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JG13_opcode
Posted (edited)

Having to grind singleplayer to use a loadout online is just [Edited] tedious. Playing against the AI is simply not enjoyable, and every time I try to convince people to play online they cite unlocks as a major barrier to enjoying the game.

This is stupid.

Online is pretty much a wasteland anyways, why not let people just unlock all the loadouts?

Edited by Bearcat
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Posted

Get the Premium Edition and you can have all the unlocks.

JG13_opcode
Posted (edited)

Get the Premium Edition and you can have all the unlocks.

I have the DLC aircraft, if that's what you mean. You still have to grind out loadouts.

 

edit: I guess I meant "unlocks" and not specifically "loadouts".

Edited by 13GIAP_opcode
216th_Lucas_From_Hell
Posted

If you have both, log into il2sturmovik.com, go on "Profile", and click "Activate Unlocks" on the right-side column. Alternatively, log in and click here: https://il2sturmovik.com/activate-unlocks/

JG13_opcode
Posted (edited)

On a side note, even though premium buyers still have to 'unlock' the skins,

Exactly.

Edited by 13GIAP_opcode
Posted

I've done that.

 

You should have everything unlocked except the skins. Either that or:

 

The two most populated servers (Wings of Liverty and DED Random Beta) have loadouts lock, meaning that even those who have the bombs/weapons/etc unlocked cant use them on those servers, maybe thats whats getting you confused ?

JG13_opcode
Posted (edited)

You should have everything unlocked except the skins. Either that or:

 

The two most populated servers (Wings of Liverty and DED Random Beta) have loadouts lock, meaning that even those who have the bombs/weapons/etc unlocked cant use them on those servers, maybe thats whats getting you confused ?

No, I just misspoke, see my edits above.

 

But even if *I* did it, it's still an impediment for others, and at least 4 people have expressed this sentiment to me. They don't want to have to buy the DLC to avoid having to grind. IL2 is not the only game in town any more. They'll just go play War Thunder instead. Or CLOD.

 

It's truthfully a pretty horrible system.

Edited by 13GIAP_opcode
216th_Lucas_From_Hell
Posted

It's a way to raise more money really. I don't like it (mostly because the campaign runs slowly in my system, otherwise I would play it more often) but from a business standpoint the money they make from the people spending the extra 20-30 dollars to save some time and get all the goodies definitely makes life easier for the accounting team.

JG13_opcode
Posted

It's a way to raise more money really. I don't like it (mostly because the campaign runs slowly in my system, otherwise I would play it more often) but from a business standpoint the money they make from the people spending the extra 20-30 dollars to save some time and get all the goodies definitely makes life easier for the accounting team.

I'd be interested in seeing data regarding how many lost sales there were because of the same policy. For sure more than just the 4 I know of.

Feathered_IV
Posted

It's interesting that there are any number of courses available for game programming, but virtually nothing for teaching effective gameplay techniques. I get the impression that most individuals tasked with working on such things are distinctly under qualified.

JG13_opcode
Posted (edited)

It's interesting that there are any number of courses available for game programming, but virtually nothing for teaching effective gameplay techniques. I get the impression that most individuals tasked with working on such things are distinctly under qualified.

... what

 

edit: I think I get what you're saying now

Edited by 13GIAP_opcode
BlitzPig_EL
Posted

That one has me scratching my head as well opcode...

 

The unlocks (loadouts and skins) are really a dumb idea and enhance no one's gameplay.

 

if you are not going to let us make and use our own skins online, then at least unlock the few that are "official".

BraveSirRobin
Posted

It's interesting that there are any number of courses available for game programming, but virtually nothing for teaching effective gameplay techniques. I get the impression that most individuals tasked with working on such things are distinctly under qualified.

 

It's interesting to me that an expert on gameplay like yourself hasn't already made his fortune developing a flight sim.

7.GShAP/Silas
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if you are not going to let us make and use our own skins online, then at least unlock the few that are "official".

 

Huh?  Of course you can.

BraveSirRobin
Posted

if you are not going to let us make and use our own skins online, then at least unlock the few that are "official".

 

You can do that.  Unfortunately, you also have to convince everyone to download them.

Posted

Locked.

 

This subject has been beaten to death.. There are numerous threads on the subject. For now the consensus is it will not be changing.

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