MrKWMonk

WW2OL continues to improve. The 2001 released product was not ready but thankfully they've survived and things are starting to come together nicely. It has some short comings and isn't as pretty as brand new games like BIA. Some in game tactics are very ahistorical also which can detract from 'playing war'. The interface is a bit clunky. Being massive multiplayer you can get some lag issues. It does have great atmosphere during a battle tho. The ground and air war are alot more developed than naval action. It's a very unforgiving environment with a steep learning curve. As a new player you will die, ALOT. Don't be discouraged, prolly best advice I can give is to be patient, when you spawn in take your time and get your situational awareness up. WW2OL tries to simulate real world so if you get shot you'll be very sore if not dead instantly. This is one of the things I really like about the game - you become super paranoid to survive and subsequently can have some really tense moments. The controls and game mechanics are pretty simple but as you're fighting other people things get alot more tricky once you get online. You'll be visable to friendlys as a new player so read the chat buffer and ask questions, most peeps will be happy to help. Practice offline for a bit to get your controls sorted and get a feel for the game - especially if you plan to fly. Obviously I could go on but bottom line for me is that the game is improving all the time, especially in the last 12 months and apart from my old WarBirds days nothing has this level of intensity of game play. It can be slow if you spawn into a lowly poplated area but in a large battle it gets really very intense. So give it a try, don't get discouraged if you get killed alot, ask for help in game and keep your head down