No communtity activity?

#139191

No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 7:35 AM

Lately no one is online and I can only compstomp. Did the players of EF decrease lately?

#139193

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 7:54 AM

I played quite a few games about 6 hours ago.

If you get into an argument with me, you're wrong.

#139210

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 1:17 PM

IMO yes, there are less EF ppl. Your best (and tbh probably only) chance is to friend a bunch of EF players and hope they are online the times u r online and want to play PvP

Om Nom Nom Nom
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"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#139215

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 2:42 PM

Who want to play ?

#139217

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Defiantly less people. Probably due to the lack significant updates added to the game

#139227

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Really? Did EF have more ppl on in its earlier years?

My personal favorite

#139239

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 7:24 PM

for sure. there was always discussions going on constantly. now its not to strange to go close to a week without any new comments on the board

#139240

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Most of the active players are balancers, and they're usually just playing on the next game version (beta) or posting in the internal balance section. Other frequent players have either rage quit or play less due to RL / other games.

Other probable reasons could be because of CoH2, which will feature the Russians, leaving EF nothing really special to compete with, and also because the Ostheer still isn't out yet after all this time.

#139242

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 8:39 PM

Yauz pretty much summed it up :P

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"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#139245

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 9:18 PM

Yeah, EF is pretty much dead. The competetive players are either part of balance team or are waiting for OH.

Last edited December 9, 2012 at 9:20 PM by Killar

#139255

Re: No communtity activity?

December 9, 2012 at 10:47 PM

My friends and I have alot of fun LAN'ing EF, the only drawback is with the IS2 having some issues recently the russians lost some late game punch. Fingers crossed for a patch soon

#139313

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 11:24 AM

I'm up for a game now and then.

I just think its easier to communicate, ask for a match when using a different channel then coh itself to arrange matches.
Also planning a game days before it actually takes place is difficult because there are so many things that can get between it..

Thats why compstomping or just playing with friends is a better solution..

I would suggest, share some other contact details and ask around when you want a game.
I'm sure someone will be up for it ;)

When I'm at home and up for a game, I'm always on skype.
So thats an easy way to contact me.
My skype name is mattias0123.

#139315

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Why is Ostheer taking so long? i understand its all volunteer work but so are Mods like Blitzkrieg, Europe in ruins, Modern Combat. And it seems like they are always coming out with huge updates with units and vehicles Ive never heard even of before.

#139316

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Because just adding units is easy and the devs could pump out hundreds of them if that was wanted. Actually forming a decent faction that is unique (in a game with 5/6 factions already) and plays well is something else entirely. The goal is to create a use for every unit and distinguish it from other units already in the game, not spam a million units for one job.

If you get into an argument with me, you're wrong.

Last edited December 10, 2012 at 11:45 AM by GodlikeDennis

#139317

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 11:47 AM

And also I believe the devs dont want another scenario where they release a faction that is unbalanced and everyone starts bitching again. Thats not my opinion, its just what I've observed

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#139318

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM

I understand that to a sense but how unique can a faction truly be when they (at least in several scenarios) are taking an ability from one faction and giving it to others. such as (partisans appearing in any building just like fallschirmjager) panzer elite treadbreakers and the at rifle. Luftwaffe strafing attack and the russian version of it. just examples. and i completly understand the balanceing aspect but but when the russians first came out i dont know if they had even had balancers at the time cause it would have literally taken one game to see how out of wack that was. So as long as it was balanced enough to have fun win some and lose some is 100% fine with me as im sure most others because it is impossible to have a true 100% balance in my opinion

#139332

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 2:53 PM

If Russians had good balancers in the first place, it would've been released later and not be so terribly broken. It would then be more likely we would have a larger community today. Ostheer would be nowhere near balanced at release but at least it could have a semi-decent design, unlike the horrendous 1.0 Soviets.

If you get into an argument with me, you're wrong.

#139337

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 5:24 PM

I would be already very pleased if the design for the beta is setup and everything is coded. Keep it coming Devs! 8)

#139338

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 5:57 PM

I'll play with anyone, 1v1, 2v2, 3v3

FurbyBlood

I don't do compstomps with people, that's just boring.

#139347

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 7:33 PM

to answer question, mod is not dead, but played not as much as it should be. if you want pvp, use the chat login in the launcher, dankos pub in the forums, or always the best option, get some real life friends to play the game and mod.

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#139359

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 9:26 PM

No one uses that chat box in the EF thing. That thing has become a box for tech support ::)

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#139360

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Pac-Fish wrote:
No one uses that chat box in the EF thing. That thing has become a box for tech support ::)

It's got flaws that need to be improved upon.

Fish I just realized you're a big contradiction

Pac-Fish
"Axis Commander"
"Poster of the Soviet Union"

:D :D :D

"Balancers are 10 a penny"

#139361

Re: No communtity activity?

December 10, 2012 at 9:39 PM

Cranialwizard wrote:
Fish I just realized you're a big contradiction

Pac-Fish
"Axis Commander"
"Poster of the Soviet Union"

:D :D :D

Maybe Im employing paradoxical intention ;D ;D

But I think if that chat box was on the side, it would be more helpful rather than having to log in to use. Like anonymous users. People don't have the will to make an account just to use a chat box. And also the "Remember password thing is still messed up :P

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#139379

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 3:33 AM

Yeah we already had several suggestions to improve it but nobody seems to care.

If you get into an argument with me, you're wrong.

#139381

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 3:44 AM

GodlikeDennis wrote:
Yeah we already had several suggestions to improve it but nobody seems to care.

"Balancers are 10 a penny"

#139387

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 7:47 AM

what is the purpose to quote someones post and not saying anything to it ???

#139390

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 10:50 AM

I think its suppose to be like a "+1" but in a different way :P

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#139400

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 2:38 PM

GodlikeDennis wrote:
Yeah we already had several suggestions to improve it but nobody seems to care.

I care.

#139403

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 4:03 PM

Killar wrote:
what is the purpose to quote someones post and not saying anything to it ???

Posts should contain something else, not a smiley or a +1 or a quote of the some posts only(or any combination of them) otherwise are just bumping the thread and not really stating anything. Although many of us have done it before and we haven't enforced any policy about it before. Maybe we should start doing it because would be the normal thing to do.

Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

#139405

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 4:29 PM

I really love EF, myself.
Still play it regularly. Although me and GF just got into the COH2 beta ;)

Looking forward to OstHeer. / Also, for people saying player base would be larger if you had waited before releasing EF ? AND 'not having released OstHeer yet'.
That's a contradiction in terms. If Soviets were still not released, I think people'd have given up by now. If OstHeer 1.0 were released horribly bugged, you'd still
complain about them :p /// Stop complaining or show us you are better by making your own damn EF mod :p

You know, there are many people in the country today who, through no fault of their own, are sane. Some of them were born sane. Some of them became sane later in their lives. It is up to people like you and me who are out of our tiny little minds to try and help these people overcome their sanity

#139412

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 7:53 PM

good to see you again loup! well put, and let us know how CoH2 is when you're beta testing!

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#139416

Re: No communtity activity?

December 11, 2012 at 9:27 PM

I'll be honest, I get annoyed when I see ppl say "if you don't like it make your own mod". Obviously we don't know how to mod, other wise modding in general would be going along relatively faster. We ask about these things cause we (the community) are curious. I mean sure, some ppl are very rude and modding is hard and balancing is also hard, but it's an open forum. People have a right to ask. And plus some ppl don't have the patience to look through threads and read list to see how things are going; I certainly dont.

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#139429

Re: No communtity activity?

December 12, 2012 at 2:54 AM

How do you guys have get the Axis Commander icons on your profile?

My personal favorite

#139441

Re: No communtity activity?

December 12, 2012 at 10:03 AM

Lord Bishop, Diablo, and so forth also didn't know how to mod, once upon a time.
They had a vision, and wanted it done, so they learned. I don't see how modding COH1 was taught into School, or anything of the sort ;)

Am just annoyed at comments of how EF ought to been delayed till purrfectly balanced, while OstHeer ought to have been released already.
And that it's the DEV's fault if EFs population is down. COH2 is at the doors! Personally, I used EF to train for COH2 and love you guys for it.
It - really - helped a lot actually.

That being said, I will still play COH1 after COH2 is released. Oh, I'll still play COH2 more... ;) But, ah, they're not the same game ;)
And, I want to see what you guys can do with the OstHeer, so do a good job okay? And ignore the Trolls ;D

You know, there are many people in the country today who, through no fault of their own, are sane. Some of them were born sane. Some of them became sane later in their lives. It is up to people like you and me who are out of our tiny little minds to try and help these people overcome their sanity

#139443

Re: No communtity activity?

December 12, 2012 at 10:36 AM

The Axis, Soviet and Allied commander badges in the forum are due to participation in the Great Patriotic War event.

If you get into an argument with me, you're wrong.

#139445

Re: No communtity activity?

December 12, 2012 at 11:13 AM

Well I agree about how EF trained us well since I'm playing COh2 Alpha. I play with Soviets only and made 20 1v1 games I guess, I lost only to 12azor and Ipkaifung by VP count after 45mnts game each.

But EF atm, much more better than COH2. I know it's at the Alpha stage but original COH dynamics still offer much more fast pace game than COH2.

http://www.twitch.tv/riggsman

#139449

Re: No communtity activity?

December 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM

Completely agreed to Rigg's post. Once CoH2 is released, we'll see a lot of players switching back to EF because of the unique CoH1 engine they're used to.

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#139471

Re: No communtity activity?

December 12, 2012 at 6:03 PM

Loupblanc wrote:

Lord Bishop, Diablo, and so forth also didn't know how to mod, once upon a time.
They had a vision, and wanted it done, so they learned. I don't see how modding COH1 was taught into School, or anything of the sort ;)

QFT. at one point i downloaded corsix and the mapmakers bible, but once i started reading i just went back to playing the game.

QuoteWell I agree about how EF trained us well since I'm playing COh2 Alpha. I play with Soviets only and made 20 1v1 games I guess, I lost only to 12azor and Ipkaifung by VP count after 45mnts game each.

good to know riggsman, and congrats about the win/loss ratio, very cool about games with 12azor and such, really awesome!

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#140162

Re: No communtity activity?

December 22, 2012 at 3:57 PM

It's pretty rare for me to get an EF match, even for a Friday afternoon. What's even more frustrating is when there is only 1 game hosted in the lobby and you get kicked out by the damn host :(, they not even realizing that it will be like another 25+ minutes before they get another player. Going to have to rely more on the community on the forum to schedule some matches. I'm sure EF would be the best if there were just more people online. Participation is most important!

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Last edited December 22, 2012 at 4:01 PM by 132

#140166

Re: No communtity activity?

December 22, 2012 at 4:16 PM

We're currently playing ef

Abuse is abuse and has to go.

#140172

Re: No communtity activity?

December 22, 2012 at 5:01 PM

Get steam. It helps find a person.

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#140312

Re: No communtity activity?

December 24, 2012 at 5:31 AM

I have steam, I host lobbies daily.
Like, crap people, we can't have community activity if NOONE PLAYS NOW CAN WE?

#140319

Re: No communtity activity?

December 24, 2012 at 5:49 AM

People do play, it's just with all these new patches everyone is all over the place and trying to get caught up ATM. Once Ostheer is complete, a whole ton more people will join the community since many people have been waiting for it and it will be the time when the mod will rise up again. The question is, when and how?

My personal favorite

#140326

Re: No communtity activity?

December 24, 2012 at 8:33 AM

i guess xmas eve is also a reason less ppl are online^^

but i realy support the idea
we should have a more active pvp community

i will also do my best to go on with the next tournament

#140350

Re: No communtity activity?

December 24, 2012 at 2:52 PM

@PHi: You have steam. However, have you actually added anyone on Steam yet?

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"

#140481

Re: No communtity activity?

December 26, 2012 at 10:32 PM

Go to the main page of this forum and see which time the most people on this forum were on, which was January 2010 with 751 users online. Right now its less than 7x what it is now on average. That gives me a feeling that EF in its early years was (2010) is probably the year this mod was extremely alive.

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#140486

Re: No communtity activity?

December 27, 2012 at 2:43 AM

That date was when EF was released.

Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

#140512

Re: No communtity activity?

December 27, 2012 at 1:10 PM

132 wrote:
Go to the main page of this forum and see which time the most people on this forum were on, which was January 2010 with 751 users online. Right now its less than 7x what it is now on average. That gives me a feeling that EF in its early years was (2010) is probably the year this mod was extremely alive.

Go back to the cited page and compare the number of members in the EF Community then and now. In April 2010 it was ~ 5000 IIRC now it is closer to 12000!

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#140559

Re: No communtity activity?

December 27, 2012 at 10:45 PM

3 years a still No German faction.............

#140562

Re: No communtity activity?

December 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM

Shit happens is all I can say at this point

Om Nom Nom Nom
"Panzer-Guppy ready for battle!"
"Ha Ha Ha! We have the ZEAL!"
"Grenadiers! Fall In!!"