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fastfed
10-12-10, 10:57 AM
Been a huge WW2 game fan, like most here..

As I am exploring other games, games that I have never even heard of this one just came up..

I was a big ww2online fan (at one time) and Aces high2, as well as all the SH series.

I just saw some videos of this game and read a couple things here about it.

But is this game worth it? I think its just ground battles, no air or naval, but did they do it good? the videos look great, but so does ww2online and IMO that game just failed..

So I guess.. how is red Orchestra?
Raptor1
10-12-10, 11:01 AM
You were a fan of WWIIOL, yet you say it failed?

Anyway, I think RO is a pretty awesome game, but that question is way too vague; what is it specifically you want to know about the game?
Herr-Berbunch
10-12-10, 11:02 AM
PM me your email addy and I'll forward a guest pass to you - if it's still in date! That way you can answer your own questions.

Just checked, I need to send by 17th Oct! :DL
fastfed
10-12-10, 11:12 AM
You were a fan of WWIIOL, yet you say it failed?

Anyway, I think RO is a pretty awesome game, but that question is way too vague; what is it specifically you want to know about the game?
Yes, I was a fan of WW2online and say it failed.. I enjoyed it personally, but it never turned out to be what it was supposed to be.. From day 1, I was the few that started and beta tested as well, with the server issues and all, a bunch of us were up all night waiting and chatting.. It was epic :)

I guess what I want to know about RO, how is the maps? are they big? what about the tanks, are they modeled as well as WW2online?

And all I can find on it, is its 9.99 to buy it from steam, but is there a monthly fee?
Raptor1
10-12-10, 11:20 AM
Yes, I was a fan of WW2online and say it failed.. I enjoyed it personally, but it never turned out to be what it was supposed to be.. From day 1, I was the few that started and beta tested as well, with the server issues and all, a bunch of us were up all night waiting and chatting.. It was epic :)

I guess what I want to know about RO, how is the maps? are they big? what about the tanks, are they modeled as well as WW2online?

And all I can find on it, is its 9.99 to buy it from steam, but is there a monthly fee?

The map sizes range anywhere from small to huge, so they are pretty diverse. I can't comment on the tanks, as I barely played them both in WWIIOL and in Red Orchestra.

There isn't a monthly fee; it's a standard multiplayer FPS, not an MMO. I think your best bet is to get a guest pass and try it...
Dowly
10-12-10, 11:26 AM
No, tanks aren't as accurately modeled as in WWIIOL.
fastfed
10-12-10, 01:14 PM
PM me your email addy and I'll forward a guest pass to you - if it's still in date! That way you can answer your own questions.

Just checked, I need to send by 17th Oct! :DL


PM'd ya! THANKS!
Task Force
10-12-10, 01:53 PM
I like RO, its a good mix of fun and realism. The tanks could use some work, there is no shell penitration, though angleing works nicely IMO. If you angle right (best seems to be 1 and 11 oclock) you are extremely hard to kill, Ive taken 11 hits from a panzer 4, and a panzer 3 in a TB7 and lived, killing both numerous times because of how there angleing was. I must say, the german team was pissed.:yep:
Nordmann
10-12-10, 04:21 PM
I bought RO on release and played it solidly for a long time, it's a really fun game, and certainly a cut above the average shooter. The only problem is the fact that being somewhat more realistic than most, the number of players is a lot lower than other mainstream games. I'm not sure what the population is like at the moment, but regardless of this it's still worth a go.

A sequel is currently in the works, and from what I've seen thus far, it's looking promising. So now is probably the best time to try the original.
Task Force
10-13-10, 02:41 PM
on the servers I play on (the wild bunch) the server are usualy full (50 people) during the day.
Herr-Berbunch
10-13-10, 02:48 PM
Wild Bunch servers usually seem busy, but some say 16/50 players and they all end up being bots!!!:nope: Unless I'm doing something wrong - which, after all, is quite likely :D
Task Force
10-13-10, 02:51 PM
Hmm, alot of servers have no traffic, if you dont see names in the lower right box, its bots.
Lord_magerius
10-13-10, 05:05 PM
You should get Darkest Hour and pop on over to the 29th Infantry Division servers. :yeah:
Ducimus
10-13-10, 07:31 PM
Just FYI, you can buy RO, Darkest hour, and the other mod who's name escapes me, in one all inclusive package for 10 USD on steam.
Dowly
10-13-10, 07:36 PM
...and the other mod who's name escapes me...

Mare Nostrum? :06:
Raptor1
10-13-10, 07:37 PM
Just FYI, you can buy RO, Darkest hour, and the other mod who's name escapes me, in one all inclusive package for 10 USD on steam.

Well, obviously, the mods are free if you have the game itself...
Ducimus
10-13-10, 07:40 PM
Well, obviously, the mods are free if you have the game itself...


Yeah, but im lazy. Steam made it easy to grab all mods, and all patch's in one go, for dirt cheap. No hunting around for this , that, or some other thing. I've REALLY turned into a steam fanboy these last couple of weeks, i swear.