new ROF patch out early

[Zappatime]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.....