oleg, you better hurry, RoF is releasing a ww-2 sim next

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Originally Posted by Tree_UK

say for example you purchased/downloaded a Sopworth pup and i hadn't purchased/downloaded it, but I wished to join the same server as yourself, would I get an error message or would i simply not be able to see your aircraft or would i see it but not be able to fly it.

The later.
You will have the Sopworth pup fully installed on your PC, and even be able to built mission with it as AI plane.
"Purchasing" a plane means only purchasing the right to fly it (and it means no specific download, just an authorisation in the server database... so next time you launch the game, you will be able to fly it). Every patches/upgrades are downloaded automatically as soon they're available and you lauch the game, whatever you bought planes or not... so everybody has the same code and data on his PC.

I really don't want to compare business models of both games. I had tremendous fun with IL2, and all money expended on it was worth it. I'm 100% sure it will be the same with SoW:BoB.... and so far, I have the same feeling with RoF (just hoping neoqb will get enough income to be able to continue its continuous development plan)