Actually, I think all of your posts are very well thought out. In fact, I tend to agree with what you say. Bottom line, I still plan to buy the game the way it is and puchase DLC when it becomes available.

Okay or not, this is the choice we have. This is the best I've seen on consoles thus far; and considering I'm not a PC gamer, I'm more than happy to give my money for this game.

I don't think anyone does. :grin:

LOL! :cool:

Absolutely! I agree 100 percent.

I also agree with irrelevant; this is definately the best we have seen so far (but I still won't let them get away with not being the best ;) ). And for the record, I have pre-ordered a copy and will be picking it up. Even though I haven't said so, the rest of the game does look great (though I really needed to hear Anton say cockpits weren't completely out of the question).

Good discussion, gents. This forum has been a nice distraction ;).

^^ Exactly! I like playing on my 56". This allows me to do that. Yes, I've hooked my PC to my TV before with IL2, but its just a hassle and takes up too much room.

Hopefully this will get more people interested in sims and we see future titles that get better and better! I am sick of games like BA.

I don't think you get it right.
40 planes were not ambitious, it was actually hadn't been planned to made 40 playable planes.
Originally, we were going to start with 12, and all others only for AI.
But because we had physics flight models, exterior models of good quality, and also because it is console game and most players will definetly play not in cockpits-only view (that was true even for PC game), it was decided (our idea, not publisher's) to make these planes playable as well.
Timeline and budget hadn't allowed to make all other cockpits, so it wasn't an option.
As you can see, the game was even announced with 12th playable planes - and only than appears information, that in MP there will be more.
That's because publisher have checked with plans/agreements, not with us, before releasing this information.

I think, 12th planes are also pretty good for a re-starting franchise for consoles, but my opinion, that 40 are still better.
And, unfortunately, if we would make ultimatum to publisher (9 months or no game), it would mean cancelling game, that's not talking about business ethic and ruining relationship.

And, also comparing our planes/cockpits with BA - isn't fair. Their cockpits are pretty useless in any case, and the quality is incomparable. We were able to make hundred of planes of that quality, but that's not something we were going to do.

Thank you very, very much Anton. I am looking forward to hopefully seeing DLC's around my birthday and I'll have plenty of MS points by then.:)

I fully understand the lack of cockpits in the finished game. I just want to thank you very much for keeping simulation mode, flight stick support, and adding 28+ more planes to the list.

I think we should all cut Anton some slack here. Not that I am happy about the German planes not having cockpits, but it is not Anton's fault and he is doing his best to help us out, and the choice of 12 planes with cockpits and 28 without is a lot better than 12 aircraft total. I know people, including myself, are a bit upset over this issue, but imagine how outraged all the Il2 1946 veterans would have been if there had only been 12 flyable planes, all of them Allied.

Until the cockpits come out for the Bf109 I will just be flying something like the Spitfire that does have a cockpit, and maybe the change in styles will be good for my flying.

Thanks for the info Anton! I'm loving the PS3 demo....

Fair enough.