new ROF patch out early

Zappatime · #1 08-31-2011, 04:18 PM

While we wait in anticipation for the (possible) Friday CLOD patch, for those interested the new ROF patch is out now, a day earlier than expected

tk471138 · #2 08-31-2011, 09:02 PM

Well the possible friday patch will be just a beta...

Also the ROF have some real incentives to releasing a patch, even if its not ready (not saying that this is the case at all, just a possible scenario) because they have the potential to make some good amount of money on it...While im pretty sure that their are preorders, many would still wait till its released before buying...So yea the 777 people have REAL incentives to getting patches out as early as possible for better or worse...

Not saying if this is a good or bad thing overall or that the 1C should adopt it, or not , but it is one possible business model, and in time the consumers will determine (assuming free market principles are at play) what becomes the norm or standard...

Zappatime · #3 08-31-2011, 09:49 PM

I think it was a brave decision to give the main base sim away for free with ROF, it means they have to keep knocking out regular new content that people really want. I know there were hundreds of WW1 planes made many had very short lives such was the pace of technical development, but i do wonder how far people are willing to go. If CLOD adopts the same business model ( difficult if there's to be both map and plane SDKs) then the base sim has to be well and truely sorted out, and I for one hope that happens and they have great success. I've supported ROF a lot having now bought everything including the latest Spad, and Im just as willing to do the same for CLOD given the chance!

Revvin · #4 08-31-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Zappatime

I think it was a brave decision to give the main base sim away for free with ROF, it means they have to keep knocking out regular new content that people really want. I know there were hundreds of WW1 planes made many had very short lives such was the pace of technical development, but i do wonder how far people are willing to go. If CLOD adopts the same business model ( difficult if there's to be both map and plane SDKs) then the base sim has to be well and truely sorted out, and I for one hope that happens and they have great success. I've supported ROF a lot having now bought everything including the latest Spad, and Im just as willing to do the same for CLOD given the chance!

Brave decision or one bourne out of necessity to draw in potential new customers to a dwindling market? After a rocky start RoF has really matured well and I don't mind buying the additional content, like you I've bought everything to date and would be willing to do the same if CLOD went the same way even though it would probably make it the most expensive sim to date - even beating my current iRacing addiction.

Zappatime · #5 08-31-2011, 10:49 PM

Well everything's relative, I recently contemplated getting into RC planes/ helicopters, but started to think I could spend easily more than my total spend on ROF and wreck it in an instant, it seems only a matter of time that you get a wreck whether from your own skill running out or a failure of a component, it happens to the best. After that realisation I felt ROF and CLOD were reatively meagre outlays for the time I spend with them.

iRacing is another successful model and not cheap either, my son's into it and circuits and car models soon add up, plus its a subscription, but I guess sim racing has a far bigger following than combat flight simming, so its more likely to be viable the way they market it.

esmiol · #6 09-01-2011, 12:46 AM

i will never understand why post here infos about ROF..... ROF don't have any dedicated server?

if i want have a drink i don't go to the drugstore.....

ACE-OF-ACES · #7 09-01-2011, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by esmiol

i will never understand why post here infos about ROF.....

Simple.. Alot of flight sim guys play more than one flight sim

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Originally Posted by esmiol

ROF don't have any dedicated server?

False

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Originally Posted by esmiol

if i want have a drink i don't go to the drugstore.....

Strange becase most drug stores carry beverages

Bryan21cag · #8 09-01-2011, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by esmiol

i will never understand why post here infos about ROF..... ROF don't have any dedicated server?

if i want have a drink i don't go to the drugstore.....

well.... case in point

Thanks for the info OP im off to download the ROF update

much appreciated sir had not heard yet

cheers

esmiol · #9 09-01-2011, 05:09 AM

ROF has no forum?

if ROF was an 1C game i understand that you speak here... but.. well if you want to speak about this crappy game it is ok... but for me it is not the place...

corchard · #10 09-01-2011, 06:22 AM

There are several of us here who also fly ROF (in my case I flew ROF as my first sim, now CloD is my second). At times CloD is discussed in the ROF forums, too.

Here's a photo of Luthier and the leader of ROF, Jason Williams, from Jason's trip to Moscow in March of this year. The caption below it is what Jason wrote when he shared that photo in the ROF forums, and I would guess many who posted to this thread agree with his sentiments:

"On a side note, an unexpected opportunity arose when I learned that my long-time friend Ilya Shevchenko from IL-2 was still in Moscow for another night and we could meet up for dinner. I had just arrived and he was on his way back to the States. We live fairly close to each other in California and to get together in Moscow was a surreal experience. It’s weird how life works that way sometimes. We met up and had an interesting conversation about our respective development activities and the evolution of each team. We talked about the weird rivalry between our two products on the forums, the genesis of it and the future of both teams. We respect each other and we believe in friendly competition. We both wish the community would see it the same way and be supportive of both products."

Charlo