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Originally Posted by Zorin
I said that it might lead to people not buying SoW right away. They already got a Spitfire I, early Emils and Hurricanes are in the works, plus three different BoB maps. That will keep people entertained.
Yet, if the initial sales of SoW will suffer from that and lead in turn to a rapid drop in price, I'm sure they'll easily sell quite a few copys, but that will only harm the reputation of the game and the loss of income could be crucial for the continuation of the series.
Don't forget, SoW:BoB will cost you at least 40€ + upgrading your system + nerves due to new bugs and fixes caused by the screaming community.
So, why not stay save and sound with a beautiful looking BoBish IL2?  |
Initially when IL2 was first released there was no flyable Stuka…
Go figure can you believe it?
This was modded after the game release and installed as a free add-on in patch 1.2 for IL2 by Oleg and crew.
So being community and mod friendly has always been a hallmark of IL2 and Oleg’s success.
The IL2 engine has been pushed as far as it can go. Its life span is over. Yes people can make BOB mods and they will do just great on online servers and in single player but once you experience SOW it will be like drinking three week old coffee, do-able if you have to but not something you will enjoy.
Storm of War is a complete product, not just a new flight sim engine that will bring more realism and immersion than ever before but attached to it are data and stats recorders, reworked network code and a 180 degree shift from what was IL2. Better damage and flight modeling are just a few of the improvements.
As Oleg has said you can man guns on the ground, tank tracks move, vehicles and troops are modeled. Even grass is modeled all animated effected by the wind.
So your argument that people will stay with what they know is very shortsighted. I joined the Il2 community many years ago and Storm of War is the Holy Grail, everyone has talked about it, dreamt about it and will buy it.
All flight sims will be compared to it for years to come. Il2 will die a death, not immediately but fast enough to make some shake their heads. Six years from now Il2 will be a distant memory available as a bargain basement game for non-cutting edge computers.
Remember SOW BoB is only the first of many incarnations of the series. A phased improvement of the engine is scheduled halfway through its life span. My guess is Theatre of War 2 will use the engine as well.
If you had been around in pre-Il2 day you would understand the difference SOW will make.