Should 1c finally be concerned about competition? Eagle Dynamics "Flying Legends".

[danjama]

Good replies so far. I didn't mean to cause offence to anybody, whether happy with 1c or not. Sorry if that came across.

I think either many of you have tunnel vision (suggesting that it is JUST a Mustang, when it is flaunted as the 'Flying Legends' series), or i'm being too enthusiastic by predicting the future of ED's Legends series. For sure there is nothing official or announced, such as opponents or terrain, but there's also nothing to say these things are not on their roadmap.

I think we can all acknowledge that ED are not the fastest company in producing patches or updates, and they certainly haven't had the best business model so far. But take note, there is now a seperate development team for this series from ED. There is nothing to suggest that they do not have much bigger plans, and that they will not update their series regularly, ala RoF.

I'm not meaning to attack CloD or 1c in any way with this thread. I'm just genuinely excited about the possibility of a new WW2 air series, especially if it involves the detail ED are known for, with eventually lots of different planes. However, neither I or any of you can deny the amount of unhappy customers on this forum lately. So that's what prompted me to start this thread. Nothing against 1c.

We should all be excited about this potential product. I agree completely that they will have to learn to populate the terrains better, and create a better atmosphere, but that is something that should come naturally as they develop and research the theatre, and realise that maps can be a lot smaller than they are with Jet combat aircraft.

P.S. Not happy that this has been moved to the lounge, where it will likely not be seen by visitors. It's relevant enough to CloD to stay on the main page IMO. So, thanks for that mods.

(Almost forgot, the series is being produced with the help of 'The Fighter Collection' of Duxford. For an idea of what might be coming, maybe we can look at their current, past and future acquisitions).

[trademe900]

Good point danjama, there are indeed far too many with tunnel vision who are much too in love with their captors, who have basically extorted them if you consider what the game was said to be like. This is obvious through the sheer madness of folks who are on their knees with adoration for the 'privilege' of Friday updates! Outright exploitation of the community.

I think it would be a good thing if people were not so close minded and instead excited of the prospect of a new ww2 sim. Healthy competition is exactly what would benefit this genre and prevent disasters like Clod.

[ATAG_MajorBorris]

Originally Posted by trademe900

Good point danjama, there are indeed far too many with tunnel vision who are much too in love with their captors, who have basically extorted them if you consider what the game was said to be like. This is obvious through the sheer madness of folks who are on their knees with adoration for the 'privilege' of Friday updates! Outright exploitation of the community.

I think it would be a good thing if people were not so close minded and instead excited of the prospect of a new ww2 sim. Healthy competition is exactly what would benefit this genre and prevent disasters like Clod.

If the two actualy competed you might have a point, clearly two different products that share a common theater.

[ATAG_MajorBorris]

To any of you claiming disaster and ruin for our favorite genre I recomend as an example you read through reviews and early forums for Rise of Flight at release(a sim detractors of CoD commonly refer to)...very rocky start to say the least...so rocky the company was sold, bad reviews and big mouth forum flyers do wonders for new sims that survive mostly through a select few developers willing to risk there professional futures for the love of ww2 combat flight simulator's, a genre with shrinking profits and community filled with members dedicated and willing to do anything to spread there negative opinion(over and over) of a flight sim that is still developing, to the dismay of posible new members that might become our future aces.