oleg, you better hurry, RoF is releasing a ww-2 sim next

[mondo]

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

The problem is ............ we have been spoilt by Oleg & 1c in the past with free updates, aircraft, maps and ground objects.

Too right. THis will never happen again, its just not financially viable. But it does buy you a shed load of loyal players including me. No developer has ever done it to the extent of Oleg and Co.

Anyone here who has an Xbox360 or has experiance of the Asian PC games market knows of the future. Micropayment DLC, free to play core + micropayment addons etc.

[msalama]

So what we're going to see with SoW is not just a CFS, but a generic simulation / game engine?

Cool

Now if Mr. Maddox et. al. do take the trouble and implement a systems / equipment interface as well (i.e. make it possible for anyone to do, say, a technically accurate flight director as an object / module for the sim or whatever) then this bugger will not only lure all FSxxx modellers over, but pretty much wipe the floor with anything else out there! Save maybe for DCS...

Looking good in other words

PS. Tell everyone I said hi

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt56

The way I understood it when discussed was approximately $10-$15 per pack and there would usually be at least 2 aircraft as well as other additional content per pack. That was some time ago (maybe 2 months?) and could have changed, but regardless, it wouldn't be prohibitive to those interested and already playing the game.
All of the patches, and subsequent new content included, made anticipation and excitement in the IL2 community grow to a virtual crescendo. When PE2 and Manchuria were close to release and slated to be "paid" add-ons, most people were more than happy to support them and the flight-sim community in general by proxy.
Like it or not, things are what they are and if the price is too high, bugs too frequent and quality too low, people won't buy it or perpetuate it with continued purchases of add-on content. If it IS of high quality and bugs are few, those interested will, no doubt, support it.
Look at the other end of the spectrum...Warbirds. It's pay-to-play. I don't like it and never got beyond my initial purchase. It sat on the shelf and hasn't even been on my HD in over 6 years. The quality wasn't there and the detail was spartan compared to IL2. Regardless, it still has a viable, enthusiastic (if small) following.
I don't think the RoF developers are looking at taking the sim world by storm (I could be wrong though). What I think they are trying to do is bring an era (WWI) back into the current level of detail and quality possible with the latest hardware and developement software. If they are successful at that, I'm "all-in".
That doesn't mean I'll forsake my greatest interest (WWII combat flight sims),b ut for me it doesn't have to one or the other.
My .02c

Dont get me wrong.. I don't mind paying for updates.... I just refuse to do like in CFS/FS.. which is the only other example I can give of what my particular issue is .. $10-$15 for at least 2 planes and additional content.. is not bad... but $30 just for one Spitfire say... or P-47 (even if it is multiple varients..) is not for me. I bought the Wings of Power add on for FSX by Shockwave....

Originally Posted by Fearfactor

As far as I'm concerned, ROF should stand for "Rip off fans" instead of Rise of Flight.

I couldn't speak ion that until I actually had the sim... "Rip Off Fans" is kinda strong... and if you dont have the sim then you are just talking out the side of your neck anyway....

Originally Posted by Chivas

I ment the modern FS models with complex avionics if modelled could hit a $30+ dollar price point.

Point taken... especially if they are done well.... but I still wouldn't buy them.

Originally Posted by proton45

ROF = Wait & See, 4 me. tee-he

Wise............

[SlipBall]

Rof does not seem to be what I would enjoy, but I'll wait and see, and keep an open mind...the soon to be comments will be the judge for me

[virre89]

Originally Posted by SlipBall

Rof does not seem to be what I would enjoy, but I'll wait and see, and keep an open mind...the soon to be comments will be the judge for me

Then you do best in getting them from a place such as SIMHQ were theres not a 90% influence by IL2 fanboys.

[csThor]

No, there's just an influence by 90% RoF Fanboys. To me the SimHQ staff tries to be objective, but there are a handful of Yay-Sayers who tried to talk critical questions into the dirt. Can't think they've stopped those tactics. A SimHQ review is probably the better source for objective information than their board (at the moment, that is).

[virre89]

Originally Posted by csThor

No, there's just an influence by 90% RoF Fanboys. To me the SimHQ staff tries to be objective, but there are a handful of Yay-Sayers who tried to talk critical questions into the dirt. Can't think they've stopped those tactics. A SimHQ review is probably the better source for objective information than their board (at the moment, that is).

It's true that SIMHQ has RoF fanboys but it's still a more neutral board than this one.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by virre89

It's true that SIMHQ has RoF fanboys but it's still a more neutral board than this one.

WTF

Look at the top of this forum............what do you see............

Its like going to a Microsoft FSX website and accusing them of preferring FSX to IL2 !!!!!!

What else are you expecting from an Official IL2 1c forum ?