What will we see in July?

[Zappatime]

Originally Posted by Lololopoulos

I don't know any Americans that play or have heard of the IL-2 series.

I'm from the UK but I made a very close good friend in the USA from our mutual love of il2 (and Frank Zappa, as it happens). I dont think Battle of Britain is as high on americans' list as say europeans', simply because its not, for the most part, part of their history. I'm sure if it were Korea or even a re-run of the Pacific theatre, or mediteranean theatre then interest would be far higher.

[ktodack]

Originally Posted by Zappatime

I'm from the UK but I made a very close good friend in the USA from our mutual love of il2 (and Frank Zappa, as it happens). I dont think Battle of Britain is as high on americans' list as say europeans', simply because its not, for the most part, part of their history. I'm sure if it were Korea or even a re-run of the Pacific theatre, or mediteranean theatre then interest would be far higher.

Your probably right about BOB having a higher interest among Europeans then US since its a direct part of European history. But I do think that the Sim could do well in the US if it was properly marketed. First I think that the whole WW2 combat flight Sim gaming has to be better intoduced to US gamers and they need to see the incredible immersion that's possible with IL-2:COD. It's an incredible story and it was all true-- Britain fighting for her existance, Luftwaffe going for the knockout punch, young warrier pilots jousting in the sky to the death, great fighter aircraft, hundreds of bombers-- everything done with the latest attention to detail, accuracy and atmospherics. Gamers just need to see some trailers. Part of the solution would be an easier out of the box setup for the SIM controllers- it shouldn't take hours to set up. Also needed is less then $100 HOTAS that is reliable and just works. This keeps a lot of people away from serious flight sims.

[Vrait]

Originally Posted by Zappatime

I'm from the UK but I made a very close good friend in the USA from our mutual love of il2 (and Frank Zappa, as it happens). I dont think Battle of Britain is as high on americans' list as say europeans', simply because its not, for the most part, part of their history. I'm sure if it were Korea or even a re-run of the Pacific theatre, or mediteranean theatre then interest would be far higher.

Korea is kinda not the big at all here haha. Pacific theater for sure would be bigger. The BoB was before Americas involvement so we have no history there. But the Mediterranean and Pacific we do. I would be interested in a Korean sim though.

[jayrc]

1+ for korean era

we will see a new shiny sim from 1C settled in Korea...are you ready to trash more money?

[Al Schlageter]

North America is not just the USA. There is a country north of the USA called Canada which is very interested in the BoB.

By far the largest number of defenders were British, but fighter pilots of many other nations flew with them, including some 80 Canadians. Of these, 26 were in the RCAF's No. 1 Squadron, which arrived soon after Dunkirk; 16 flew as a team in the RAF's 242 "Canadian" Squadron; the rest were scattered among a dozen other RAF squadrons. These last included men such as PO. Johnnie Bryson, an ex-Mountie; Flt. Lt. Johnnie Kent of Winnipeg, who flew with the Poles in 303 Squadron; and FO. W. H. Nelson, who served in 74 Squadron with the South African ace Adolph "Sailor" Malan. Another 200 Canadian airmen fought in RAF Bomber and Coastal commands, which throughout the battle pounded at German invasion ports and other targets; 27 of them gave their lives.