meanwhile... others charge for the privilege (take a look at RoF fans when they're away from home ;) )

That might be, but at least their product actually works pretty well, and their business-model secures continuation of the project. Can you say the same about CLoD?

given the same time in the wild, who knows how CLoD would have polished up...

How's the sound bug and low FPS over towns, washed out scenery in RoF with pasted on looking objects/ items going??

CLoD didn't have the time nor the steady income that RoF had/has, and thus it's a moot point. Besides, look at the economics behind CLoD: A good number of years and a good chunk of cash thrown into a project that never turned out right, that got slaughtered by both reviewers and players alike, and that had so many issues big and small that it was unplayable for a large portion of the community for well over a year. Again, money talks, bullshit walks, and CLoD sadly took a walk with it.

No idea. I haven't followed RoF's development, nor have I played it much since I prefer an ME109 over a Fokker Triplane any day of the week. What I DO know is that for me, RoF works while CLoD is like a supermodel: Looks good, but has more issues than I care to mention.

SO... lets see if anyone can spot what is wrong with Fjord's argument...

Please point that out to me, O Great and Wise One :rolleyes:

Oh...I know, I know!! The flaw in his argument is that he's bothering to have one with an internet loony!:-P

To be honest there no longer seems to be a market for a detailed historically accurate military flight sim. The real money is in the "awesome graphics and kinda looks historical" online semi-arcade shoot-em-up market.

CloD may have failed even IF it had been brilliant when first released, the market has changed.

I'd love to see the Med. historically done

Hmmmm the Med. :grin: desert 109's