Nothing new here. Unless you spend half of your life in v-net or have friends that play the game there is just no way to get into a durable game.
We all veterans realize that many of the individuals encountered in the lobby have just installed the game and have absolutely no clue what this game is all about and the kind of dedication it takes to see a game through.
And this time you haven't even directed your rant at cheaters. (I remember your contribution on the subject in HoI 1 forum.)
The more I think of it, considering the issues of playing MP; we are trying to play this game in a way hardly intended by Paradox. Well, let's face the facts, it requires an uber-connection, the code does seem far from optimized, cheaters can join at will, and people can change nicks as often as they want.
Now, to make it clear I realize that enforcing names and preventing cheaters from joining would mean for Paradox to go one step further intellectually and financially.
So, if I were to rant, that would be more about the people that specifically post in this forum: the guys that add their names to the players list or that start a thread looking for a game,
but do not state their availability or a way to get in touch with them. And then we have the guys that reserve a spot for a game but never show up or apologize.
And now what I really want to rant about is those individuals that use different names to post in forums and connect to v-net. Indeed, from time to time I read a post that makes me think I have discovered a like minded person that would be nice to have as gaming buddy. But, oh no I have never been able to come across DivineShadow after having spend entire weeks, months, years in the lobby.
