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As 2023 draws to a close we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year! There are a lot of problems in the world right now but it is nice to be able to fly together in peace and without politics. We hope that 2024 will bring you all health and happiness!  - From all of us at TCW.

Кирилл, ты то TCW хвалишь, то им пистолеты с фуражками презентуешь. Эмигрировать собрался? 

 

But we love those pistols and caps!. And vodka - we really like vodka

Over the past year TCW has been flying a lot less than it used to. For most of us we just started to get bored with the game, not just Wings of Liberty (WoL). As a squadron we spend more time flying on DCS (Digital Combat Simulation) if we want to fly or games like Call of Duty if we just want to have fun as a group.

 

I will ask my squadron for their views on what they would like to see changed on WoL.

 

For me, I started to lose interest in the game when the developers reduced the effect of the big bombs. As mentioned earlier in this thread it is now pointless to fly something like a He-111 or JU-88 in level bombing mode - a good 190 pilot can strafe more ground targets than 2 x 1800lb bombs! 

 

Spotting is now too easy. I can easily see aircraft that are about 15-20km away. This is great for fighter pilots, but terrible for bombers. Flying high means death! so everyone is now usually flying and fighting below 1000m. My bombers rarely fly above 100m. It means every sortie looks and feels the same.

 

I also think that fact that the Axis only win one month in every 20 puts off a lot of players. Axis would win if they actually worked together and didn't all fly 109s at 5000m - but I don't know how to stop that. Maybe take off the plane restrictions but have fewer aircraft available.

 

Medals and Ranks - it seems silly to care about digital medals but the current system on WoL stops my guys from changing teams during the month. If you fly for Axis and Allied then all medals disappear so we have to fly a whole month for red or blue. On other servers you can change and keep the medals you earn. This might help with team balance - a real problem with the server. We often see 20 vs 3 - sometimes it all reds, sometime all blues.

 

Players want to fly new planes on new maps. Excluding planes like the Mosquito, Mustang, Me262 and P-38J is what makes my squadron fly on other servers sometimes. Once we start an evening on Finnish we don't normally come back to WoL. 

 

I think it is also important to look at the reasons why I think WoL is better than other servers:

 

WoL usually gets a lot of of the newer players to the game because you have map icons and techno-chat. This is good for 'average' pilots like me because I never know how good the enemy is going to be. On other servers everyone seems to be an ace and death comes quickly.

There is no time penalty if you crash your aircraft.

The maps change every few hours (or quicker). Variety is good.

Sorties can be completed in under 30 minutes - good for a busy squadron because if someone logs in late they can catch up with the others.

There is a good variety of targets.

This map is currently broken,,, http://il2stat.avias.../mission/30990/

 

We killed 5 objectives and should have got the win message. The win mission message did not show up until will completed all six targets. We left the spotter mission until the end.

The artillery target on that map is similar. It can be closed but you have to bomb absolutely every last box, crate and stack of artillery shells. Maybe lower the number a little bit.

Please can we ban this player....

 

http://il2stat.avias...53690/?tour=100

 

Thanks.

 

Also the vote ban system doesn't work - everybody voted but it made no difference.

BattleOfProkhorovka43psum

 

This map is broken. The AviaRM cannot be destroyed by the Axis. Tommygun and I bombed every hangar and strafed everything on the ground and the target didn't close. We checking inside every destroyed hangar and strafed any planes that were still alive inside but still nothing. 6 x 110 and 1 x ju88 sortie and still not dead. This map has never been won by the Axis and nearly always goes to three hours duration. 

Всем доброго времени суток! А где можно получить данные авиаразведки по наземным стационарным целям? Данные о состоянии и прикрытии зенитками?

Two methods:

1. Easy method - Use the mission editor to look at the maps you have already player and take pictures from there

2. Realistic Method - Make your own pictures by flying over a target and taking screenshots. We do this by flying over our own targets so we have the information when we fly for the other team. For example fly over Axis Warehouse and take pictures - next month fly for Allied and use the pictures/screenshots

These are awesome! I will make sure that my squadron gets the extra rations (once Tommy and I have enjoyed a tasty drink)!  We had a quiet month in November - some of our players got Covid and couldn't fly. We will try harder in December     Happy Hunting All!

These are amazing! Finally I can stop eating with my hands thank you from everyone in TCW! We didn’t manage to get a win for Axis in October so we are going to try again in November. Happy hunting!

Please can we permanently ban 15/JG52_Flanker_pilot - I have a video if you need it but he was making highly offensive comments to players on both teams.

On behalf of TCW thank you very much! It was a strange month were the Allies were all in fighters and not bombing as much as normal - it made it quite a challenge for us Axis to get to the targets. In June, TCW are going to fly for the Allies and hopefully bring victory back to the Reds

See you all in the skies!

Cheers! Prost! Na Zdorovie!

Happy New Year everyone! What a fantastic battle we have fought this month with both sides giving their all! 2020 was a bit of a crap year but it did mean we had a lot more spare time to fly Big thanks to the server team for giving us such a fun place to ‘escape’ to from Covid. Best wishes to all for 2021!

Closest month in a long time - its been a real pleasure to fly for Axis this month. Can't wait to see how it looks when a few of us 'blue' bombers are switching to Allies for January

Всех приветствую!

Вопрос № 1.

Куда подевались МК108 у G14 на карте Освобождение Польши 01.08.1944г.? МК108 теперь доступна только у G6. Это такая историческая достоверность? 

А теперь о наболевшем.

Заканчивается ноябрьский тур и всё печально.

191 красная победа к 22 синей это нормально? И не это ли показатель, что сервер всё больше заточен под красных? И не надо писать, что синие не бомбят. Бомбят, вот только пока мы еле еле закроем одну цель красные спокойно выносят 2е. Половина подвесов у синих самолётов заблокирована. У 110 G2 только на нескольких картах доступна 37мм пушка (а она весьма эффективна против танков). Про 250 - 500 кг бомбы у Месеров и Фок можно и не говорить, а они были бы весьма эффективны для более эффективного закрытия цели. На поздних картах Европы лета - осени 1944г. можно было бы лимитировано ввести Ме-262 на дальних аэродромах. 

P.S. конечно синие перестают бомбить в таких условиях. А какой смысл, ещё чуть чуть и красные могут как на полигоне бомбить синие цели. Наверное этот ну ооочень интересно и захватывающе!.

 

 

Fritz,

 

I fly for each team for one month and then swap over so I'm probably one of the best players to take about game balance from a bombing point of view. I can definitely say that the problem is that the Axis do not fly enough bombers / ground attack aircraft. I have attacked almost every single target on the server and they are generally very balanced (Allies do have an advantage with killing tanks because Panzers die easier than T-34s!).

 

If you look at the game statistics and sort by 'number of ground targets destroyed' then the top players are almost always Allies.

 

I have played for the Allies this month and in almost every single battle the Allies have 6-8 ground attackers compared to the Axis 2-4 ground attackers. Most of the Axis players are flying in 109s and not doing much to help win the map except for kill empty Allied bombers - which means they respawn faster and it makes the problem worse for the Axis For most of the times that I play online the Axis have a lot more players so there is really no excuse for them. Perhaps if we took away all of the 109s from the airfields they might start winning