[lighthaze]

I like CoD. I really do like it. But as playing at the moment is a bit frustrating (not only due to performance issues, but also due to the relatively unstable multiplayer and the virtually non-existant quick missions) I took the chance to finally buy RoF. Never had the chance before as my system is relatively new (half a year). Furthermore I got my TrackIR just last week and I really didnt want to play RoF without it.

Well, as I said. I really do and want to like CoD but the comparison to RoF ist just hurtful. I do know that Rise of flight hat its problems in the beginning but at least it feels like a game. I am pretty sure that the programmers of CoD had a reason for using these windows popups and stuff but it just feel cheap in a way. RoFs UI is just so much more intuitve and well designed it's almost unbearable. Not to mention the existance of a good quick mission editior, tutorials and so forth.

For example: When I first heard of the possibility to configure the ammo belts in CoD I imagined some nice designed menu where you drag and drop beautiful drawed bullets in a cool animated ammo belt. What did we get? A simple, boring menu. The funny thing is, even the functional menu of the former Il2 games are so much superior to what we have now. I just don't get it.

I really am quite sure that CoD is a diamond in the rought but it just doesn't feel like a game at the moment. It's more a cluster of ugly windows and menus which (admittedly) lead to a great simulation with a great damage model and flying immersion. I have bought CoD and hope that this investment will pay off eventually but I also think that there is no use in persuading myself that the game is great when it clearly is not. At least at the moment and in its current state.