is there anybody out there?

[ONETINSOLDIER 2]

I sure wish all you guys would play this (W.o.*) online every now and then, some human interaction sure would be a nice change. I will be in hyperlobby for a while if anyone reading this thread is interested.

The time is now just after midnight (-8 GMT) pacific standard time on august 8th.

[DaSpungie 1]

Sorry to much work and not enough play for me lately

got 2 jobs going for the next while

i'll try to get on more .

[+streakeagle 866]

While I miss hanging out in hyperlobby and playing WoV online...

I am having lots of fun with my boy and when my wife, kid, family, friends, and work aren't hogging my time, I just want to relax.

 

To really enjoy online multiplayer, I have to have lots of time free:

 

1) I have to waste a lot of time waiting for someone else to show up. If I try to do something else while waiting, I either miss someone showing up or get so involved in what I am doing that I no longer care about playing online.

 

2) When someone does show up, a lot of time may be wasted solving install issues. Is everyone using stock/patched installs? Are there any inexplicable conflicts? Is someone running Vista? Is voice chat software being used? I hate having to troubleshoot install conflicts, so I try to go online only with stock/patched installs... but sometimes when I am testing stuff, I accidently disturb my online installs. I also like to fly MiG-21s, so I typically like to have my "stock" install modded to have the MiG-21 cockpits, but I have to do so in a way that doesn't conflict with the stock install. I finally solved that problem by making my own versions of the MiG-21 pits that don't change any stock files except adding the lines that point to the cockpit files... someday I will finish this mod and publish it for others interested in playing online with stock installs AND MiG-21 pits.

 

3) Even if everything is installed correctly, even more time can be wasted on connectivity issues: routers, firewalls, connection type (DSL, phone modem, cable, etc.), internet service providers, bugs in the game network interface, and some inexplicable problems. Hamachi solves a lot of those problems, but then that becomes another installion issue followed by brief training on how to use hamachi.

 

4) When I finally do get into an online session, I may be flying with veterans, casual players, newbies, or some kind of mix. I don't get to fly like I used to, so veterans spank my butt... so I may waste a lot of time waiting to respawn in a dogfight session or waiting for a co-op mission to complete if I was flying opposition. Despite my lack of practice, I usually spank anyone else, so I end up wasting some time waiting for them to respawn. Newbies require tons of training to fly in a useful manner on Hard settings, which can really kill some time.

 

When I was working away from home, I could stay up all night playing online. But now that I have a job that lets me come home every day and spend time with my family, it is a struggle to come up with 1 or 2 hours each night, and 2 hours is the bare minimum time for online play given the above factors... and I can't use voice chat since the baby is usually in asleep in the next room by the time I have free time.

 

As the baby gets older, maybe things will change, but for now, the only time I expect to get for online multiplayer is when I am either out of town or my wife takes the baby home to Colombia while I stay in the US (maybe once every 2 years?).

[Rambler 1-1 9]

I'd play, but my internet is so painfully slow that any attempt at multiplayer is futile to say the least.

[ONETINSOLDIER 2]

While I miss hanging out in hyperlobby and playing WoV online...

I am having lots of fun with my boy and when my wife, kid, family, friends, and work aren't hogging my time, I just want to relax.

 

To really enjoy online multiplayer, I have to have lots of time free:

 

1) I have to waste a lot of time waiting for someone else to show up. If I try to do something else while waiting, I either miss someone showing up or get so involved in what I am doing that I no longer care about playing online.

 

2) When someone does show up, a lot of time may be wasted solving install issues. Is everyone using stock/patched installs? Are there any inexplicable conflicts? Is someone running Vista? Is voice chat software being used? I hate having to troubleshoot install conflicts, so I try to go online only with stock/patched installs... but sometimes when I am testing stuff, I accidently disturb my online installs. I also like to fly MiG-21s, so I typically like to have my "stock" install modded to have the MiG-21 cockpits, but I have to do so in a way that doesn't conflict with the stock install. I finally solved that problem by making my own versions of the MiG-21 pits that don't change any stock files except adding the lines that point to the cockpit files... someday I will finish this mod and publish it for others interested in playing online with stock installs AND MiG-21 pits.

 

3) Even if everything is installed correctly, even more time can be wasted on connectivity issues: routers, firewalls, connection type (DSL, phone modem, cable, etc.), internet service providers, bugs in the game network interface, and some inexplicable problems. Hamachi solves a lot of those problems, but then that becomes another installion issue followed by brief training on how to use hamachi.

 

4) When I finally do get into an online session, I may be flying with veterans, casual players, newbies, or some kind of mix. I don't get to fly like I used to, so veterans spank my butt... so I may waste a lot of time waiting to respawn in a dogfight session or waiting for a co-op mission to complete if I was flying opposition. Despite my lack of practice, I usually spank anyone else, so I end up wasting some time waiting for them to respawn. Newbies require tons of training to fly in a useful manner on Hard settings, which can really kill some time.

 

When I was working away from home, I could stay up all night playing online. But now that I have a job that lets me come home every day and spend time with my family, it is a struggle to come up with 1 or 2 hours each night, and 2 hours is the bare minimum time for online play given the above factors... and I can't use voice chat since the baby is usually in asleep in the next room by the time I have free time.

 

As the baby gets older, maybe things will change, but for now, the only time I expect to get for online multiplayer is when I am either out of town or my wife takes the baby home to Colombia while I stay in the US (maybe once every 2 years?).

 

my secret decoder ring says that translates to,,"dont waste my time",,,hmmmm

 

 

nah, I understand, family comes first.