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Originally Posted by CherokeeFreedom

I was taken by this sim from the first moment of sitting in a cockpit. The sense of realism was stunning for me. Perfomance on my machine was always better than or on par with IL2 1946. COD never disappointed me. The downside for me is that the group of buddies I fly with could never get past all the negative chatter. Some bought it and were unhappy. It didn't work as well for them. Some just wouldn't spend the money on what was, in other folks' words, an unfinished product. What a personal loss it is to me that it couldn't be accepted!

So, I won't be buying BOM. I"m quite certain none of my group will. It is possible, in my mind, that it might well be shunned by many simmers in the western world. The narrow focus on the Battle of Moscow takes away many aircraft of the WW2 era and could limit interest. My hope is that fans of the genre will rally and keep it going.

I wish the best to all of you here and will keep my eyes and ears open for future developments. I'm pretty old, 72 years, but hope to last long enough to see what happens after BOM. The entire sim world seems to be in a state of reduced activity and has been in decline for years. There just may not be enough money left to make from flight sims in general to keep development going much longer. I do so hope I'm wrong.

Best regards to all!!

COD is a very impressive flight sim game to me as well, I must say ; I wish you all the best & that -using your words - you 'll "last long enough" to see far more than any sequels of COD. All the best !