I'm going to be patient but

[HeavyDelta]

There is a major difference than when the original IL-2 came out. With all its flaws, it was extremely playable right out of the box. For me, this one isn't. Overall performance isn't an issue for me, I get solid FPS with my monster rig, but:

1. Flight models - what the ?? They seem to be all over the place - over and underperformance abounds.
2. AI - In the history of dogfights, no one rolled 200 times to avoid bullets - this isn't Star Wars. They also didn't eventually stop trying to evade and just fly straight and level until shot down.
3. Shimmering shadows
4. awful sounds
5. broken radio comms
6. missions that have no explanation as to why you failed. I shot down 8 planes and landed safely, that seems like success to me. What, did I miss a waypoint or something?
7. laughable bullet stream - looks like something from the Sega Genesis days!
8. On and on

The original IL-2 blew me away right out of the box. People on the forums were screaming bloody murder about different aircraft balance and all kinds of goofy stuff, but for 50 bucks, it was hours and hours of entertainment regardless of the flaws.

It looks like this time, I layed out 50 bucks on the hope that they will one day make this a playable game. The five hours or so that I have already played it have been mostly frustrating and not fun and I won't fire it up again until the next patch. It truly does show a lot of promise and since I am such a fan of the old IL-2, I will hold on, but it sure is a shame the difference between now and then. The business model shouldn't be "give me your money and I'll give you an unplayable DVD..... but one day you will have a fun game."

I know I know, all you Beta guys have been pointing this stuff out for months - I just got the game so wanted to vent.