Was Oleg Maddox too far ahead of his time?

[MB_Avro_UK]

Hi all,

Was he?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

[ElAurens]

Well, his vision certainly was/is.

He wanted to make the best WW2 combat simulation ever, but the technology was not there yet.

I hope he comes back to the genre and has another go at some point.

He deserves better than what he got.

Just my opinion.

[SlipBall]

Yes I think that is true...he failed to envision a world wide recession though, so many people still running old hardware...including me

[LukeFF]

FYI, the CLOD project was restarted 3 times under his watch.

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

FYI, the CLOD project was restarted 3 times under his watch.

I know the history, I've been here the whole time.

Funny you only show up after the sim is cancelled. Enjoy gloating, or just indulging in some good old fashioned schadenfreude?

[LoBiSoMeM]

Oleg is a genious.

Simple as that. IL-2 Sturmovik is the best PC combat flight simulator ever made.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I know the history, I've been here the whole time.

Funny you only show up after the sim is cancelled. Enjoy gloating, or just indulging in some good old fashioned schadenfreude?

I was here long before the sim was cancelled and had high hopes for its success. And no, I'm not enjoying gloating - just trying to point out that all was not rosy with Oleg and Luthier as some people here like to think.

[*Buzzsaw*]

No, Oleg was not.

His ideas for CoD were taken directly from the wishes and requests of IL-2 flight sim fans.

Unfortunately his publishers did not have the patience or vision he did.

[Buster_Dee]

Yes. He consistantly broke new ground, always with visual balance. A rare bird indeed.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Unfortunately his publishers did not have the patience or vision he did.

The game has been a financial loss for the publishers. What else did you expect them to do?