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Okay, I skimmed over the last few pages, so someone please correct me if I'm wrong and forgive me if I'm being redundant.

The publisher wants to drop the name "Storm of War" and call this new sim "IL-2: Battle of Britain"? That's a shame if true since it makes no sense at all considering IL-2 is the name of a plane and one that has nothing to do with the BoB.

I originally had mixed feelings about the name "Storm of War" (maybe Skies of War would sound more like a flight sim?) but got over it and it's certainly better than the publisher's alternative! Personally I think Storm of War is a decent "umbrella" title that could be used throughout the new series with a subtitle indicating the subject matter.

Storm of War: Battle of Britain
Storm of War: Battle for Moscow
Storm of War: Korea
etc.
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LovelyWendie99

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Originally Posted by WTE_Galway (Post 197228)

Its worth pointing out that after the NG debacle quite a few versions of the game where not even marketed in the US at all.

Imagine how many "0.50 cal is porked" and "the mustang won the war" threads we would have had if the game was actually promoted in the US. Scary thought. I am still waiting for the 0.50 cal mod that lets you kill Tiger tanks by bouncing the shells off the ground :D

Also, whilst clearly a cash cow, targeting the US casual "shoot 'em up" gamer market may not necessarily be good thing long term for a game. It's quite likely the longevity of the game is partly due to the fact it was not just another "mighty 8th/Pearl/BoB " arcade game with even fancier graphics ... and the name IL2 has made that distinction pretty clear.

Are you surprised that people want to be able to play using their countries planes? :) Heck, Oleg started this whole thing by paying homage to the IL-2.

bearcat, about the only combat sim I did not try was IL-2 lol. I had them all back then. You should have been working at MY Best Buy lol. As I recall (man, seems like a long time ago), right at the time I was jonesing for a new WWII game, I happened to pick up BF1942 and while it wasn't the air sim I wanted, it occupied me for about 5 years.

So saying, I think you are under-estimating the fascination Americans have with WWII, Galway. The potential market for a good combat flight sim here may surprise you. I know from playing BF1942 that a lot of us got into the game (knowing it was not a sim but a game) because we identified with that era. The average PS3 player in the US would have no interest in a flight "sim" like SoW, but there are a lot of people who are not "typical".

So why ignore such a large population? Sure, we think the P-51 is the best....of course, many Brits would argue for the Spit, and Germans might argue the 190 :). Does that make us worse than anyone else?

If it's about making money, which at some point it must be, then I am sure someone is going to step up and make an add on that deals with the invasion and the bombing campaign on Germany.

Ultimately, the SoW should be like WWII...encompassing every country that participated.

As for whoever (whomever? I hate that one....) brought up .50's destroying tanks from underneath, my only defense for that guy is that it was said by a WWII veteran pilot on a documentary lol. I remember hearing it and thinking, "WTF?!". I don't see how it could have really happened (I have actually researched it believe it or not), but I have some theories on why he thought he was blowing up tanks with a machine gun :).

Splitter

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Originally Posted by Necrobaron (Post 197244)

I'm pretty sure IL-2 Battle Of Britain is just going to be the tittle used for release in Russia and Eastern Europe.

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Originally Posted by Necrobaron (Post 197244)

I always thought that "Air Superiority Fighter"...would be a great name for an air combat sim.

Air Superiority Fighter-(Arena) BoB

Air Superiority Fighter-(Arena) Mediterranean

Air Superiority Fighter-Korea

Way back when, Oleg said he would run a contest for the best series name...I guess that aint never happening (lol)

Angel in the sky
=bob=
=korea=

From the making of il2 sturmovick

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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 197241)

Many will be turned off simply because it is the Battle of Britain.. That of course, just as in 2001 will be their loss... and eventually they all will come around. Have no doubt that 5 years from now there will still be new simmers coming to this series.. (SoW)

Actually the time has probably come for another good B0B sim.

When IL2 first came out we were all sick to death of the same limited plane set re-fighting the same air battles rehashed over and over.

However 10 years down the track its probably time to revisit that summer in 1940 when so many legends were made.

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Originally Posted by proton45 (Post 197248)

Oh no you don't - not with my Blenny sim (Blolingbroke bomber!)

Sheesh! These fighter jocks... ;)

P.S.
There was Air Dominance Fighter by DID. The improved version was "Total Air War".

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Originally Posted by proton45 (Post 197248)

Sounds too modern to me. Like a Jet Sim.

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Originally Posted by Romanator21 (Post 197223)

I agree, a lot of people will be saying, "so when's IL-3 going to be released?" and "Is IL-1 any good?" (People have asked me that very question). :grin:

I believe Major_Setback proposed the title Oleg Maddox Flying Games, or OMFG. ;)

-= OMFG =-
Battle of Britain

:grin:

There in the past was idea in Ubisoft to name the new series as Oleg Maddox Combat Simulations.
I was againt this name, but for today maybe isn't bad.