved.Might have to resign up and see.
P.S where are all the old -101- hanging out these days foxman?

Long time indeed!

Things have improved greatly in the last year and with luck they will continue to do so.

The old crew...not sure to be honest. Most are still scattered about the various forums here and there, bump into them every now and then heh.

Unless you have a fair bit of spare time, I'd avoid it. Did some inf movements attacking a town, took me ten minutes to run there....

Did you try asking for a ride? Did you check to see if there were any mobile spawns closer?
The game is a simulation so if you're after an action fix then you'd be best to look elsewhere.

I remember one instance where myself and Lapp crawled towards an enemy FB in order to spot the fall of shells from our tanks and artillery further back. It took us about 40 minutes real time to get to a position where we could provide feedback and we lasted all of about 1 minute before a frenchie capped us in the back.

On the other hand, battles around towns are often incredibly intense with multiple armour and infantry attacks from different directions, all while air support fights overhead. Plenty of AA and AT fire to keep people on their toes and when a Stuka finally slips through and lands a 500lb'der on the damn Matilda 2 that was guarding the armybase entrance...its pretty awesome. Manning the last remaning PaK38 in a town and trying to fend off an armoured column long enough for air support to arrive is a rather tense experience.

So if you are willing to be patient and learn how the game works then you'll be treated to some amazing battle pieces. Otherwise, stick to BF2 or CoD4 or whatever other spam shooter is the prefered one this month.

[Swampy_1]

I like it how it has a functional day/night cycle.
Used to love sneaking around in the dark placing satchel charges on tanks.:heheh:

[Temp]

The old crew...not sure to be honest. Most are still scattered about the various forums here and there, bump into them every now and then heh.

I'm here! I still have my 0002 dogtags!

[Swampy_1]

:rnr:
How about loose-unit,tom,torn,legend,oh and hoover.lmfao:chuckle:

[Temp]

For a bit of reminiscence I went down to the spare room and took these photos for you foxy. Not sure who you are Swampy maybe you were post RTCW days, so missed out on the early days and Wellington roadtrip. Unless that's an alias :rnr:

[Temp]

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[Swampy_1]

yeah,joined up during the 42" era.

[Foxman]

Haha awesome stuff Temp!

I still have my old tags lying about here somewhere. Some good times had by all

Bozza is over in the UK now, as far as I know the others are still here though. Theo is still over in Hamilton, should be catching up with him at some point since I'm now in Tauranga. Will probably be up to Auckland at some point too, may have to have a drink for old times sake Temp

[Temp]

Of course mate you always have an open door policy here Poor old Bozza/Hoover, what number did he get? I still remember trying to revive him on Beach when I didn't know you could run out of needles. Never been a game as good as that since.

[Menial]

Did you try asking for a ride? Did you check to see if there were any mobile spawns closer?
The game is a simulation so if you're after an action fix then you'd be best to look elsewhere.

No one with vehicles were around, spawned at the closest mobile spawn, was playing with someone who played the "game"  the most enjoyable thing about it was spotting from inside an occupied town while elemunk strafed the armour and other Nazi shit in his Spitfire.

[Equity]

temp, thats a really strange thing you have your dogtags hanging from lol