best game ever

[ATA_Vasilij]

Hello all, 

 

I know I repeat.... but I must say it again.

 

Flying the simulator IL2 is one of the best things (perharps at the very top) I do in my life. Cant wait for evenings to start PC and  take the joystick to the hands. During weekend, it is sometimes the first thing I do after wake up. Taking off the airfield on Kuban map while eating my breakfest is sooo nice. 

 

With VR the experience is thousand times better!!! Flying in aircrafts and shooting the enemy cant never get me bored. Each flight is different, each situation is new. Each evening I experience some waaw and glory moments, each taking off is wonderful process, and I enjoy each knob and lever in the virtual cockpits.

 

Huge Thank you to developers for such stunnig product.

 

Time by time I had an moments of weakness and installed different game, but after 1 hour of playing, I again feel the taste to start some plane and climb to the sky. Week ago I bought new game, and instead of this new title I still fly IL2 BO-series. Thats the result.

 

Thank you for possibility to spend my free time with such great virtual flight experiences..... 

 

Salut.

[BlackSix]

Thank you

[-TBC-AeroAce]

This game or tic tac toe I'm not sure which one has the best graphics ?

[dburne]

I could not agree with you more. I spend many hours a week flying IL-2 in VR and it is an awesome experience.

[TG-55Panthercules]

Taking off the airfield on Kuban map while eating my breakfest is sooo nice. 

 

With VR the experience is thousand times better!!! 

 

That's a skill I haven't managed to master yet - eating breakfast while using a VR HMD 

[[CPT]CptJackSparrow]

That's a skill I haven't managed to master yet - eating breakfast while using a VR HMD 

Aye, I'm just now able to drink through a straw and not jab myself in the nose.

[Guest deleted@134347]

Aye, I'm just now able to drink through a straw and not jab myself in the nose.

narrow neck beer bottles work just fine, thank you..  )

[GP*]

It’s a fantastic game...but to be the best thing you do in your life? Eh...

[marklar]

It's a good game but has a few important VR related bugs to call it fantastic.

[OrLoK]

It's a good game but has a few important VR related bugs to call it fantastic.

IMHO its still fantastic, perhaps not perfect but  fantastic.

 

It brings out emotions in me when simming that other games simply fail to achieve.

 

I find myself actually feeling a bit bad for AI pilots who fail to bail out of land safely, both allied and axis. Im *fully* aware its a game and yet still feel a little bit awful about it.

 

Another example is feeling surprised when I almost flew into a bombers hatch that had been ejected/broken off prior to an enemy bail out. Never noticed it before but its those little touches which raise it well above it's competitors.

 

Yes, the game is flawed in some areas but its blimmin fantastic nonetheless

[Adj]

This is easily my favourite game and I spend far too long playing it.

 

So well done to the team and all of those that contribute to it.

 

[Lensman]

It's a good game but has a few important VR related bugs to call it fantastic.

 

Yeah dammit ... the lack of obvious g-force, temperature variances, danger of actual death and ears popping is something that must be fixed before I'll ever go as far as 'fantastic!

[ITAF_Rani]

 

IlL 2 Bos is the best flying sim of aircombat WW2!!

After 3 years of continuos flying,this sim represent to me always a new challenge.

LOVE IT !!

Welcome into the big family of addicted IL2 flying pilots:-)

[=FEW=Hauggy]

I'm not flying in VR so I have no opinion about it, that being said I agreee with the rest of the compliments.

[Beazil]

Aye, I'm just now able to drink through a straw and not jab myself in the nose.

Cans of beer are a no go. Experience speaking.

Edit... Straw huh? :/

Edited February 21, 2018 by Beazil

[ShamrockOneFive]

Completely agree! IL-2 is really superb!

[Gambit21]

It's a good game but has a few important VR related bugs to call it fantastic.

 

VR is a good bonus, but not the benchmark.

[No601_Swallow]

IlL 2 Bos is the best flying sim of aircombat WW2!!

After 3 years of continuos flying,this sim represent to me always a new challenge.

LOVE IT !!

Welcome into the big family of addicted IL2 flying pilots:-)

 

Ditto!

On Sunday my squadron flew a (flawed) Ju88 bombing mission I'd put together. I put in a bit of turbulence for a change, just to enhance the "feeling of flight". Of the nine or ten of us in bombers, only two managed to land without bending a prop or collapsing undercarriage. There was much laughter and and cursing!  [We fly our campaign mission with externals on for exactly this reason!]

Edited February 22, 2018 by No601_Swallow

[=EXPEND=Dendro]

Absolutely fantastic piece of artwork that brings MANY hours of fun. Even though it has its flaws, I Love it!!

[unreasonable]

Absolutely fantastic piece of artwork that brings MANY hours of fun. Even though it has its flaws, I Love it!!

 

Agree - as a military simulation it is still ropey due to the weak link of the AI. But it makes terrific movies, so I have learned to see it as more of a conceptual artwork myself. 

 

I spend more time playing other stuff these days, but I still look forwards to the DDs and updates more than just about anything else. For sure in my life time top ten (as is RoF).

[ATA_Vasilij]

That's a skill I haven't managed to master yet - eating breakfast while using a VR HMD 

 

And simultaneously tap in messenger on your mobile just looking through the little gap around the nose. While plane is at autolevel. Then put off the mobile, and grip again the joystick with the right hand, while the left hand takes the battle of bear, which has narrow neck, so it perfectly fit the Headset. Pressing autopilot off and again in action.

 

Yeah not very comfortable, but everything works :D

[ATA_Vasilij]

It’s a fantastic game...but to be the best thing you do in your life? Eh...

 

tell us... what is more for you. So we can have an inspiration.

 

Because... going to school? - boring.

Going to your job? - necessary evil ), even I am satisfied there.

Eating? - well, some food is awesome, but it lasts just few minutes, you cant eat that the whole evening, as for example flying...

Sex? - well, again the matter of minutes, perharps seconds :D

 

Yes, to lie on the grass and have a sunbath is something I can do whole day.... so maybe this. 

Sport? - nothing for me...

To be in the pub with friends? Maybe once a year is it so cool that you really enjoy it. But more often you must listen their still the same phrases.

 

Sleeping? - well, I found other thing which must be in my life :D

 

Virtual flying is something that fits me absolutely perfect, and I fall into love already with the very first version of legendary IL2 ten years ago. Even real flying doesnt touch me so deeply. It costs money, you cant have an accident there, you cant shoot enemies, There is no score board where you can see your statistics,... etc :D

 

Each of us has some deviation, this is my point of view to this world....

Cheers friends.

[marklar]

Yeah dammit ... the lack of obvious g-force, temperature variances, danger of actual death and ears popping is something that must be fixed before I'll ever go as far as 'fantastic!

 

I said bugs, not missing features. If you want to be sarcastic, do it wisely.

 

Bugs:

• Head movement limitations boundary is smaller than canopy frame
• HUD eats a lot of fps
• Server application is unstable and very demanding on CPU
• Not VR related but AI is stupid as f... I genuinely think that WT has better AI than this game!

 

 

VR is a good bonus, but not the benchmark.

 

It's not a bonus. I would not play this game if it didn't have VR support.

Edited February 22, 2018 by marklar

[Finkeren]

I don't know if I'd call this the best game ever, yet. 

 

But this development team is by far the most talented, hard working little bunch completely devoted to making the best possible product for their customers and have achieved amazing results at a very fast pace for such a small team. Their commitment to not only expand but continously improve every single aspect of the game should serve as inspiration for software developers everywhere.

[ATA_Vasilij]

 

It's not a bonus. I would not play this game if it didn't have VR support.

 

absolutely agree.

[Rolling_Thunder]

I don't know if I'd call this the best game ever, yet. 

 

But this development team is by far the most talented, hard working little bunch completely devoted to making the best possible product for their customers and have achieved amazing results at a very fast pace for such a small team. Their commitment to not only expand but continously improve every single aspect of the game should serve as inspiration for software developers everywhere.

Absolutely. These guys don't blow smoke up our asses. They wont promise the world, like other developers, just to fall way short. The honesty in the limitations of a small group is refreshing.

[unlikely_spider]

tell us... what is more for you. So we can have an inspiration.

 

Because... going to school? - boring.

Going to your job? - necessary evil ), even I am satisfied there.

Eating? - well, some food is awesome, but it lasts just few minutes, you cant eat that the whole evening, as for example flying...

Sex? - well, again the matter of minutes, perharps seconds :D

 

Yes, to lie on the grass and have a sunbath is something I can do whole day.... so maybe this.

Sport? - nothing for me...

To be in the pub with friends? Maybe once a year is it so cool that you really enjoy it. But more often you must listen their still the same phrases.

 

Sleeping? - well, I found other thing which must be in my life :D

 

Virtual flying is something that fits me absolutely perfect, and I fall into love already with the very first version of legendary IL2 ten years ago. Even real flying doesnt touch me so deeply. It costs money, you cant have an accident there, you cant shoot enemies, There is no score board where you can see your statistics,... etc :D

 

Each of us has some deviation, this is my point of view to this world....

Cheers friends.

I enjoyed reading this post. Just thought you should know.

[Gambit21]

 

It's not a bonus. I would not play this game if it didn't have VR support.

Someone else might not play the game if it didn't have the P-40.

That doesn't mean the implementation of the P-40 defines the product - that's my only point.

 

You're talking about personal preference which is fine, it should just be defined as such.

[sinned]

BOS has been praised as a benchmark of what VR combat flight sim should be.

 

BOS must continue to strive maintaining this title by addressing VR bugs.

[sinned]

Someone else might not play the game if it didn't have the P-40.

That doesn't mean the implementation of the P-40 defines the product - that's my only point.

You're talking about personal preference which is fine, it should just be defined as such.

This guy is comparing P-40 to VR for his argument. Good grace.

[marklar]

This guy is comparing P-40 to VR for his argument. Good grace.

 

Classic facepalm .

[Gambit21]

This guy is comparing P-40 to VR for his argument. Good grace.

You miss the point - throw in anything else.

Point is - perspective.

[sinned]

You miss the point - throw in anything else.

Point is - perspective.

Bonus is a perspective from a person who doesnt OWN a VR.

It doesnt hold much base nor credibility - nothing short of a unfinished scripted campaigner who keeps talking about his upcoming campaigns and apparent expertise in building bos campaigns.

Edited February 22, 2018 by sinned

[J37_Daedallus]

Just wanted to agree with 3.IAP_Vasilij, this is the best game I have ever played, I got an internet connection just so I could play the original IL2 in multiplayer, and every pc upgrade was because of the game. The 1st time I spawned on an airfield, it really did feel like magic, I hadn't experienced anything like it before.

 

I'm looking forward to getting vr some time this year this year.

 

The only downside is I like drinking with friends and they get that glazed look in their eyes when I start talking about the game too much, and my wife used to think I must be dloading porn when I got up in the middle of the night to fly 

 

cheers

 

Daedallus

[A_radek]

It doesnt hold much base nor credibility - nothing short of a unfinished scripted campaigner who keeps talking about his upcoming campaigns and apparent expertise in building bos campaigns.

You found new heights of classy. Impossible achievement accomplished. Edited February 22, 2018 by a_radek

[OrLoK]

play nice, guys!

[Gambit21]

Bonus is a perspective from a person who doesnt OWN a VR.

It doesnt hold much base nor credibility - nothing short of a unfinished scripted campaigner who keeps talking about his upcoming campaigns and apparent expertise in building bos campaigns.

It's a perspective from someone who enjoys what the sim offers - that's all.

 

That said I'm immune to your unbalanced tantrums.

[Mmaruda]

It's a perspective from someone who enjoys what the sim offers - that's all.

 

That said I'm immune to your unbalanced tantrums.

 

No idea what the argument is about, but I love your answer.  

[Guest deleted@134347]

all of the negative VR complaints from non-VR players I have ever seen where attributed to the limitation of the VR headsets themselves and were never ever about the game.

 

So to all of the VR haters: direct all of your concerns to the suggestion boxes at Oculus and Vive headquarters.

[SCG_motoadve]

In a few years everyone will be flying in VR.

Haters will shut up, and just say wow!