WW2O has an interesting website, never seen it before. Can one download the software and run it offline with no players to get a feel for the controls and graphics? Might try it out; the concept is very interesting..
http://www5.playnet.com/bv/wwiiol/index.jsp
I think you can grab the download and mess with it offline. There's nothing to shoot but some static targets on a firing range, but you can walk/drive/fly around and get used to the controls.
WWIIOL is a hell of a concept, and actually a pretty good game. It's never really recovered from the total disaster of its launch three years ago...their publisher basically forced them to take the game public long before it was ready, and the result was a total disaster. Only now, 3 years later, is it starting to get good press.
Plus, everything's modeled pretty realistically, it's not an arcade-style shoot-em-up at all. You have to use team tactics to win. And admittedly, it's hard for a lot of gamers to get excited about running around in 1940-era army uniforms with a bolt-action Lee-Enfield or Mauser K98 instead of a railgun or BFG 9000. The graphics aren't cutting-edge anymore, but they'll do. It's more about the gameplay than the eye candy anyway.
Try it out, jump online for a month. You'll die a lot and maybe get frustrated, but you'll also find that when WWIIOL works, it's a VERY immersive experience. It's different enough from the BF1942-style killkillkill fragfest that it's refreshing.
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I believe they are about to start a free trial up...just post something in the support forums...sgtspoon can point you in the right direction.
btw...I happen to be G5Jamz...one of the most hated germans in the game.
hehe...
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I'd just roam through the site and you'll probably find the info on it. Like I said earlier, it was (and probably still is) a great game but the attitude of some of the developers leaves a lot to be desired.