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WWII Online Worth's Playing?

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  • elbarto69elbarto69 Member Posts: 73

    I keep seeing all this mention of a free trial for the game, but I can't find it anywhere online...anyone know where it is? All I can find is the link on the main site that lets you start a new account for $20 plus a free month, but I wanted to try the game completely free for a short while.

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    Homer: "I'm feelin' low, Apu. You got any of that beer that has candy floating in it, you know, Skittlebrau?"

    Apu: "Such a product does not exist, sir! You must have dreamed it."

    Homer: "Oh. Well then just gimme a six-pack and a couple of bags of Skittles."

    3GZ673CF
  • chopperchopper Member Posts: 6



    Originally posted by elbarto69

    I keep seeing all this mention of a free trial for the game, but I can't find it anywhere online...anyone know where it is? All I can find is the link on the main site that lets you start a new account for $20 plus a free month, but I wanted to try the game completely free for a short while.
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    Here's a new 14-day free trial: http://www5.playnet.com/bv/wwiiol/wwiimag_promo.jsp

  • chopperchopper Member Posts: 6

    Two non-gameplay related items: You can change sides to see which side you like, and you'll find the Axis AT THIS POINT has more people and some better equipment in game. That just means you can brag a bit harder when you win as Allied, not much else. Both sides have found that organization nearly always prevails in any particular battle/campaign.

    And... you're going to have lots of questions, not just at first but for several months, probably. Don't e-mail CRS support for help. Please. We want those guys working on the game, not answering individual questions. Go to the forums for an amazing amount of info, and experienced players eager to get new people up and running.

    For tech issues, there's a Windows Community Support forum and a Mac Community Support forum. There are also separate forums for infantry, armor, air, and naval discussions. There's a forum for squad recruiting, and a couple of Dev forums with discussions of new stuff that's not in game yet, but being worked on. Player feedback is listened to in the dev forums.

     There's also an Off-Topic forum that has nothing to do with the game, but is "interesting" to say the least. No need to get involved in the political/religious/culture foodfights in there while you're trying to learn the game (it's such a time-waster I quit going in there, because I couldn't resist getting into the discussions, which never seem to end...).

    <edit> Oh yeah, there are female players in game. You just won't be able to tell, unless you get into a squad with someone. There's at least one female Naval Aviator playing (Alled), and there are wives, girlfriends and solo ladies who like wargaming. I have no experience in this matter, but I've heard it's good strategy to get your wife an account to cut down on certain radio interference in game...

  • elbarto69elbarto69 Member Posts: 73

    awesome, thanks! see you soon on the battlefield ::>^X:: ::B^>::

    lol I'll probably die in the first 5 seconds :::^b::

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    Homer: "I'm feelin' low, Apu. You got any of that beer that has candy floating in it, you know, Skittlebrau?"

    Apu: "Such a product does not exist, sir! You must have dreamed it."

    Homer: "Oh. Well then just gimme a six-pack and a couple of bags of Skittles."

    3GZ673CF
  • GruntGrunt Member Posts: 7

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    Be sure to use the offline mode to practice and get yourself aquainted with the feel of the game.If you jump online without practicing then you'll find yourself very frustrated.

    All vehicles use a joystick...play around and set up the controls that fit your style.

    Give both sides a try...but not in the same day image


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  • elbarto69elbarto69 Member Posts: 73

    yeah I was just playing around with the offline mode. I think that should be a necessity on all MMO's, and why isn't it??

    anyways, do all the vehicles and planes absolutely HAVE TO use a joystick? If I have just a mouse and keyboard, am I just limited to infantry?

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    Homer: "I'm feelin' low, Apu. You got any of that beer that has candy floating in it, you know, Skittlebrau?"

    Apu: "Such a product does not exist, sir! You must have dreamed it."

    Homer: "Oh. Well then just gimme a six-pack and a couple of bags of Skittles."

    3GZ673CF
  • wangwang Member Posts: 3

    wwiiol is simply the best MMO out there on the market,

    i mean come on!!! you get to fight out world war 2 on your computer (no bf1942 doesnt count as world war 2, neither does any game where the map is smaller than my showbox and it takes 100 shots to kill a guy)

    the game is simply awsome, a HUGE map, the game is always playing so even if your not playing, people will be pushing the fornt lines back and forth. you ALWAYS have an impact on the map, you capture cities, defend them, and player you kill is one less unit they will have to kill you with.

    you can be a sniper in the french carmy, you can command the mighty panzers and blitz into france, you can be an RAF pilot and patrol the coasts of britain and you can even grab a german destroyer and bomb the factories of england

    the thing about this game is that it IS realist, and people think that battle feild 1942 is realistic when it couldnt be further away from realistic.

    unline BF1942, when you control your vehicles they are VERY complex JUST like world war 2, you dont just jump in, w to drive and mouseclick to shoot.

    you first spawn in, go to drivers position, get it into gear and start moving. you then switch to commanders possition and look around, then switch to gunner to shoot, and everything looks as if you were REALLY inside the tank, none of that 3rd person veiw crap

    the game is an A++++++, the only people who bad mouth it are the ones who want to be able to drive a tank with W and shoot with mouseclick and fly a plane by holding W and moving the mouse

    this game is simply amazing in terms of realism, it is the ULTIMATE world war 2 game, not some quake remix of it (like BF1942)

  • manohunmanohun Member Posts: 158

    The Axis has the most beautiful girls, join our side imageimage

    In my former squad there were atleast 3 girls/ladies, and i heard when i joined the game there are a 70 years old grandma in the french army, who just playing infantry transport, nothing else, if you want to count her as girl image

    XO Manohun alezredes
    1st Hunyadi Panzer Regiment
    The only Hungarian squad in WWII Online
    HUN HQ: http://wwiionline.srv.hu

  • chopperchopper Member Posts: 6



    Originally posted by elbarto69

    anyways, do all the vehicles and planes absolutely HAVE TO use a joystick? If I have just a mouse and keyboard, am I just limited to infantry?
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    El, you can make a career out of playing infantry...  But seriously, you can play infantry for a long time if you're deciding whether it's worth hooking up a joystick. All the infantry positions are different, and you can spend time getting good at each one. I like sappers, because you can kill tanks with your satchel charges, and infantry with your rifle. Plus, you get a bunch of smoke grenades to help cover your buddies' advance.  SMG (submachine gun) is good for in-town fighting and bunker defense/attack, but practice with it... LMGs (light machine guns, non-crew-served) are fairly new, and we're getting used to deploying them, but they're very accurate and lay down a nice rapid fire dose of high-power bullets. Riflemen are good to snipe with, and I believe they still have a sidearm as well as grenades. Riding a truck with a bunch of other infantry headed for a battle is pretty intense, especially if there's lots of tank fire and air cover. The sound effects are often butt-puckeringly realistic...
    Good luck in game and remember, you're going to have a green nametag in game while you're new, so nobody's going to yell at you for not doing something right. They'll be looking out for you, but they'll let you do what you want and wait for you to ask questions.  Go get some.

  • LeodinLeodin Member Posts: 1

    I was just wondering if this game will work for the casual player? I have a girlfriend who does not game, a full time job and grad-school at night. Basically I have barely enough time to wipe my @$$ let alone spend 5 hrs every time i sit at a computer to play a game. Currently I am playing SWG which allows for casual game play. Does WWII online have any room for the casual gamer?

     

    Thanks

    Leo

  • squeeesqueee Member Posts: 722
    Manohun, I always thought the idea of a WWII MM was sweet and sounded fun, but when I tried the free trial I noticed that where you were looking didn't really match the moves you made with the mouse.  You know how most other FPS games whenever you move the mouse the direction you are looking coresponds to the movements.  But in WWII online you had to move the cursor to the edge of the screen in order to get it to move.  Is this true or am I on crack?  Is there a setting to change this or does it work well with a joystick?

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  • GruntGrunt Member Posts: 7
    Leodin , this game is for the die hard dedicated gamer as well as the casual gamer. You do not level up so to speak. Once you reach the rank of Corpral you can pretty much use any vehicle.

    Once you become captain you gain the use of binocs....which IMO is very much a big plus in this game.

     

    In the very near future brigade spawning will come into play,allowing for dedicated and casual gamers alike to enjoy fighting and defending their dedicated sections of the map.

     

    I'm going to make a quick in game movie that shows some of the gameplay....back in about 1 hour.

     

    after post edit: it's currently around midnight in game so I will not be filming just yet. I hope to have something done around 1pm central us time


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  • chopperchopper Member Posts: 6



    Originally posted by squeee
    Manohun, I always thought the idea of a WWII MM was sweet and sounded fun, but when I tried the free trial I noticed that where you were looking didn't really match the moves you made with the mouse.  You know how most other FPS games whenever you move the mouse the direction you are looking coresponds to the movements.  But in WWII online you had to move the cursor to the edge of the screen in order to get it to move.  Is this true or am I on crack?  Is there a setting to change this or does it work well with a joystick?



    No, something was wrong there. The movements are pretty much standard with the mouse: W moves forward, S moves back, etc.  And the mouse should move your view around like any other game. Problems like this go to the Community Support forum (either Windows or Mac) where other users have either had the same problem or can help you figure it out. If it's unusual enough, a programmer or developer might spot it (they read forums) and offer suggestions or grill you on your specs, etc.

  • elbarto69elbarto69 Member Posts: 73

    alright, I just played like 8 hours of WWIIOnline today for the first time. I gotta say it was pretty tough. It's pretty much what you expect from an MMOFPS type game where you spawn, do what you can, die, then respawn at certain locations to try again. The biggest differences though are in size of map, and general physics and gameplay. Believe exactly what has been said already, especially about the map size. I was particularly skeptical about how it can be the biggest map online, but oh my GOD it's true. But as long as you hook up with a team quickly (I found one on that introduced me to Teamspeak, so cool!) you won't really spend that much time walking everywhere. If this game had better graphics, it would easily be the most realistic game out there, ever, period. But the blockiness sometimes gets to me, though players said every three months they do some major update, and graphics are next on their list.

    I think I might just stay with this one...While I didn't do too much, I was still left with a feeling I've never felt before on an MMORPG: a feeling that I contributed to a greater good.

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    Homer: "I'm feelin' low, Apu. You got any of that beer that has candy floating in it, you know, Skittlebrau?"

    Apu: "Such a product does not exist, sir! You must have dreamed it."

    Homer: "Oh. Well then just gimme a six-pack and a couple of bags of Skittles."

    3GZ673CF
  • PruittPruitt Member Posts: 179

    Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Elberto! I've been playing since it was released and still feel the same way. If you get the chance, play in one of the Developer Sponsored Events. Next one will be Sealion, sometime in December or January. They're extremely realistic historical scenarios that have a fixed start and end time. We just had one last weekend and it was a blast!

    Don't get discouraged with the learning curve. Run with a squad and I'm sure they'll help you out. It's a very passionate community that is always trying to help the n00bs out!  ;)

    Have Fun!

    !S

    Generalleutenant Pruitt, Retired GHC
    1st Lithuanian Brigade "Iron Wolves"
    http://www.the-iron-wolves.com/

    Generallieutenant Pruitt, Retired GHC
    1st Lithuanian Brigade "Iron Wolves"
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  • manohunmanohun Member Posts: 158

    Mouse turning is the same like in any other FPS i think.

    2 important things:

    1. the crosshair in-game is not for aiming, u aim with your riflesights

    2. set your mouse sensitivity in keymapper maybe thats the problem

     

    About no joy: u can play tank, boat with no joy but its hard to setup, i was doing it for about a month before i bought my joy.

    I made a hungarian setup help about it, but i want to write it in english too.


    XO Manohun alezredes
    1st Hunyadi Panzer Regiment
    The only Hungarian squad in WWII Online
    HUN HQ: http://wwiionline.srv.hu

  • PruittPruitt Member Posts: 179
    If you're having problems with the Keymapper or want to try to play a Vehicle with only your keyboard and Mouse, visit SgtSpoon's Keymapper website (http://www.4n4rchy.com/spoon/), it has all the info and .cmfl files to do whatever you want to do. It's a website run by a community member and has a wealth of information and files on how to do just this.  ;)

    Generalleutenant Pruitt, Retired GHC
    1st Lithuanian Brigade "Iron Wolves"
    http://www.the-iron-wolves.com/

    Generallieutenant Pruitt, Retired GHC
    1st Lithuanian Brigade "Iron Wolves"
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  • BlacksixBlacksix Member Posts: 11

    Elberto, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

    This game can get "very" addictive "very" quickly. If there is one thing this game has it's an immersion factor.

    My advice is to learn the ropes of the equipment by playing both sides and then start learning how the game itself works.  Remember that this game is also "Supply" and "Attrition" driven. Meaning...if you get one of your Panzers blown up by not really knowing how it works...it wont be on the spawn list for the guy who does know.  This can have a detrimental effect on your area of operations as every part counts be it a tank, truck or troop.

    Have fun and be sure to check the forums!

  • GunfmaticGunfmatic Member Posts: 3
    It should only get easier Elberto. Once you have a good handle on how the gameplay works the only thing older players will have on you is knowledge of the landscape of towns. If you need any help on the Allied side of the ball, send me a msg "souljer" and ill help you with whatever you may need.

  • ImsneakyImsneaky Member Posts: 138



    Originally posted by sparpg

    Pruitt,
    I asked this in a separate thread, but perhaps you can help.  How would you rate the air combat in WW2 online?  I have played Warbirds and Aces High and the level of realism to the flying physics are pretty good.  As I am a pilot myself, I am very critical of flight sims.  I know that WW2 online is not just a flight sim, it is a WW2 simulation.  Still, what are your thoughts on the air combat and over all flying realism?



    I can answer this pretty well I think.  First of all we had a guy who was a U.S. Navy pilot instructor and he loved the flight model and helped CRS tweak it through some suggestions.  His name was T2driver, as in T2 Buckeye.

    If that's not enough for you.  Listen to this.

    I love to fly even though I am not a great pilot.  I had listend to a Navy pilot describes some of the things you do to try to recover from a flat spin.  I got to put that knowledge to the test in WWIIOL.

    I was in a Spitfire Mk1 and went head to head with a Bf109.  I got the kill on him but we also clipped wings and I went into a serious flatspin.  Ithought I was done, but we were very high up when it happened and there were 3 other Allied pilots right there.

    This guy was vulching our birds flying out of Knokke and jumped them out over the water a mile or 2 from land.

    Me and these other guys decided to take away this guys altitude advantage and climb over our airfield.  Once we got to 10k we went hunting.  We needed the height though because this guy was good at the Boom and Zoom.

    ANyway, he saw us and started to climb too and the BF109 being a better climber, he got even with our altitude.  I decided to press the issue before he got above us and forced him into a head to head pass.

    Like I said, I got the kill but we clipped wings as we passed and I went into a flat spin.

    The other guys were saying "Dang, that sucks Sneaky".  I was going to ride it to the ground but then I decided real quick to see if I could fight the spin.  I started doing what I remembered the guy saying to do and wouldn't you know, I started seing some results.  SO I kept it up and all of a sudden the nose was pointind down and controls started coming back.

    I let the speed build up and then pulled up about 1,000 feet above the water.  One of the guys said he was filming it with his VCR but I haven't gotten it yet.

    Anyway all three of those guys were like, "OMG!!! I saw that Sneaky!!!".  They were going nuts and couldn't believe I had recovered from a flat spin.

    Need more convincing?  WWIIOL planes perform within 2% of war time testing in all flight envelopes.

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  • squeeesqueee Member Posts: 722
    Let me know when they do the graphics update and let me know how it is and then I will break down and buy the game.

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  • ClarkeClarke Member Posts: 5
    Easily put, Call of Duty is one of the best online FPS Shooter's ive ever played, next to the original Unreal Tournament, Call of Duty is excellent and definitly worth it, also, Face of Mankind the MMORPG coming out soon will be FPS/RPG, also another worth looking into 1/1/04 ;)

    http://www.faceofmankind.com

  • DekronDekron Member UncommonPosts: 7,359
    I find it interesting that everyone says WWIIOL is hard.  Flying a plane took me 5 minutes to learn and I can easily out fly just about anyone, I do have an occasional blackout from all the Gs but thats it.  Vehicles are easy to drive and soldiers are cake(and I am on day 6 of my free trial).  You dont need a super controller to be able to fly or drive (I have a Saitek p150 which is basically a 10 button analog controller, other words a piece of crap).  When I fly I use my controller, keyboard and mouse.  I am not going to pay because it provides no challenge for me, like I said, day 6 and I already have logged over 100 kills, most of them in a plane.

    I don't know what weapons World War III will be fought with, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
    ~Albert Einstein

  • manohunmanohun Member Posts: 158

    Good for you if you find it not hard. It took me 1 hour to make the tank go forward. Ok, with 4 years of CS and BF past and no help at all but it was not easy. Killing people is not hard, maybe in plane for me is, but completing an objective, with the cooperation of many fellow players is not easy, and provide the real adrenalin boost and beautiful sights (diving stukas, 10+ He111 is formation, 50+ panzer column, 200-300 or more people fighting in big cities, bridge assaults). Try escorting bomber squadrons if you havent tried it yet.

    XO Manohun alezredes
    1st Hunyadi Panzer Regiment
    The only Hungarian squad in WWII Online
    HUN HQ: http://wwiionline.srv.hu

  • DekronDekron Member UncommonPosts: 7,359
    I guess if there is anything hard it is actually finding people that will group up and actually do something instead of everyone going there own direction.  The community is horrible.

    I don't know what weapons World War III will be fought with, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
    ~Albert Einstein

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