IL-2 Sturmovik 1946...will anyone keep playing

[[URU]AkeR]

IL2 will stay in my hard drive for many years for sure.
Sometimes I need to fly my beloved IAR81!! Or the mighty Tupolev.

[brando]

Speaking for myself and the couple of dozen people that I fly regularly with I can't imagine any of us instantly deleting IL-2. You can be sure that we'll be giving the new sim a good go, but I don't see it being a case of never flying an I-16 in the Khalkin Gol again; or any of the other favourites that we enjoy on a regular basis every week. Perhaps if the new sim is so far ahead that it makes all the other stuff seem tired we might give it an honourable retirement - but with so many things still happening in IL-2 I can't see it falling out of the zone for a few years yet.

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[SlipBall]

I will only fly CoD exclusively, that's if it's half as good as advertised. I just can't imagine IL-2 competing for my limited time. Time marches on, no sense wasteing it with a great, but old school tired sim, with a crazy on-line mix.

[kimosabi]

Originally Posted by Wutz

Of course I speak from my point of view, as I can only guess others point of views. And no I have never and never will fly that stupid thing Lerche. I much rather would have flown a G3M1 or a Do24 instead of that silly plane, that is useless, except for giving some kids a few minutes of fun.

Stating things about others gaming habits on a guess.....
I think you're forgetting that it is a game. If anyone that plays it for fun is a kid, then so be it!!

Nice toilet.

[Xilon_x]

i like lerche because not is fantasy but is real project not terminated and not developed i like if also insert in il-2 another luft46 airplane in the different category "alternative war" a like if also insert secret german armament super tank or HANAEBU or the CARRIER ZEPPELIN or CARRIER AQUILA in the different category.
il-2 game have different tipe of category realistic storic fantasy or acrobatic or race i like look the game to all 360° degreeds point of view.

[[URU]BlackFox]

Il-2 will be an amazing game still for several years. About Cliffs, i will buy it for sure as soon as there's a downloadable version available (i'm from Uruguay). Since Il-2 covers so many different theatres, i don't think they will be in direct competition in many of them, not until the new generation of sims is a lot more developed.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Wutz

Ha ha, well then certain UFO would never have reached anyones game! Just need to think of that silly Lerche one of the most unnecessary aircraft in the whole sim. After first trails who uses that thing? If paying for aircraft would force developers to stick to aircraft needed for mission building, and leaving ridiculous aircraft, next to no one needs, a side only then, that would be a good idea. But is that really new? We had the "ace expansion pack", "Forgotten Battles", "Pacific Fighters", "PE2" etc. for which we payed.....so nothing really new.....and still we got the nut case aircraft in 1946 that just take up space but no one really uses.
A poll held at certain times left to run say four to five weeks, which area should be developed next would be a neat thing, and yes it can be a payed expansion....I would prefer that to getting aircraft for free that I will never use and just take up space.
But then will the developers even listen to customer wishes? Or will they just make what ever they fancy?

I don't think there are any silly aircraft in this sim.. I think the diversity of the sim is it's strong point... and even though I have only flown the lerche a few times.. I think just having thre option to fly it is a blast in itself... With the amoung of AC in the stock sim alone there is more than enough to keep one occupied.. if you add in some of the mod aircraft it is just insane the freediome we have in this sim as far as theaters and aircraft... and all of them ae decent... decent enough.. and they all were free.. Cant beat t with a stick.

[Xilon_x]

i think must peoples complain because want the operative airplane of ww2 and not want fantasy luft46. yes all peoples priority is first operative airplane of ww2 and after optional luft46 fantasy airplane.

[ElAurens]

As to new aircraft for Cliffs of Dover, I will gladly pay for expansions that have several new aircraft and proper maps for them to fly on.

What I won't do is buy aircraft one at a time, like Rise of Flight's dubious, and costly, business model.

A Med expansion, for example, with all the proper planes, map or maps, and ground vehicles/ships/etc, that are appropriate for that area, at a reasonable price is just fine.

$7.95 US each for the dozen or so new aircraft needed will be the end of my involvement with IL2, and everyone else that I know that plays the sim, and that is a lot of folks.

[Tempest123]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I don't think there are any silly aircraft in this sim.. I think the diversity of the sim is it's strong point... and even though I have only flown the lerche a few times.. I think just having the option to fly it is a blast in itself... With the amoung of AC in the stock sim alone there is more than enough to keep one occupied.. if you add in some of the mod aircraft it is just insane the freediome we have in this sim as far as theaters and aircraft... and all of them ae decent... decent enough.. and they all were free.. Cant beat t with a stick.

Yeah, and I'm no fan of any of of the fantasy planes either (Lerche, or that russian bi-? rocket thingy that noses itself into the ground after you hit terminal velocity, lol), but this is a small portion of the sim, we also have gems like the Hs 129, SM.79 and others that are included for free, that and the developer connection is something unmatched by any other sim. So if the devs went a little crazy and put a couple flying saucers in, that's fine with me, as long as the focus goes back to historical accuracy.