Sometimes I just don't understand this forum.
On the one hand we have Rise of Flight, with a free basic game and very cheap additional aircraft, amongst other things. On the other hand we have DCS, now with the free DCS World and very expensive individual aircraft, all of which have bugs.
Loads of people on here say 'Rise of Flight is GREEEAAAT!!!' (me included), and then loads of people say 'DCS is GREEEEAAAT!!! (me included), but then proceed to slag off 1C Maddox Games for releasing a game for a few quid with many more flyables than the free RoF or the free DCS World.
To get as many flyables in the free Rise of Flight as 'Cliffs' had on release would cost as much if not more than Cliffs of Dover did on release. I bought the Iron Cross edition myself, which was pretty much the same price as 'Cliffs', and the planes didn't have anywhere near the cockpit functionality, the damage model, the LOOKS of the game that is 'Cliffs of Dover'.
To buy
ONE DCS aircraft costs the same as the whole Cliffs of Dover package did on release in it's entirety. Since then, 1C have added an additional 109 variant, an additional Spit variant, and an additional Hurricane variant all for free. The models had their problems like any other sim, but they're getting modified as are all the aircraft in all of the above flight sims.
1C softclub, as a business, have their own strategy. If it works - fantastic. If it doesn't, someone will buy this and take it forward. It's so gobsmackingly gorgeous I'd do it myself if I had any money or knowledge of the industry.
Just let them get on with it and stop trying to give them 'good advice'. Please.
