German cockpit reply thread
 

I thought I would start a new thread for discussion to honor Anton's request that we not reply to his previous post directly.

Thanks Anton, but I don't understand why this could not have been said sooner. Also, will we be paying for the DLC cockpits or will it be an update, free of charge?
At any rate, I am relieved to hear that you still plan to release the cockpits. That does help reinforce my decision to buy the game upon release.

Let's hear what the rest of ya'll think.

Somehow, I became obligated to monitor the forum and answer all questions at the time they appear? It is 5 days or so till the first question, right?
OK, the answer is - I - personally - was busy. There is a huge event in Cologne, calling 'Gamescom', you know.

Not everyone (almost noone) is allowed to disclose any new information about the game prior release. That's publisher's only right and obligation.
I have violated it already, yes.
Why publisher is not answering then? The answer is clear - they are not reading this forum at all. That's makes sense, it is about 30 people here, all of them are simmers, and publisher's goal is it to sell 30 000 times more copies. And, unfortunately (for all of us, really), most of the buyers do not cares about not only cockpits, but Simulation mode at all.
That doesn't mean they are not respecting simmers audience, no, on the contrary - it was left mostly to me myself (there were not so many people here before demo). And so, if I am in a business trip or vacation - there could be delays between answers. Usually, it doesn't matter, you know :)

P.S.
I am pretty sure, that if everyone flight-sim lover here (let's say in maximum 1000 people) here would be able to pay, directly, let's say $500 - then there would be game only for them. With forbidden access to casual players, you know. :)))

P.P.S.
The reason why I've asked not to discuss that is that I didn't want to discuss that, not that I didn't want to discuss that in that thread. Please, do me a favour :).

The rational behind the cockpit decision is fine with me. I think we were probably given too much info for our own good. These types of decisions happen with all games and we have now been privy to the process. Anton simply gave us more than we were going to get and I am happy with that. I will get the DLC free or not and am looking forward to the release date.

I'd like to thank anton for the information, I can imagine this is the type of information that the developers knew had to come out sooner or later, but were dreading the time the subject arose, well it has and it has been a bitter pill for many of us to swallow, particularly those who love to fly Axis aircraft in IL2.

I do wish the team every success with the game and its subsequent sales, I'm sure it will attract a new fanbase on the console format, myself - I'll be holding off purchasing until those pits are available, I spent 95% of my PC time in the 109 and 190 cockpits, without them the game won't be the same to me, call it anal/silly - whatever, its what I enjoyed in Il2 , and that is what needs to be there for me to enjoy the title.

In the meantime there is Forza 3, OF Dragon Rising to fill the time - I'll be keeping an eye on what happens with BOP though ;)

This is the very reason I have closed two threads beacuse everybody DEMANDING That Anton answer these questions. Now everybody in here should feel somewhat of shame for demanding answers. Head on over to the HAWX forums where they don't answer anything.

I think it would be nice. Not hoping much for that, though.

I disagree. Making me pleased, is not such a bad thing.
I am trying to do the same thing for community, eventually.
It really could become a 'win-win'. :)

P.S. Just kidding.
Of course, you are not here to make me pleased. But I really don't see what could be discussed here, and I am feeling like I am caught in a cross-fire. Nobody seem to be really happy with this decision. But now, it is still too late to revert it to only 12th playable plane available, or move gold master by 9 months (or so) ahead to make all fighter's cockpits. So, let's just stop discuss it.

First, it is not adapting. It's completely new game. You are simply mistaken.
Second, that's exactly what we put attention for. You can check it with a demo.
Third, luckily it's not you who name the game.
Fourth, yes, you are out of line.

Edit: And, yes, you really think it's better to know things two weeks prior release, than two weeks after you've bought the game? What's wrong with the timing?

wait im confused , so now there ARE NOT german cockpits?

or only in a few?

Anton, while you are on here can you tell us which planes do have cockpits?

I didn't even mention your name.

What I was talking about was people saying that Anton needed to answer it just kept going and going. And he had a legitimate reason for not answering.

What I thought was proof was coming from the twitter page and the 505 online demo.

I apologize for saying that there would be cockpits because I got that information off of the twitter site, and from the posts from the LIVE DEMO.