Ironsight LIVES On globally through Wiple!

[slinkywizard]

I feel this needs to be posted in it's own, clearly explained thread as there is lots of confusion - IRONSIGHT IS NOT DYING!

Although Gamigo are closing their Ironsight servers on August 10th, Wiple are opening up their version for download through Steam globally on August 5th, without region restrictions (https://i.imgur.com/dZupfeZ_d). The "Asia" version will become the one, global version of Ironsight run purely by the developer. New servers are being provided to cover the servers Aeria/Gamigo are closing. This wasn't really clear with Gamigo's announcement... BUT the game is not dead, it's just moving to a better version!

If you are an existing Aeria Ironsight player and want to continue playing Ironsight, you will need to make a new player account through your Steam for the Wiple version, meaning unfortunately loss of any progression on the Aeria version. I played the Aeria version since very early myself so I know how this feels to be losing your account, BUT IMPORTANTLY you can get COMPENSATION when you join the Wiple Ironsight. This will be in the form of a "Welcome Package" and available to players level 35 or over on the Aeria/Gamigo servers, broken up into different package tiers for different levels.

You can read all about it all here:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1sSptsi-xnRatmKyCCkj835IFJgB8tWiJ2ImJQ2mR8ws/

To get the free compensation, you have to wait till August 5th to download the Wiple version, make a Wiple player account/in-game name, and then fill out the Google Docs form found here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fJceeun9cCsVwsONAyHBaoCbumkNlVjW6Rwbm6cI3bo/

The Aeria version will shutdown on August 10th so it's imperative that prior to the 10th you take a screenshot of your in-game Aeria Ironsight account/stats page (by hitting the Print-Screen key on your keyboard, no other method - this is very important). Since the Aeria version will be shut on the 10th, you need to take the screenshot before it's shutdown.

IMPORTANT: When you pressed the print screen button, the image will be saved in the game directory. Do not use any other method to take the screenshot (snippet tool etc), and don't modify the name or image in any way, as Wiple need it all original and need it obtained specifically by the Print-Screen button.

Where do you find the screenshot image??

For the legacy launcher/non steam version of Aeria Ironsight - your screenshot will be in the Ironsight installation folder.

For the Steam launched version of Aeria Ironsight - your screenshot will be in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Ironsight\screenshots

Please spread the word that this game isn't dead - Gamigo's announcement makes it sound like the game is totally gone, but in fact all players will be on the one global version, the way it should be!

FYI Wiple's main form of direct communication to the Ironsight community is via Discord, so if you've got any questions about the game, want to join a clan or match, keep up with announcements, or anything else check out the Ironsight (Wiple) discord: https://discord.gg/RpSPcAx

Cheers,
slinkywizard

[slinkywizard]

OMG you again? Haha, hello. I can copy paste as well...

Firstly on the supposed P2W aspect, a brand new player starting out gets 10,000 GP in-game currency and access to the free "Freemium Pack" DLC, which contains (among other things) a permanent laser sight, scout sight & monitoring sight to use on any weapon, as well as 20,000 GP and GP/EXP boost ticket for 7 days. So off the bat, level 1 you have 30k GP, some free sights and GP/XP boosts. Plus you get the K2C out of the box, which is one of the most versatile guns in the game. Level 2? You get some more, then Level 3 more... and so on. You can see it all here: https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35212832/77fa0cce6104629b95d3873c81007e80bd037ce2.png

This is a new levelling system designed to help out beginners.

By the time you are level 10 (most players will get to level 10 pretty quickly) you will have been given 110,000GP, a bunch of XP boosts, boxes, and a Cartoon Skin weapon selection (pick any weapon as permanent).

There is also the daily login rewards (you also get daily chips not included in the below): https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35212832/2ec8cc8ef930813f7a449e7f10b1a79e93e34124.jpg

This is not even considering a level 35+ player who is coming across from the Aeria version, who gets a minimum of 150,000GP and a bunch of boxes. Here is the compensation associated with that:
https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35212832/e62f661f728cfd266b1c952f22273dfba5bf1203.png

Whether you are level 35 or 100+ you still get the flat 150,000GP amount. The higher levels just get more boxes.

With your in-game GP currency you can then buy weapons and attachments that you can use across different weapons (excluding tuning attachments, these only unlock, per weapon, as you level them) with all the GP you are given. A pretty fair starting point to build upon if you ask me.

Regarding the level 35 starting point for Aeria player compensation, with the 250% XP boost currently running on the Aeria servers, people are finding you can generally gain a level within 4-6 matches, so lots of players are using this to their advantage at the moment to get to at least level 35 (many going for over level 100 to get the max compensation from Wiple).

To get the Welcome Package its pretty easy. Add your email address, callsign on Aeria, callsign on Wiple, screenprint of your in-game account page on Aeria servers. Send...

The Google Doc form is here to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fJceeun9cCsVwsONAyHBaoCbumkNlVjW6Rwbm6cI3bo/

Regarding the method to Print Screen, this is likely due to it being an automated process, so the images will be getting verified automatically, meaning giving a specific method of creating the file which should be universal for all users (PrtSc key...).

...and before you ask, no i don't work for Wiple. I was a player on the NA servers since the early days (yes I am losing a lot with this Gamigo shutdown myself). I just like to help the community of this game, and am trying to quell all the misinformation that is out there regarding this current closing/change over situation the game is in at the moment.

Cheers,
*

[RFGCRebelAlpha]

Originally posted by slinkywizard:

OMG you again? Haha, hello. I can copy paste as well...

Firstly on the supposed P2W aspect, a brand new player starting out gets 10,000 GP in-game currency and access to the free "Freemium Pack" DLC, which contains (among other things) a permanent laser sight, scout sight & monitoring sight to use on any weapon, as well as 20,000 GP and GP/EXP boost ticket for 7 days. So off the bat, level 1 you have 30k GP, some free sights and GP/XP boosts. Plus you get the K2C out of the box, which is one of the most versatile guns in the game. Level 2? You get some more, then Level 3 more... and so on. You can see it all here: https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35212832/77fa0cce6104629b95d3873c81007e80bd037ce2.png

This is a new levelling system designed to help out beginners.

By the time you are level 10 (most players will get to level 10 pretty quickly) you will have been given 110,000GP, a bunch of XP boosts, boxes, and a Cartoon Skin weapon selection (pick any weapon as permanent).

There is also the daily login rewards (you also get daily chips not included in the below): https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35212832/2ec8cc8ef930813f7a449e7f10b1a79e93e34124.jpg

This is not even considering a level 35+ player who is coming across from the Aeria version, who gets a minimum of 150,000GP and a bunch of boxes. Here is the compensation associated with that:
https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35212832/e62f661f728cfd266b1c952f22273dfba5bf1203.png

Whether you are level 35 or 100+ you still get the flat 150,000GP amount. The higher levels just get more boxes.

With your in-game GP currency you can then buy weapons and attachments that you can use across different weapons (excluding tuning attachments, these only unlock, per weapon, as you level them) with all the GP you are given. A pretty fair starting point to build upon if you ask me.

Regarding the level 35 starting point for Aeria player compensation, with the 250% XP boost currently running on the Aeria servers, people are finding you can generally gain a level within 4-6 matches, so lots of players are using this to their advantage at the moment to get to at least level 35 (many going for over level 100 to get the max compensation from Wiple).

To get the Welcome Package its pretty easy. Add your email address, callsign on Aeria, callsign on Wiple, screenprint of your in-game account page on Aeria servers. Send...

The Google Doc form is here to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fJceeun9cCsVwsONAyHBaoCbumkNlVjW6Rwbm6cI3bo/

Regarding the method to Print Screen, this is likely due to it being an automated process, so the images will be getting verified automatically, meaning giving a specific method of creating the file which should be universal for all users (PrtSc key...).

...and before you ask, no i don't work for Wiple. I was a player on the NA servers since the early days (yes I am losing a lot with this Gamigo shutdown myself). I just like to help the community of this game, and am trying to quell all the misinformation that is out there regarding this current closing/change over situation the game is in at the moment.

Cheers,
*

How will the matchmaking be? Will newer players still be forced to play against seasoned veterans? Because that's just ♥♥♥♥.

[slinkywizard]

Regarding matchmaking, I don't know the way the system works (perhaps Gamga has some info on this?) but there is no heavy skill based matchmaking (SBMM). The issue comes down to the concurrent player base size.

Of course, SBMM seems to cause its own controversy... When games don't have it, players want it. But when it's there players seem to complain about it.

Either way, the Wiple version seems to act much the same as the Aeria version in regards to matchmaking. At the very least I think there might be some sort of ping-based matching, but it's just a presumption really.

If you see high level players going up against low level players, it doesn't automatically mean the low levels will get stomped. I've come across many low level players that outplayed higher levels. I've played many many matches where I thought I'd get smashed based on just looking at the teams but we've actually won. EXP level is just based on time played after all.

Extent of arsenal/loadouts can come into it of course (just like in CoD or similar), though new players get quite a bit of help to build some loadouts to their liking (and just play the single player mission to build the weapon XP for attachments you can't buy with in-game gold, you can do about 1 level per EMP mission!).

[slinkywizard]

Originally posted by RFGCRebelAlpha:

How will the matchmaking be? Will newer players still be forced to play against seasoned veterans? Because that's just ♥♥♥♥.

Further to my previous post, funnily enough Wiple just now announced they are starting matchmaking analysis/monitoring, and have begun a channel on their Discord for players to submit any mismatches in balance/matchmaking. So, I guess they do care and are working on it.

[ARCTKOS]

Thanks for the clarification. I don't want to see this game go away. Whew!

[RFGCRebelAlpha]

Originally posted by slinkywizard:

Regarding matchmaking, I don't know the way the system works (perhaps Gamga has some info on this?) but there is no heavy skill based matchmaking (SBMM). The issue comes down to the concurrent player base size.

Of course, SBMM seems to cause its own controversy... When games don't have it, players want it. But when it's there players seem to complain about it.

Either way, the Wiple version seems to act much the same as the Aeria version in regards to matchmaking. At the very least I think there might be some sort of ping-based matching, but it's just a presumption really.

If you see high level players going up against low level players, it doesn't automatically mean the low levels will get stomped. I've come across many low level players that outplayed higher levels. I've played many many matches where I thought I'd get smashed based on just looking at the teams but we've actually won. EXP level is just based on time played after all.

Extent of arsenal/loadouts can come into it of course (just like in CoD or similar), though new players get quite a bit of help to build some loadouts to their liking (and just play the single player mission to build the weapon XP for attachments you can't buy with in-game gold, you can do about 1 level per EMP mission!).

Don't get mixed up between SBMM and EOMM.

SBMM is what people want.

EOMM is what we get (and what most games are going towards). EOMM is a modded version of SBMM eith a bias of rigging matches unfairly and unbalanced so that they can encourage spending. The bias goes both ways, give players easy matches so they don't quit out of frustration then give them matches that are intentionally unbalanced (with veterans players and/or bots if the game has bots).


Either way they have until the end of this month (in the Wiple version ofc) to implement a fair matchmaking system or I will uninstall and never play a game from Wiple again.

[goonsh]

u da real mvp for posting this

[Contreras]

I have a question, I played Ironsight for the first time on July 21 ONLY on the steam version, I didn't know there was a separate version that is Gamigo's, I got to be level 40 on STEAM, but I took a screenshot of my account when It was level 38.
Can I still claim the global version reward? because it asks me for the IGN in Gamigo when I never played that version apart. (I think)

Thank you!

[RFGCRebelAlpha]

Originally posted by Orlando{C+}:

I have a question, I played Ironsight for the first time on July 21 ONLY on the steam version, I didn't know there was a separate version that is Gamigo's, I got to be level 40 on STEAM, but I took a screenshot of my account when It was level 38.
Can I still claim the global version reward? because it asks me for the IGN in Gamigo when I never played that version apart. (I think)

Thank you!

Probably? If not, you can always uninstall the game and not play it anymore.
They should accept you're account as it's at least level 35.

[Contreras]

Originally posted by RFGCRebelAlpha:

Originally posted by Orlando{C+}:

I have a question, I played Ironsight for the first time on July 21 ONLY on the steam version, I didn't know there was a separate version that is Gamigo's, I got to be level 40 on STEAM, but I took a screenshot of my account when It was level 38.
Can I still claim the global version reward? because it asks me for the IGN in Gamigo when I never played that version apart. (I think)

Thank you!

Probably? If not, you can always uninstall the game and not play it anymore.
They should accept you're account as it's at least level 35.

Thanks for the answer xD

[CyberSniper]

So now I can't get compensated because I didn't open before August 10th???
and I can't get gamigo callsign Level?

[slinkywizard]

Originally posted by CyberSniper:

So now I can't get compensated because I didn't open before August 10th???
and I can't get gamigo callsign Level?

I'm afraid that's going to be an issue. The print screen of you Aeria/Gamigo in-game account page is the most important part as proof of level. If you can't provide this then you are out of luck sorry.

You still have access to the Freemium DLC, which you can read about here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195301/Ironsight__Steam_Freemium_Package/

It gives you the below:
Salta M4 ACC-M 7D
Fire Monkey AK-47 7D
Fire Monkey G36C 7D
Chapeau Bleu P90TR 7D
City DSR-1 7D
Diagonal M350 GLM 7D
Digital Scout Permanent
Digital Laser Sight Permanent
Digital Monitoring Sight Permanent
Bullet 7D
Throwing Knife 7D
Incendiary Bomb 7D
Sticky Grenade 7D
GP/EXP Boost 7D
20,000 GP