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Originally Posted by ElAurens
...They are not multiplayer oriented combat sims...
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Sorry, with the many hundreds of hours I have spent online in Lock On FC and DCS I would have to disagree.
Why, just this Saturday coming we have a mission setup using FC2 with approx 50 players with players from all over, Russia, Canada Europe etc. I have helped organize many online missions with 60+ players.
Is MP perfect in DCS? Of course not, but there is a lot done well. There is no dedicated server for example, but there is solid net code. You can setup a server with a dedicated GFX card in a server farm with a great connection. We did it for years.
There is a reason why the Virtual Blue Angels for example use FC2 for close formation flying. If you got low ping to the server, it is buttery smooth.
http://www.virtualblueangels.com/
I must admit after hundreds of hours in FC2, I am looking for something new, which is why I like IL2 ClOD a lot. The DCS A10 and Ka-50 are arguably the best simulated aircraft ever realeased to the PC, but I am a fighter guy, and I am waiting (forever) for DCS:Fighter Jet.
DCS-P51D is kind of a side project for ED. I am sure it will be excellent. It won't, however, be simulating a full WWII theater.
(oh and what Ramstein said to damn it
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