Is multiplayer dead?

[xRaoriex]

Searched for a room and there wasn't even 1 room available.

[Jonathan J. O'Neill]

I don't think it's ever been very alive after the first month or so.

It's too boring to stick with.

[xRaoriex]

Originally posted by Jonathan J. O'Neill:

I don't think it's ever been very alive after the first month or so.

It's too boring to stick with.

Well dam. Now I feel like I wasted money lmao. I mainly got it because I thought multiplayer would be thriving.

[Naruto 607]

This game was supposed to be only campaign-based, not multiplayer, sadly. I heard about Infinity, but sad that I don't have PS3 and I can't get a feel on it. 04 and Zero has multiplayer, but only two players at that time, though. Nothing more. Assault Horizon that people said as "the worst Ace Combat series" has more MP options, but yeah... you can hardly find any lobbies such as this one, though.

People have many random thoughts about multiplayer here, and you're not the only one who's complaining about empty lobbies. I have a trouble earning the last achievement before New Year, so hosting a lobby is my last resort there.

[xRaoriex]

Originally posted by Naruto 607:

This game was supposed to be only campaign-based, not multiplayer, sadly. I heard about Infinity, but sad that I don't have PS3 and I can't get a feel on it. 04 and Zero has multiplayer, but only two players at that time, though. Nothing more. Assault Horizon that people said as "the worst Ace Combat series" has more MP options, but yeah... you can hardly find any lobbies such as this one, though.

People have many random thoughts about multiplayer here, and you're not the only one who's complaining about empty lobbies. I have a trouble earning the last achievement before New Year, so hosting a lobby is my last resort there.

I haven't played Ace combat since PSP days and it was a free copy I snagged from a shady site. I didn't know people felt so strongly about the series. I should've double checked if MP was alive. I love air combat games. Feels real bad man.

[Useless Bunny]

MP has always been alive and has always had a tiny community. Maybe you just got unlucky, the world has several different timezones after all. Definitely not boring to the people who keep playing it to this day.

[xRaoriex]

Originally posted by BEEP BEEP BEEP MISSILE ALERT:

MP has always been alive and has always had a tiny community. Maybe you just got unlucky, the world has several different timezones after all. Definitely not boring to the people who keep playing it to this day.

Maybe and I agree. Ace Combat in the couple of times I've gotten to play it up until now has always been a passion of mine. I'm a Junkie for any game that puts me in a cockpit and lets me fire at stuff mid air.

[Dead Baron]

Sadly it's just deathmatch and team deathmatch, so of course it died.

odd since there was an Ace Combat focused entirely on multiplayer before AC7 that was absolutely brilliant, yet they didn't carry any of it over.

[xRaoriex]

Originally posted by Chrisman01:

Sadly it's just deathmatch and team deathmatch, so of course it died.

odd since there was an Ace Combat focused entirely on multiplayer before AC7 that was absolutely brilliant, yet they didn't carry any of it over.

I guess I missed the train.

[Mr. Tea]

Originally posted by xRAzorxDicex:

Searched for a room and there wasn't even 1 room available.

I'm in the same boat. I bought the game for the campaign and wanted to check out MP when I was finished but it's just dead.

It would be more alive if there was a difficult story/coop mode where you can all fly allied but even then, i think it wouldn't last too long.

[xRaoriex]

Originally posted by Mr. Tea:

Originally posted by xRAzorxDicex:

Searched for a room and there wasn't even 1 room available.

I'm in the same boat. I bought the game for the campaign and wanted to check out MP when I was finished but it's just dead.

It would be more alive if there was a difficult story/coop mode where you can all fly allied but even then, i think it wouldn't last too long.

Same thing I did. Played campaign and the DLC first, then setup shop for online MP just to find out it's whiskey dck.

[H1tSc4n]

It is, not surprisingly. It has more than a few problems.
Imho, the part system was great for the campaign, but it should have been left out for multiplayer.
It breaks aircraft balance too much. Some planes are garbage, other are god tier.
There's only two modes, and the maps are just campaign maps and mostly empty. I find yinshi valley is the only one i play on because you can use the environment to maneuver around threats , and your flight skill is actually worth something there.
On the other maps i find that usually skill is offset by your build. Usually when i win, i don't feel rewarded because i won only thanks to my plane's part build, and not thanks to my skills.
The other guy just could not physically dodge my ultra upgraded missiles.
And when i lose, i feel like i am that guy. I just lost because he had an op F22 QAAM build where you simply cannot dodge his missiles.
The rare times you find an even match, it is incredibly fun. Trying to outmaneuver your opponent, trying to gain the advantage, and maybe have him or you crash on some rock pillar in yinshi is great fun, but unfortunately most matches are not like this. Most matches are an SP weapon spam where the most upgraded plane simply wins.

[Useless Bunny]

Originally posted by H1tSc4n:

On the other maps i find that usually skill is offset by your build. Usually when i win, i don't feel rewarded because i won only thanks to my plane's part build, and not thanks to my skills.
The other guy just could not physically dodge my ultra upgraded missiles.

Sounds like you never experienced actual high level gameplay to me, because more often than not good players beat those with objectively better set ups than them.

[H1tSc4n]

Originally posted by BEEP BEEP BEEP MISSILE ALERT:

Originally posted by H1tSc4n:

On the other maps i find that usually skill is offset by your build. Usually when i win, i don't feel rewarded because i won only thanks to my plane's part build, and not thanks to my skills.
The other guy just could not physically dodge my ultra upgraded missiles.

Sounds like you never experienced actual high level gameplay to me, because more often than not good players beat those with objectively better set ups than them.

Well, i can't exactly say that i have played this games' esports or something. What i do know is that changing aircraft parts makes even my own performance vastly better.

[H1tSc4n]

Originally posted by BEEP BEEP BEEP MISSILE ALERT:

Originally posted by H1tSc4n:

On the other maps i find that usually skill is offset by your build. Usually when i win, i don't feel rewarded because i won only thanks to my plane's part build, and not thanks to my skills.
The other guy just could not physically dodge my ultra upgraded missiles.

Sounds like you never experienced actual high level gameplay to me, because more often than not good players beat those with objectively better set ups than them.

I gotta be honest on one thing though, 2000 points restricted lobbies are ridiculously fun.
With most op planes out of the way, and limited upgrades, the game shows itself in it's best form.

[Useless Bunny]

Originally posted by H1tSc4n:

Originally posted by BEEP BEEP BEEP MISSILE ALERT:

Sounds like you never experienced actual high level gameplay to me, because more often than not good players beat those with objectively better set ups than them.

I gotta be honest on one thing though, 2000 points restricted lobbies are ridiculously fun.
With most op planes out of the way, and limited upgrades, the game shows itself in it's best form.

I used to think like that too, then I realized the Mig21 is the absolute best plane in that tier and will dominate anything unless maybe you have spw on, on the right hands the gunpods will be enough to outperform any kind of spw though since the plane is just way better than anything else available.