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Originally Posted by ElAurens
I just scanned this thread, as it is just like 100 other threads about FMs/aircraft performance vs. historical numbers.
Gents, we are all chasing our tails here, and no I don't mean a defensive circle...
None of the aircraft are correct, NOT ONE OF THEM.
Why beat each other up over this? We are stuck with an alpha build game currently.
It's why I don't fly much anymore, and believe me I do miss it. But it's just not worth doing at this point. When I do fly I just patrol inland and try to find unescorted bombers, if I see fighters I will generally try to run away as any fighter on fighter combat is utterly broken in the sim as it is. And it's not just aircraft performance at issue, visibility, sound, atmospherics, etc... all add up to a less than enjoyable time online.
I hope it does not take a further year to sort this mess out. I want to fly again, and enjoy it.
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I fly on-line rather than off-line and must admit that I am flying less and less now too and I never thought that would happen! It is all getting rather depressing.
Lack of historical accuracy, particularly performance accuracy for both Red and Blue aircraft, but especially for Red aircraft for me as I belong to an RAF squad, and game performance issues is resulting in less and less enjoyment as I wait for improvements. Am I waiting in vein though?
Do the developers care much about historical accuracy? Are we wrong to presume that historical accuracy is a high priority, or are they more interested in the game aspects rather than a high level of simulation?
How much historical inaccuracy are customers willing to put up with I wonder? There is not much dialog from the CloD development team regarding historical flight models as far as I can see, but perhaps I am wrong about that. Should we expect more dialog or are we lucky to get what we get?
I can’t help feeling that some transparency regarding the aircraft flight models and the development teams rationale for choosing them might help the customer base understand where we stand regarding this product. What precisely is their intention as far as flight models are concerned?
My squad has flown together less and less since CloD was released, due mostly to frustration and dissatisfaction regarding poor game performance and historical inaccuracy; and of course it’s not so much fun anymore IMHO. Many of our squad members are now off doing other things (WoT, RoF, etc, etc) and I get the distinct impression that other squads are suffering a down-turn too.
I never thought I would consider actually giving up on combat flight simulations, but I am now. Is the demise of CloD having the same effect on anyone else out there?
P.S. The poor attitude of some on this forum is also depressing. For example, opposition for oppositions sake, aggression, insults, lack of respect, lack of civility, lack of consideration, lack of objectivity, people who appear to enjoy the sport of arguing that black is white and baiting others, childish comments, a blue verses red agenda no matter what facts are presented, etc, etc. It strikes me that the vast majority of readers probably do not post in this forum due to the poor attitude of some that do. I have been educated by this forum and am grateful to many who post here, but I suspect that the silent majority that read this forum are judging some of what we post as very poor. That said, I think it will take both the development team and the customer base to work positively together to make us all feel better out this flight sim series and give it a good future.