Stop hating, and start thinking about the possibilities

[Defender]

This is possibly a reality we must come to terms with in the high fidelity combat sim world. Our sims aren't going to be flawless upon release. Black Shark was much better on release than A-10C, but A-10C was far more complicated = more problems. They've sorted a bunch just like they'll sort this.

Not that i condone anything per say, but if the future of this sim required it to be released now to capture back some of the initial investment...so be it. A little money bank in the bank can do a lot more development good than not.

If Call of Duty can have launch PC problems with that cut and paste over simplified template, than it's no surprise a sim like CLoD can have some problems as well.

The sim isn't even fully released globally yet.

[Kikuchiyo]

Originally Posted by Defender

This is possibly a reality we must come to terms with in the high fidelity combat sim world. Our sims aren't going to be flawless upon release. Black Shark was much better on release than A-10C, but A-10C was far more complicated = more problems. They've sorted a bunch just like they'll sort this.

Not that i condone anything per say, but if the future of this sim required it to be released now to capture back some of the initial investment...so be it. A little money bank in the bank can do a lot more development good than not.

If Call of Duty can have launch PC problems with that cut and paste over simplified template, than it's no surprise a sim like CLoD can have some problems as well.

The sim isn't even fully released globally yet.

You're forgetting one huge aspect to all of this. The banana forums like making mountains out of mole hills, and comparing apples to oranges/fermented fruits.

I think it is upsetting that it was released in such a unpolished state, but I also think that money was likely the biggest determining factor. I can forgive the developers for releasing it as such as long as they support and continue to patch it. If they fail to do that I will lose my faith in 1C Maddox, but I see that as an unlikely outcome.

[R_Suppards]

Kikuchiyo, my experiences also covered the Blitz, the V1's and the V2's. Being a kid in WWII in London was an interesting time. I could PM you or put it on the forum if yoiu think it would be of help
Thanks for your advice on COD. Looks like I stay with ROF for the moment. I used to fly a Tiger Moth so ROF holds my interest.

[maxwellbest]

Despite my better judgement, I went ahead and got it through steam. I am a long term fanboi of IL2. When that came out, I felt it was a quantum leap from what had gone before. That is not the case with IL2COD. I dont want to throw petrol on some of the flaming that has been going on. However, some of those doing the complaining have some very valid points. I was sitting on the fence, taking a wait and see, the glass is half full approach, the developers know their business, they will support it going forward, we need developers for flight sims, etc etc etc. My first impressions have left me cold. Gee the sea looks nice. And thats about it. I am not going to complain about FPS, its been said before, you know all the stuff. I just did not get any sense of flying these iconic aircraft. I get that in IL2 4.10. I will be semi retiring from IL2 COD. It'll stay on my hard drive and I will periodically check in. If and when its "ready" (note I did not say finished, no such beast in software) If you are sitting on the fence. Stay there. Dont take the middle ground. You'll just be hit from both sides! Let it go. I wish the developers well, but I have to say, we can only speculate as to whats really under the hood with this sim. And why it was released in the state it is in.