New project from Luthier: DCS WWII [Target complete]

[Art-J]

Originally Posted by robtek

First hand knowledge?
Or second hand guessing/repeating?

Second option indeed (I should make myself more clear). My subjective opinion, however, is based on personal experience. Just like most of You guys, I'm with Il-2 universum since its beginnings, and judging from two major projects started or finished under Ilya's supervision (PF and CoD) I perceive the man as a skilled seller, very good at promising bells&whistles, not quite as good project manager though, as far as delivering these is concerned.

I don't have to be a programmer to note that when a game offers eyecandy details (eg. licence plates on tanks) but at the same time has problems with modern hardware support (eg. antialiasing, although I wouldn't call it a "modern hardware" feature), there were some issues with management and prioritizing during development process. Uh... don't want to beat a dead horse again.

All and all, I remain a bit sceptical when I see him taking controls of another ambitious project, especially in cooperation with ED company, also known as "Neverending Beta Releases Co." or "Neverending New GFX Engine Development Ltd".

If, together, they manage to make this new sim happen, fine, I'll most probably buy it on release day. I just don't feel like putting rose-tinted glasses on my nose again, let alone throwing money at the monitor today. Actions count, not words. This is how it used to be in gaming business years ago and I'm not sure about annoying opposite trend visible more and more nowadays (give us the money now and maybe we'll give you a beta-version of some hyped and promised game, which might turn into finished product someday). That, however, is a subject for a different discussion!