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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha
Where's the regular 800+ users gone to before the mods arrived ?
Have a look at the HL servers.
@ 19:30 GMT the 2 busiest servers are running v4.11 over 40 pilots in both.
other servers are running
v409 + UP 201
v4101 + UP rc3
Throw HSFX + Expert mode into the mix also and tell me mods didn't fragment and loose new people coming to the sim due to the mess thats out there with hacked games,
as well as users leaving IL2 due to the mods.
I have used the mods in the past and found the user made maps to be the only real benefit as it opens up the games longevity through more interesting theatres.
I'm sure that TD have things they would want to put into IL21946 but are restricted, (Channel Map for one) lets hope some of the maps can make it into the stock game at least.
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I have no doubt that mods have had a negative impact.. I am just saying that it is not all negative .. and truth be told .. if TD keeps gong in the direction it is going things will be more unified .. 6DoF is now in the stock sim .. and done better than any mod pack IMO.. MDS is in there ... a few more maps .. a few more planes... only the best of the mod planes ... and really ... it is not that difficult anymore. Most mod packs have some kind of switcher to go from modded to stock...
Those who "left because of mods" are just making excuses and need to admit that they either got bored .. or are too stupid or lazy to install and patch the sim, modded or not. It is much much better than it has ever been since this all started except for in the Golden Age of IL2 .. and as I said.. those days are gone forever and they won't be back. The fact that there are now more stock servers running than there have been in a long while also says a lot.. so those guys actually have a place to go.. Folks need to just do what they do .. and enjoy the sim. Modded or stock, whatever your flavor, If you aren't trying to keep the sim alive by participating in it then you just need to shut up and move on (that is a general "you" not directed at anyone in this thread..) and that is the real .. and the ONLY bottom line in all this... the debate on mods pro or con is moot and just a foolish waste of time.