Microsoft not out of the flight sim game after all...

[Viking]

So far I have bought most, if not all, of M$ flightsims and they have all, without exception, failed to impress me. Prove me wrong this time and I will be happy! We need more of this in order to keep the interest for this kind of software living.

Besides, if this leads to another “fight flight sim”, I am very curious to see how the Grumman “problem” will be handled.

Regards
Viking

[Meusli]

One Bullshot video does not give us enough to go on, but I like to speculate!
I think the one thing that Flight Sim X had going for it was the missions, they were fun and varied. This is where I think this is going, a smaller world with more detail and missions to complete in that world. It will make it more of a game than a Sim which is what happens when you get rid of your Sim related staff.

[IceFire]

I always felt that Flight Sim had the sim aspects of the navigation and ATC and that sort of thing down but flying always seemed kind of flat and uninteresting compared to IL-2 or LOMAC's flight modeling. When flying a plane like a Cessna, which I actually have a few real life minutes at the controls of, it never really felt like I was flying anything.

The scenery was nice anyways.

So I could hope for a more visceral flight modeling experience with the sights and sounds correct along with the feel of the aircraft. Even if it is a smaller world... that'd be ok. If they get the "flight" part of Flight done properly that'd be great. For the time being I sometimes just set myself up in some sort of aircraft in IL-2 and go sight seeing on some of the newer maps. You never know what you'll find flying around just enjoying the sensation of flight.

[Doogerie]

Originally Posted by RCAF_FB_Orville

I can see it now, a mission to rescue rapper 'Jay-Z' from a towering skyscraper inferno, and transport him to his next 'gig' in a Harrier Jump Jet. Get da kidz wit it!

Hmm now theres a question would you rescue Jye-z from a burning buldng granted it would make you aher but you would also be subjecting us to more sub standerd rap

[ElAurens]

The real pity of the MS "sim" is that Harrier won't be armed, so you could fix the rap problem, permanently.

[scrope]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

The real pity of the MS "sim" is that Harrier won't be armed, so you could fix the rap problem, permanently.

Er, you left the "C" off the front of Rap.

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

Thank you for considering my English good enough to pass as an American, but i'm actually Greek

To pass as an American is easy

So what are we supposed to be seeing in the video. It stops for me after about 5 seconds each time I play it..maybe there is another link to it?

EDIT: Got it to show. Not impressed.

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by hellbomber

uhh hello, LOL! this isn't some back water 3rd world programing hack job where everyone develops games on 15 inch monitors and CPUs from circa 2000 , and take 8 weeks of vacation a year

this is America, we have knowledgeable programmers that understand DX11, and are just now getting ready to unlock the massive potential it has

Just FYI, This American considers hellbomber a bloody twit, and will add him to his ignore list forthwith. One need not put down other countries to be a patriot. It's too bad that it's the biggest fools who shout the loudest and get the most attention.

Please don't consider this an attack on one person, but a defense of a whole people.

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by BadAim

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Please don't consider this an attack on one person, but a defense of a whole people.

Almost poetic there. Nice one BadAim.

[julian265]

Originally Posted by BadAim

Just FYI, This American considers hellbomber a bloody twit, and will add him to his ignore list forthwith. One need not put down other countries to be a patriot. It's too bad that it's the biggest fools who shout the loudest and get the most attention.

Please don't consider this an attack on one person, but a defense of a whole people.

Note that the post where he indicated he was trolling "for fun" has disappeared... along with mine, which was saying something along the same lines as what you just said. Random post deletion FTL.