07.04.2010, 06:55
Honestly, I can't understand people shooting chutes. What is the point? Is it to release the aggression and anger collected during the day - to see that little "XYZ was KILLED" instead of "ABC shot XYZ's plane down"? Also, shooting down chutes means to turn around on purpose and make a second pass, not to shoot someone just jumping out of his plane... I myself often make that mistake, even when the person TELLS me he's done and will bail... it happens.
Besides that comment on chute shooting, I can confirm what everyone else said: Go to servers with FULL or almost FULL reality settings. Even "complex engine management" helps (no immature child wants to take care of his/her engine, those people just want to KILL).
Even the WW1-like servers, mature as their subject is, have the problem that vulchers and other annoying people are pretty common, especially the J5_Klien server. This can be attributed to a few simple mistakes in the server settings:
- AI gunners in the bomber planes (it makes a huge difference if you are shot at by a human TB3 gunner or by AI when sitting in a Gladiator!)
- external views ON (I don't own TrackIR but FreeTrack in two dimensions does it for me and cost me ~40$)
- wrong plane set (if you want to fly WW1, you shouldn't use planes that are MUCH stronger than the few biplanes IL2 offers, like the SM.79 and others)
So, by avoiding these mistakes, you keep away the "Me410D people"... and concentrate on those who like to measure their ability of flying on even ground.
Besides that comment on chute shooting, I can confirm what everyone else said: Go to servers with FULL or almost FULL reality settings. Even "complex engine management" helps (no immature child wants to take care of his/her engine, those people just want to KILL).
Even the WW1-like servers, mature as their subject is, have the problem that vulchers and other annoying people are pretty common, especially the J5_Klien server. This can be attributed to a few simple mistakes in the server settings:
- AI gunners in the bomber planes (it makes a huge difference if you are shot at by a human TB3 gunner or by AI when sitting in a Gladiator!)
- external views ON (I don't own TrackIR but FreeTrack in two dimensions does it for me and cost me ~40$)
- wrong plane set (if you want to fly WW1, you shouldn't use planes that are MUCH stronger than the few biplanes IL2 offers, like the SM.79 and others)
So, by avoiding these mistakes, you keep away the "Me410D people"... and concentrate on those who like to measure their ability of flying on even ground.