BoM should have playable demo

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

Wouldn't the name iL2 be reason enough to go and buy?..

Would you not assume the game be of a certain standard or would you approach with caution as its a new game being released?

I know what one I would do and obviously what a lot of others done..

What your saying is right but not on a title that was released by the same company with all the years of support and enjoyment we had in a ww2 sim market

Maybe I'm a cynical old fart, but no, I'd approach the decisions as described in my above post. I wouldn't assume one certain developer can match the success of a previous title - though the reputation of said developer does bear weight and measure. Toyota may be the best backed/trouble free car in America, but I'm still researching my decision.

Any of us (and I know there are exceptions) who flew IL2 and who were aware of the pedigree were probably just as aware of the upcoming BoB. I doubt there was a high percentage of fans who hadn't at least peripherally heard of CoDs problems and it's long development cycle.

[Robert]

To get back on topic. I'd be for a demo. I'm not angry at the developers, and understand this is a pretty big undertaking. For what ever reason (and there could be hundreds) they haven't squashed the issues. I think it would go a long way to assuring forum member/sim enthusiasts' buying decisions - especially if these current issues don't get solved until shortly before the release of BoM.

As it is we don't know how far off that is. I think a lot of folks are just tired of the wait and are near apathy. A demo would go a long way to assuage that feeling.