Look for it in China. Try it here again when you get back.

It seems CRS has marketed it in China in the last several months.

Different servers, so they are not connected to the rest of the world, and a few different rules.

ex. anti-addiction code, so you can't be logged on for more than a few hours at a time.

The game has grown so much in the past very few months. Look for more massive changes in the next short while. eg. graphics with Unity 2, graphics engine.

Cheers Dogbertx

It depends on what time of day you play and what side.

My squad is allied ONLY and usually play Euro and US Prime time. We have a presence 24/7 but our best numbers are US Prime time. We run armor, fly planes and generally do it all.

We're 23rdarmor.    www.23rdarmor.org

Login allied, and send a general text message asking for any 23rd online.  Usually F5 will get you the allied channel.  When you get an answer, ask to be recruited. You will then get a message in game to accept.

Type     .accept and that's it. You're in.

Go to the forums www.23rdarmor.org and register. They will get you into teamspeak which is a HUGE help.

We'll help you kill grey things the 23rd way. Our guys will help you with all questions, tactics, towing, MSP's etc.

The squad has many High Command in the squad (I'm a Div CO in the French AF) that will give you insight into the larger picture and we have a lot of guys that will show you how it's done in the dirt.  LOL

Lots of joking around, lots of good times and all good people who have fun in game. Our forums are very helpful, the guys will go out of their way to make the game experience, fun and much simpler.

Dbx

Numbers are huge lately.

My squad, the 23rd armor, is fielding 40+ players at all times, at peak we're pushing 70.  Our goal is 100 on a squad night. We fly, drive tanks, use Anti-tank and Anti-Air guns, ships and infantry.

Last nights battles were massive. 30+ tanks in one column alone. The attacks on Wellin and St. Truiden were very large, with equally as large air battles over each town.

We were seeing 20+ aircraft in large dogfights ... and not just once but over each town and, over the Forward Bases over a period of 4+ hours.

This map the axis are pushing very hard. The German High Command (High Command = very experienced players) are doing a much better job than last map.

Equipment has good balance.

French tanks have better guns and armour but poor situtational awareness. Axis tanks have poor guns, decent armour but goos SA. British tanks have poor armour, decent guns and good SA.

Brit and French fighter planes have good maneuverability but limited climb and BB's for guns. (.30 calibre). Axis planes have armour, very good guns but poor maneuverabilty.

Brit (Havoc) and french (DB7) bombers are fast but carry a relatively light bomb load. (french has better bombs). The axis bombs are bigger and better but the He111 is slower. the Stuka is slow, very maneuverable, armoured but still vulnerable. The allies don't have a dive bomber but the DB7/Havoc can glide bomb very well.

Ships are basically the same for all navies.

Infantry is closely modelled. With minor changes per side.

Axis LMG is a precision weapon, Brit is close second, French good but definitely 3rd. SMG's, Axis MP40 best, Brit Tommy gun 2nd and the French SMG is just a POS. Rifles all good, all slightly different, and alll sides have comparable mortars.

Rifle grenadiers are comparable between the French and Axis. The brit grenadier is a HEAT grenade that will kill any axis tank if you get close enough.

Paratroops are much the same over all 3 armies. (and are a BLAST to use)

Performance upgrades have been huge in the past short while. There are still some issues that need to be addressed but it's all a work-in-progress.  Every 2-3 months we almost have a new game with the upgrades, additions etc.

The last one was TOE.  Tactical Order of Equipment. Previous to TOE's the equipment was associated with each town. Each town had it's own spawnlist, it's set amount of equipment.

Now the towns have zero equipment. The equipment is associated with Brigades, which are attached to Divisions. The Brigades and Divisions can be moved around the map by the High Command. Now the game is more strategic and the goal is to destroy the enemies supply list. You beat them out of one town, you pursue them. Now they don't get a brand new set of equipment but have to fight with what they have. Destroy enough equipment and you can create a breakthrough to their undefended towns.

Last map was stalemated with huge battles until the allies managed a breakout. Then the map ended in 4 days.

Come try it. It's immersive. Your heart rate will go up the first time you are in a 30+ tank column attacking a town.

Dogbertx

ps. join a squad. It's a much faster learning curve and is much more fun