World War 2 Online?

[gurden]

Har du prövat ww2online. Jag spelar spelet och kan bara hålla med nedanstående citat:

"World War 2 Online?

 

Many of us have dreamt about the virtual 24/7 battlefield and hoped that it would eventually be realized; I, for one, had been wishing for somthing like this to happen ever since my first days of computer gaming back in the eighties and the Commodore 64 - imagine being a part of a great battle, taking place over several weeks or months, with the fighting going on even when you are at work or sleeping, a neverending virtual war with persistant outcomes to success or failure.

 

Then imagine an online computer simulation with fidelity standards on par with anything that the game market has to offer, where the difficulty and challenge are proportional to the rewards and where teamwork wins the day. Take a step further and imagine being part of an armoured assault with 40 german PzKpfw III panzers charging down a hill toward french defensive positions; or why not be a part of a Spitfire squadron assigned to intecept Luftwaffe bombing raids, or be a simple foot soldier down in the mud dashing from building to building trying to avoid the enemy tanks roaming around while participating in firefights against the enemy infantry.

 

World War II Online (WWIIOL) launched two years ago in a way that have become infamous in the industry and gaming community for a variety of reasons, and the game has been struggling with this reputation ever since. This is very unfortunate, since today, 2 years after its release, the game is beginning realize its potential and liveing up the the expectations that we computer gamers rightfully have. WWIIOL is by no means a 'finished' or 'perfect' product in its current state, to say anything along that line would be a lie, but for many thousands of players WWIIOL is simply the best, almost 'the only', game there is and the game is continously being developed and new content added.

 

I refer to WWIIOL as a game, but it's so much more than a game, and as such its very difficult to learn and you will perhaps find that you will never master it - there's always something new to learn. This may scare some people away, but for thos seeking new challenges I'm sure WWIIOL will preseant a formidable task.

 

Currenly WWIIOL models the German invasion of the low countries and France in the spring 1940, and the sides consist of Germany, France and Great Britain with vehicles and equipment from 1940-41, some of which never seen before in a computer simulation. It's worth to mention the british Matilda MkII, Cruiser Mark IV tanks, the french Somua S35 and Char B1 Bis and the german PzKpfw II, III and IV to mention a few.

The Aircraft modelled includes Bf109E-4, Bf110C-4, Junkers Ju-87B Stuka, Hawker Hurricane I & II, Spitfire I & V, Dewotine 520, Curtiss Hawk H75A-3, Bristol Blenheim Mark I and several others.

 

There's a lot more to be said about the different aspects of WWIIOL but for brevity I will only mention that there's a small naval aspect as well (that will be developed and fleshed out in time), as well as an infantry aspect that has recently had an overhaul to get on par with other FPS online shooters. Make no mistake though, being a grunt in WWIIOL is nothing like an Quake match...

 

As you might have suspected this is a player to player recommendation about WWIIOL. We have no finacial interest in the game, and no economical gain from recruiting players. The reasons for us to promote the game like this is three, namely:

 

1) By recruiting more players we get a more intensive war, a richer experience and a new challenge

 

2) By recruiting more players we help CRS (the developers) to increase their staff and the pace in which they can add new content to the game

 

3) It's a damn good game that's been overlooked by many due to poor marketing and/or the horrific launch two years ago

 

There's currently a 7-day free trial promotion going on so this is a good time to try the game out to see if it's for you. Not all will like it, but strategy-, history- and simulation buffs will probably love it.

 

Now before you register and download the software and boot it up for the first time it's advisable that you read up on the game a bit - it's known to be confusing for new players, and this first impression can be daunting. To avoid this I recommend that you check out and read the following :

 

Online game manual

About the User interface

Sim's Survival Guide

 

Here's the official WWIIOL site:

WWIIOL official site

 

Another advice: when you log in to the game and spawn your first rifle man - tell people "Hi I'm new to this game, can you help me out?" and you're 100% guaranteed to get help from someone. There's no snotty or snobby attitudes towards new players in WWIIOL (well almost none;).

 

So what to do now? Well the trial lasts until 9th of june, and until then you can go here and follow the instructions:

Gigex 7 day free trial

 

If you miss the free trial but still want to test the game it's possible to download it and buy a CD-key online for $19.99 which includes one free month of play. You can do that here:

Sign up and buy WWIIOL online

 

So what is the more to say? Maybe that WWIIOL isn't your standard online game. It has decent but no stellar graphics. It has bugs and issues and many of the other problems that plagues all online games; but most important, WWIIOL offers a unique experience unlike any other. Once you get warm in the clothes you might want to hook up with a group of other players (in WWIIOL known as a "squad" - the equivalent of other games "clan" or "guild"), but it's absolutely not necessary, even if the community and teamwork aspect of WWIIOL is what really sets it apart from the crowd.

 

For scandinavian players can recommend visiting the WWIIOL Nordic HQ if you have any questions about the game - there you will have the chance to get them answered in your own language!

 

Nordic HQ

 

If you do decide to test the game and happen to play on the Axis side, tune your radio to channel "41" and give us a holler ("us" being me and my squad, Kampfgruppe Wiking in the 4th Panzer Division) - during european timezone there's almost always one of us online happy to help any new players out.

 

Hope to see you all in France!

 

Regards

Jesper

a.k.a. "Vrichter"

and the member in KGW"

 

Även jag är med i KGW. Kolla in Kampfgruppe Wiking

[Fu Dahlberg]

passar bättre här

 

//Fu Dahlberg - Moderator

[darkstar]

Fick en 30-dagars gratisversion från en tidning. Spelet laddade och sen stannade det. Hela tiden. Så jag la av. Provade även på andra datorer. Spelade single-player lekstugan dock. Såg rätt spännande ut får jag säga. Kanske skulle prova igen.

[KattenJansson]

Har några kompisar som spelar detta. Och spelet är osanolikt koolt. Inte världens bästa grafik. Men möjligheterna till sammarbete är otroliga. Luftunderstöd från dina kamrater, någon kör med lastbil fram och tillbaka till fronten med lastbilen full av soldater och eller en kanon på släp efter lastbilen. RIKTIGT koolt det jag har sett.

[Zeratul]

Jag är medlem i 1st Guards BDE och det här spelet tar verkligen sin tribut på det "verkliga" livet.

En fantastisk känsla när det förekommer stora kampanjer, och man sitter 30 man på team speak.

En varning är alltså på sin plats; börjar ni spela torskar ni rejält.

[Bearbaus]

till er som kör ww2 online, har varit jäkligt sugen påre, verkar hu coolt som helst..men vad jag har läst typ miljoner gånger så ere nå äckligt med buggar och de verkar inte komma nån vart med kampnjerna..de har juh haft frankrike,belgien,holland området o krigat på i tusen år, det står att de ska göra typ resten av krigs områderna men inte blire nåt av det heller...och äre 100 kr månaden oxo?

[gurden]

Just nu verkar det som området vi har nu skall utökas. Hur det går med N.afrika och vidare östfronten är svårt att sia om. Skaparna av spelet verkar lida av personalbrist. Jag skulle gissa på att man fortsätter med N.afrika sen mer av frankrike för att få in amerikanarna så fort så möjligt. De flesta som spelar är amerikanare. Kanske kommer vi att se delar av östfronten. Men området vi har nu är stort och något som man inte tröttnar på i första taget.

[Zeratul]

Visst har spelet sina buggar men det patchas ju ganska friskt.

Jag kan dessutom inte påstå att det påverkar spelandet i någon större utsträckning.

Priset för tillfället är 12.99$/månad, och det är mycket prisvärt.