Simulation Mode + Multiplayer = Cockpit & virtual cockpit?

[l88bastard]

Ok this is excellent news!

[David603]

The bad news is that with the cockpit view locked in there are only 12 planes, all of them Allied, to choose from.

[mondo]

Originally Posted by David603

The bad news is that with the cockpit view locked in there are only 12 planes, all of them Allied, to choose from.

And that is a deal breaker.

[merro]

Originally Posted by mondo

And that is a deal breaker.

That sucks, but not a deal breaker for me.

[mondo]

I just don't get sim multiplayer being 12 allied planes only. It kills it as a sim for me. An utter let down. Given the plane choices you can't even make a sudo Korean war scenario with them.

[David603]

Originally Posted by mondo

I just don't get sim multiplayer being 12 allied planes only. It kills it as a sim for me. An utter let down. Given the plane choices you can't even make a sudo Korean war scenario with them.

That's a misunderstanding, unless you mean the game isn't Sim unless it is cockpit only view. When locked to cockpit only view by the host the game is indeed only 12 Allied planes, but all planes are usable if the host leaves the game as Sim with the choice of cockpit and virtual cockpit views. Also Anton has promised the cockpits for the Bf109 and Fw190 will be added by the end of this year, if not sooner.

[mondo]

Originally Posted by David603

That's a misunderstanding, unless you mean the game isn't Sim unless it is cockpit only view. When locked to cockpit only view by the host the game is indeed only 12 Allied planes, but all planes are usable if the host leaves the game as Sim with the choice of cockpit and virtual cockpit views. Also Anton has promised the cockpits for the Bf109 and Fw190 will be added by the end of this year, if not sooner.

IMHO sim mode is locked into the cockpit. Anything else isn't simulation as your allowed to have unrealistic view points.

[David603]

Originally Posted by maxqubit

The good news is that that is the only bad news

(because if it was a mix of cockpit + virtual, guys would go ballistic i guess)

Its pretty bad news.

12 planes are going to get boring pretty quickly. The ones I know about are the Spitfire, Hurricane, I-16, Il10, and P47, and the P51 apparently shares the P47s cockpit, so that will be there. I just hope the three marks of Spitfire aren't being counted as three of the 12 planes. Might be a Yak-3 or one or two of the other Russian fighters for the two Russian campaigns, but I haven't seen these yet. I think at least one of the 12 is a heavy bomber, and they don't have cockpits, so the list is down to 11. If the planes are locked to their respective sides then the only mode which will work is Dogfight.

Because of this, I will probably play in Sim matches that allow all aircraft, and just use something with a cockpit myself.

[juz1]

I can understand peoples disappointment, but lets be honest... MP is STILL going to be Sh!tload of fun..
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[David603]

Originally Posted by juz1

I can understand peoples disappointment, but lets be honest... MP is STILL going to be Sh!tload of fun..

Amen to that, but the Bf109 and Fw190 cockpits can't get here soon enough.