Interesting Avro, and I have to say as regards a thread starter, you've done it again. :)

RedToo.

Seriously, Orville, this just makes you come across as a total tw@t. At least Avro was just (mostly) having a laugh. 'Cry me a river'? You're talking about women and children for Christ's sake.

Yes and no. Or both;)

As the OP, I'm exploring how computer simulations are perceived by players. Who and what do we identify with? And why? Are our emotions,experiences and desires reflected within this medium?

It may amaze some of you, but I am human. Yes, my mother was a Cyborg, but time and medical science have moved on. It is time to forget our past mistakes and rejoice as one.

How is the Euro at the moment?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

I agree in part. Yes, the best educated young men were killed, and all were volunteers. And yes, WW2 bankrupted Britain. Maybe BC's campaign was not as effective as expected. But how is effectiveness measured in this context?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

The way I see it , this is a fighter plane simulator , not a politics simulator . Pilots back then were pilots , not politicians . Either side's pilots had to do as they were told . Period . That was then .This is now . Lighten up already .Some would call this a video game . Don't get all effed up about it .And yes, I prefer to fly the 109 .Why ? Looks meaner and has waaay better fire power . Also love the camo schemes and the whole cigar shape themed fuselage .Just waiting for my fave the FW190 to come out in the next version .Something about allied planes just bores the crap out of me although I do agree with what they stood for ..Perhaps it's the pea shooter guns .

When I was a kid I made Airfix models and hung them from my bedroom ceiling and thought wouldn't it be cool if they could really fly? Well now they do from the comfort of my own living room on my PC. What a blast!
Do I make any connection with all these neat little pixels to a historical reality? Not at all.
The only thing thats made me think about that reality is seeing a burning aircraft in Rise of Flight 'cause that looks really nasty!

+1. Mmmmmmm...it may take five, six or seven years but looking forward to taking a 190 up against P47's on the ATAG server on a Normandy map one day.

I used to make them too! Cut them carefully from the sprues and clean off the flash. Do my up most best to get the glue right and paint them properly with no brush marks. Carefully apply the decals and then admire them. Then when it was a nice day I would take them outside and shoot them to pieces with my air rifle. Awww those were the days! :-P

I think the crisis came around the age of twelve/thirteen. The girl next door was becoming more interesting than airplane glue. My eldest brother came home on leave with some thunderflashes and a warped sense of humour.
I came home from school to find him and my other brothers "re-enacting" the BoB by running the clothes line from my bedroom window and with the aid of bent coat hangers and the contents of a few thunderflashes my airforce were flaming down the garden. Bastards! Lol.:-)

Well, that is your opinion Brutus, which you are of course entitled to. Now have a long, hard think about WHY and how you are allowed to have this opinion. Hint maybe it had something to do with those who had more balls than you will EVER have, doing something about it.

I am sick and tired of reading this bleeding heart "Oh....the Poor Germans" type rubbish. How much "mercy" do you think would have be extended by Herr Hitler, and his grisly gang of thugs....If they had the means to Annihilate each and every British person on the planet? How long do you think that he would have debated the "morality" of such an action?

Sometimes, as horrible as this may sound.....one must fight fire, with fire. You ask someone from Coventry, for example.....how much "sympathy" they have for what happened. The prevalent mood in Britain was indeed one of vengeance, and I for one do not cry about those who would not even give me a second thought....whilst on their Merry Jaunt of Teutonic World Domination.

Bottom line is...The scourge of German Militarism is no more. I think they "got the idea" of why they cannot conduct themselves in such a way....Not by limp wristed apologia, but by extreme violence. Sad, but true.

You have sympathy for the Devil. I do not. Fair enough. Carry on. :grin:

Whatever Orville:rolleyes: He's right though. You do come across as a tw@t when you post this kinda stuff.