FAQ-QUESTIONS,release date,system specs, for CoD

[Richie]

What about cost though? Hyperlobby is free. Aces High, Warbirds aren't.

[klem]

Originally Posted by Richie

What about cost though? Hyperlobby is free, Aces High, Warbirds aren't.

True, "yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice". I wouldn't mind $10-$15 a month for all the time I play on line if a MMOG Host was going to deliver top-value.

I still think the "free" opportunities will be there but, of course, they aren't really free. Someone is paying for them and many HL servers frequently ask for, and get, donations from the community.

[Richie]

Ten - Fifteen dollars..That sounds good as long as he's fine with paypal lol

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Richie

What about cost though? Hyperlobby is free. Aces High, Warbirds aren't.

In fact Hyperlobby was down(capped to 30 players per game) few days ago due to financial problems.

Sure it lastet only 45minutes, until enough ppl donated.

So no, there aren't free meals.

[Thunderbolt56]

I haven't used Hyperlobby in well over 5 years and even before that, I used it very rarely. I prefer to direct connect or use more intuitive, more forgiving server finders. I have no doubt there will be a SoW presence on HL and I also have no doubt that it will be redundant.

I'm expecting a Q1 2011 release and I use a core i7 overclocked within an inch of its life with an Nvidia card.

I keep my ear to the ground and talk to people much more in the know than I, but I have no crystal ball or telling tarot cards.

I guess that about covers the last 3 pages...lol.

[Gringo]

Hi there!

May I would like to go back to the first post of this thread and the first question:

1. When will BOB SOW be released or or in other words, when can we buy it?

Thank you very much in advance for a serious answer.

Best wishes
Gringo

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by domian

There is and there will be no planned release date...

You know what? Thank God, I say!

[Tte. Costa]

Originally Posted by domian

I couldn´t imagine how the programmers can work without a strict timetable.

I think is the best way to work, not to relase a game under pression of publisher and full of bugs.

[addman]

I think it's very interesting to note how long this game has been in development, considering it's neither CoD nor Duke Nukem -which WILL be released next year by Gearbox who now owns the IP-. They -Maddox Games- must have relatively low burn rate since the IL-2 series is by no means is a triple-A series of games.

Whoever their publisher is, they must have A LOT of confidence in O-Team. Everybody's saying Ubisoft is the publisher but I find that hard to believe since Ubisoft since a while back has stated that their main focus for games are in the console market -piracy- and rather then bringing out many different IP's they'll be focusing on a smaller range of triple-A titles instead i.e Assassins Creed.

Oleg and his team is a dying breed IMO, game studios have more money then ever but the sales of the games not only has to match the expenditures but also produce waaaay more profit if there will be any sequels/second chances. This is where DLC makes it's entrance me thinks, forget about expecting free patches with additional content, those days are over. A lot has happened since the first releases of the IL-2 series. Bug fixing patches will be free of course but expect to pay for all the other stuff, planes, map packs etc. Finally Oleg can actually make some money from us cry babies

I'm more then happy to pay for stuff coming out of Olegs team because I know it's always top quality. These are just some educated or less educated guesses IMHO

[The Kraken]

Originally Posted by domian

Sure, but this could become a neverending story, because it is nearly impossible to eliminate all bugs.

I want SoW in good shape too, no question, but i believe, Oleg is a perfectionist and the game is in good shape already.

Oleg himself has mentioned several areas that still need to be worked on, and that isn't limited to small and unimportant features. Overall SoW hasn't been in development considerably longer than Il2, but with a lot more content and detail to cover.

And the business model that requires a mandatory release date independent of the actual state of the software is, fortunately, not the only possible approach.