[RickRuski]

I think we should give the combined team a chance to see what they can produce, C.o.D. isn't as bad as a lot of us think. Most of us who have tried to tune our pc's and sim to get the best we can are satisfied with the results.

The C.o.D. team were possibly told get it right or goodbye. Lack of communication from the team resulted in a lot of flack, that could have been avoided.
When the original Il2 came out in about 2001 most of the pc's of the time couldn't get the best out of it and it wasn't until we all started to upgrade and the sequels started to be released that things really came right, then the producers (Maddox Games) could then improve graphics and performance. What a great series it turned out to be and still is.

The improvements that are still happening with that series are still bringing in sales and supporters of the series. If only the team had been given the time and finance to get the sequel finish with the new engine they were working on we may have seen a great series again.
Maybe 1C should have as suggested, tried 777s business model from the start, but with the initial release based on the Battle of Britain it would be difficult to add more planes and keep it historically within the time frame.