The Crystal Ball

Now this is akward...We have to beg for some information about a game we paid full money for but isn't quite what was "promised", and are asked to wait , and wait ,and be polite and patient, and the guy who was hired to be the "PR" guy has to ask permission , and for the last few weeks is finally not allowed to say anything...
I've been in business for 25 years now, and I would not be offended if some of my clients would be a bit annoyed if I would have sell them someting half broken, then promise to fix it soon, then tell them the fix is on the ice, and further nore, not telling them why we've stopped, and when we will resume the work ....
I dont know if my thread will be again removed, but I think my comment is
not a whining, but rather a response to BlackSix's incomprehensible situation.
SAlute !

[Aer9o]

Originally Posted by kalimba

Now this is akward...We have to beg for some information about a game we paid full money for but isn't quite what was "promised", and are asked to wait , and wait ,and be polite and patient, and the guy who was hired to be the "PR" guy has to ask permission , and for the last few weeks is finally not allowed to say anything...
I've been in business for 25 years now, and I would not be offended if some of my clients would be a bit annoyed if I would have sell them someting half broken, then promise to fix it soon, then tell them the fix is on the ice, and further nore, not telling them why we've stopped, and when we will resume the work ....
I dont know if my thread will be again removed, but I think my comment is
not a whining, but rather a response to BlackSix's incomprehensible situation.
SAlute !

+1

[recoilfx]

As I have said before...

It's like dating a hot girl... Even if she cheats on us, we keep coming back for more.. heh

[Winger]

Originally Posted by recoilfx

As I have said before...

It's like dating a hot girl... Even if she cheats on us, we keep coming back for more.. heh

I can say only one thing: 1C should really hope that whatever upcoming WWII flightsim will be utter BS. Otherwise there wont be anyone left complaing just because everyone will simply leave.

I as a customer am totally pissed of the information policy of 1C. Keep it like you do guys and you will utterly fail - if your did not already....

Winger

[JG5_emil]

Originally Posted by kalimba

Now this is akward...We have to beg for some information about a game we paid full money for but isn't quite what was "promised", and are asked to wait , and wait ,and be polite and patient, and the guy who was hired to be the "PR" guy has to ask permission , and for the last few weeks is finally not allowed to say anything...
I've been in business for 25 years now, and I would not be offended if some of my clients would be a bit annoyed if I would have sell them someting half broken, then promise to fix it soon, then tell them the fix is on the ice, and further nore, not telling them why we've stopped, and when we will resume the work ....
I dont know if my thread will be again removed, but I think my comment is
not a whining, but rather a response to BlackSix's incomprehensible situation.
SAlute !

+10000000

No one in the world is so busy that they can't spend 2 minutes writing a quick update. There's doesn't even have to be pictures, just let us know what's going on.

[Ploughman]

If the RoF were to do a Flying Tigers study using their engine, well I'd be out the 1C door before you could say 'update.' Not that I don't like CloD, I bought three installs of it, an investment for the future as it turns out, and I think it'll be the best sim out there in a few years. But at the moment it doesn't work, and won't work on my rig, so I've played it for maybe 20 minutes in the last month or so, just long enough to remind myself why I don't play it, whereas RoF works a like a charm, but I've no interest in WWI aviation.

How about a few words? It's taken me three minutes to write this email, and most of that's farting around because I've got a sticky 'i' key. Can Maddox games spare three minutes?

[BigC208]

Do I want to know what's going on? Sure. Am I impatient about it? Not anymore. I simply stopped caring about it. If the new series stops right now it would be a shame but guess what? There's so much more going on sim wise than Il2 CloD. If 1C drops the ball it will be the makers of RoF that at some point will pick it up. So, it won't be the end of the world. Ok, you spend $50 on a game and it does not work. Suck it up. Spend another $50 on RoF or DCS A10 and you'll be simming you're heart out.

Apparently the developers think there's nothing to bee seen or to be exited about right now. Only one thing to do. Keep on walking nothing to see here. Recovering 10 year Il2 addict but right now my "give a Phunck 'O meter" sits at O.

[JG5_emil]

Originally Posted by BigC208

Ok, you spend $50 on a game and it does not work. Suck it up.

This is a ridiculous argument banded around on this forum. Collectively we as a community have spent millions of $.

If we all chipped in for a Ferrari and it wouldn't run properly should we suck that up as well?

No one is asking for premature releases etc but dropping us a line every week or so is hardly a big ask...even if there is little to report. Like I said it only takes a minute or two to write a couple of lines.

[bongodriver]

millions? on COD?

[robtek]

Originally Posted by BigC208

Do I want to know what's going on? Sure. Am I impatient about it? Not anymore. I simply stopped caring about it. If the new series stops right now it would be a shame but guess what? There's so much more going on sim wise than Il2 CloD. If 1C drops the ball it will be the makers of RoF that at some point will pick it up. So, it won't be the end of the world. Ok, you spend $50 on a game and it does not work. Suck it up. Spend another $50 on RoF or DCS A10 and you'll be simming you're heart out.

Apparently the developers think there's nothing to bee seen or to be exited about right now. Only one thing to do. Keep on walking nothing to see here. Recovering 10 year Il2 addict but right now my "give a Phunck 'O meter" sits at O.

Imho it is quite delusional to expect any developer to produce a wwii flightsim in the next years, if ever.
Especially to expect a company so close to bankruptcy as 777 to "pick up the ball".
To be financially successfull a wwii sim, with the usually in this forum expected detail level, would need about 2$ for a ground object, 50$ for a map and 50$ for each more complicated model (plane or ship).
When i see the emotions running high for spending 15$ - to 70$ for a whole packet, i really can't see any customers for that.