CoD extreme niche

[MD_Titus]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

There seems to be many on this forum that don't find it so 'obvious'.....or they just don't want to let facts get in the way of a good whinge.

why spoil the fun?

[SIDWULF]

I'm not sure why, WW2 Aircraft are badass and dogfighting is even more so.

The cool factor is way beyond infantry combat and is more akin to a sport. Plus there is alot less blood and you dont have to watch simulated people dying all the time. Unless your a chute shooter, which isnt fair anyways.

So im extremely surprised that more people dont play WW2 Combat flight simulators!

[robtek]

Originally Posted by SIDWULF

I'm not sure why, WW2 Aircraft are badass and dogfighting is even more so.

The cool factor is way beyond infantry combat and is more akin to a sport. Plus there is alot less blood and you dont have to watch simulated people dying all the time. Unless your a chute shooter, which isnt fair anyways.

So im extremely surprised that more people dont play WW2 Combat flight simulators!

That is easy to explain:

a) you dumb the sim down that everybody has fun -> it is getting boring pretty fast.

b) you do a real sim -> a steep learning curve frightens the majority

c) to have fun you have to invest in hardware, only to get laughed about by your spouse when you use it (TIR).

[swiss]

Originally Posted by robtek

That is easy to explain:

a) you dumb the sim down that everybody has fun -> it is getting boring pretty fast.

b) you do a real sim -> a flat learning curve frightens the majority

c) to have fun you have to invest in hardware, only to get laughed about by your spouse when you use it (TIR).

fyp

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by robtek

c) to have fun you have to invest in hardware, only to get laughed about by your spouse when you use it (TIR).

:bag:

You can read my mind...

[Bpdslayer]

Well there was a time when flight sims were the leaders in pushing graphics and were big sellers. And all the big names in gaming were making flight sims. Think about it, IL2 was also on top in terms of graphics when it came out.

Then.... something happened....

maybe sim developers should just buy a graphics engine, eg. frostbite 2 thats used in battlefield 3. I mean, i dont know if its possible to do something like that, but if they could, might save them alot of trouble.

Battlefield 3 graphics are amazing...

[SIDWULF]

Originally Posted by Bpdslayer

Well there was a time when flight sims were the leaders in pushing graphics and were big sellers. And all the big names in gaming were making flight sims. Think about it, IL2 was also on top in terms of graphics when it came out.

Then.... something happened....

maybe sim developers should just buy a graphics engine, eg. frostbite 2 thats used in battlefield 3. I mean, i dont know if its possible to do something like that, but if they could, might save them alot of trouble.

Battlefield 3 graphics are amazing...

Battlefield 3 graphics are not that stunning, it is mostly post processing effects that make it seem stunning. (High contrast in forest areas, smoke and explosion effects, lighting, HDR) Also the physics engine is scaled down for online play. It gets the job done but in a dirty way. But i love BF3 and it feels like im runnign through an interacive war movie when i play it.

Fantastic engine that puts everything togeather very well but nothing groundbreaking.

When you remove all that fancy stuff the graphics are pretty basic.

Crysis still has the best graphics, physics and textures on Ultra!

[ReconNZ]

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

:bag:

You can read my mind...

lol, yep my missus thinks Track IR is hillarious. My street cred has taken a hit for sure. The throttle setup didnt help much either....

[ATAG_Doc]

Just tell her at least we don't have to provision for this.

[robtek]

Originally Posted by timej31

Just tell her at least we don't have to provision for this.

If that is needed, one spends too much time with the second most important thing, flying (real or simulated)!


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