Pilot Slots

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

So,

 

I was away for a couple of weeks and am getting back into it again. It had a little to do with the angst over some of the release issues (OK a little) but mostly just time conflicts and not able to fly much. I've had two pretty significant flying days in a row now and am happy to report MP is starting to fill up again. Certainly more than I have seen up to this point. On more than one occasion I had to wait to get into the DED server. Once, the wait was fairly prolonged after I stepped away for only a few minutes. I was having a lot of fun in their server and chose to wait which brings up two issues.

 

Firstly, it is time to open up the numbers again. 32 players is simply not enough. If you have to keep it small for testing/reporting or some other developer purposes then at least bump it up to 48 or 56. For the first time in this game I had to wait to get into the server and not just a particular airfield.

 

64 seemed to be working fine, previously, although I rarely saw those kinds of numbers in the past. At many points of time, flying over the last two days, there were over 120-130 people on various servers. While not huge numbers it was very exciting to see them online. With better maps and the DServ I think they will climb quite a bit more and be respectable from an old timers perspective. 

 

Secondly, is it possible to create a queing system like in the FPS games? If I want to get into a server, I can go grab a coke (beer for some) because I know, "You are 3 in the que," for XXXX server.

 

BTW had a ton of fun in the DED server on both days. Even saw some IL2's working cooperatively (on separate missions) and not just a single, flying as fodder for an overhead Yak or La. I had to work pretty hard to bring one of them down after running out of time on an earlier mission.

 

NEED MOAR PILOT SLOTS!!

[BlackDevil]

64 was stable already. Let´s hope it will be back before X-mas holiday !

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

either choose enough Pilot slots or waiting queue.

 

if you want a waiting queue, you do not need more slots.

and if you get your waiting queue, the game can stay at 32 anyway, because everyone gets to play because they are in a queue and grab a coke in the meantime... right?

No, 32 slots are not enough anyway. 64 or more is ideal. The que is for the more popular servers (with a higher number of slots) down the road. Good mission based servers will need the highest number of slots while remaining stable.

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

I don't have time, skill or resources to run a server ATM. Also, more servers does not equate to more quality either. I'm willing to que where I have fun. I won't go near a poor map/server, later, when there are more choices and quality mission designs to be had.

 

Remaining, however, back on topic: MOAR Pilot Slots Pleze!!

[Y-29.Silky]

Last time it was 64 players it was a complete mess. It actually had the logic of War Thunder arcade, just one massive, never ending furball. Now there were cases of these massive furballs in real life, but those furballs weren't 3 constant hours, plus it made bombers nothing more than cannon fodder. Of course, this is all due to the fact that the AO was a small area meant for 32 players. So I hope someone with the mission editor is working on a mission that suits 64 players because that would be awesome and Jason did mention they're working on it.

[SAG]

Last time it was 64 players it was a complete mess. It actually had the logic of War Thunder arcade, just one massive, never ending furball. Now there were cases of these massive furballs in real life, but those furballs weren't 3 constant hours, plus it made bombers nothing more than cannon fodder. Of course, this is all due to the fact that the AO was a small area meant for 32 players. So I hope someone with the mission editor is working on a mission that suits 64 players because that would be awesome and Jason did mention they're working on it.

 

hey there silky! have you seen the new "thursday fly-in" mission on syndicate, that mission was made with more than 32 players in mind and is great.

 

you can have a lot of fun there with the current 32 slots but it does need more slots

 

[6./ZG26_Gielow]

People need to show up on TS to fly coop online. Don't be shy guys !!!

[Y-29.Silky]

hey there silky! have you seen the new "thursday fly-in" mission on syndicate, that mission was made with more than 32 players in mind and is great.

 

you can have a lot of fun there with the current 32 slots but it does need more slots

 

I have not! I'm not going to miss it next time though

[Y-29.Silky]

Edit: Actually I think I have, and I loved it. Right now it went back to the mission I asbolutely despise.

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

Player slots updated to 48 next week. My work here is done