Thoughts about Friday's update

[Robert]

Originally Posted by HorrorRoach

A perfectly working COD would turn alot of head and create free advertising on it's own. A perfectly working BOM is wishful thinking considering their track record.

1C/Maddox will garner more money for development by the financial backers than a few hundred or thousand added sales of CoD. The pocket books believe the development crew is able to right the ship or they wouldn't invest in the series. We, the buying public, are skeptical because of their track record, but if the financial backers believe in investing the money, I have to think/hope they will be able to release a product that will satisfy many of us.

It's understandable the disdain some cast toward CoD. The BoB was a huge swing point of WW2. There's a huge feeling of national pride by our British members, and having the sim faulter as bad as it did is a bitter pill. On a playing level, there were glaring errors which add to that frustration. Unless the group really are charlitans and have no personal pride in their work, I can't see any one releasing the game in the state it was released except that they were under the gun to release it. I don't believe Luthier et al are charlitans, and they do have a sense of personal pride. For what ever reasons (and they've been discussed ad nauseum) the game was sold in the state it was.

But production goes forward, and the backers believe in the developers. We can only hope they're right. I'll hedge my bet and watch with great interst, and a cautious eye. I think that's fair, and 1C knows it. They have an uphill battle to win back many flight simmers. I hope they pull it off. The backers think they can.