The Crystal Ball

[Ze-Jamz]

You don't really see the service until you've purchased the product

[Flanker35M]

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Well, CoD has been a bumpy road but I think eventually it will get there. And Battle For Moscow sure will help as it will bring in funds needed for further development. So I remain hopefull that IL-2 series will once again rise. RoF had it rough and now it is a totally different thing than when released so why would IL-2 not succeed as well.

Sure the development and these years we waited did NOT bring on the table what we expected from the previous work. But anyways improvements are coming so..

9 months after release and still no fsaa, thats shameful really its 2011 for godsake. They do not deserve any success in truth with any product.

[Flanker35M]

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Tree, I play every game without FSAA as I do not need it..For me FSAA or lack of it is not a gauge of measuring the game quality. I could play with less fancy graphics if the core of the game was rock solid, like FM/DM etc. Future will tell what happens with IL-2 series..I for one do not wish it to fail as we have NOTHING compared to it except the original IL-2 series..and no other company is making a sim that can be taken seriously atm...

[reflected]

and no other company is making a sim that can be taken seriously atm...

Seriously? I bet you've never tried RoF. Or A2A's FSX addons. CloD has a long way to go - in which I wish them good luck, I love this game and it has great potential.

[JG52Krupi]

RoF yes A2A seriously... Are they adding weapons now? Doubt it.

So there are no other ww2 fight sims... Simple FACT

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

9 months after release and still no fsaa, thats shameful really its 2011 for godsake. They do not deserve any success in truth with any product.

At least you're honest about wanting to see them fail.

[BPickles]

Originally Posted by reflected

Seriously? I bet you've never tried RoF. Or A2A's FSX addons. CloD has a long way to go - in which I wish them good luck, I love this game and it has great potential.

While I agree with you about potential, its totally unrealized. Its now clear to me that CLOD was just a cash booster to make way for the real game Battle for Moscow and to test the game engine out but make money doing it.
This would never have happened back when IL2 was IL2, now its a different animal and we are dealing with a company(s) that will release something saying its finished when they know otherwise.
I think reality shows the truth.

[JG52Uther]

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by BPickles

While I agree with you about potential, its totally unrealized. Its now clear to me that CLOD was just a cash booster to make way for the real game Battle for Moscow and to test the game engine out but make money doing it.
This would never have happened back when IL2 was IL2, now its a different animal and we are dealing with a company(s) that will release something saying its finished when they know otherwise.
I think reality shows the truth.

Your reading way to much into this. The new series is far more complex than the original series and they ran out of development monies before COD was finished. It was either release what was done or abandon the project. Battle for Moscow is totally dependent on the work being done on CODs AI, FM, DM, graphics engine etc. and hopefully its release will give the whole development another much needed infusion of cash. If the project survives you will see continual improvements in all aspects of all merged theaters from the Battle of Britain, Battle for Moscow, The Med, The Pacific, etc. Just as it was in the original series, and is still the business plan of the new series.