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Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger
I think that even if SoW is all that we hope and expect it to be, IL2 will be on our hard drives for many years to come. It's still looking good!
As more expansion packs and 3rd Party additions are released for SoW, we will just play Il2 a little bit less until gradually the SOW series fills all our requirements and areas of interest.
Until about a year ago I had copies of Janes WWII fighters installed on my home network and used it to "introduce" my nephews to flight sims. They were only six and eight at the time and we used to play co-ops. It was only after I made my latest computer that I realised that as the boys had got older we were playing IL2 more often and hadn't touched WWII Fighters for a while so I didn't try to get it working on my new PC.
Cheers!
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I do not share that view. I wish it was true though. Let's face it once you fly the next generation sim (SOW) in this case you will be left expecting more that IL2 can offer. What I expect is a faster delivery cycle.
While IL2 was ten years in development (if you consider it is not yet finished thanks to TD) SOW will move faster and quicker, driven partly by third party developers and partly by a proven fan base for particular theatres of the war.
Most of Westen and Eastern Europe will jump at a Barbarossa expansion.
then you have the pacific theatre and of course Korea.
While IL2 meandered it's way into our hearts, SOW is going to leap forward.
I predict two years after release we will be exactly where Il2 is now in terms of planes, maps etc.
Look at the original IL2 expansions as marketing gambles. With SOW you know which theatres sell best. You also know which planes are flown the most.