IL-2:BOP DLC poll

[FOZ_1983]

The option for "german cockpits" shouldnt really be in the poll should it?

they are coming soon enough anyway, so we wil get them.

[Widar]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

The option for "german cockpits" shouldnt really be in the poll should it?

they are coming soon enough anyway, so we wil get them.

As far as I remember, Anton has stated that in the October 2009 DLC cockpits will probably only be included for "some" of the German fighter aircraft, not "all" of them! The "most important" I think he actually wrote if I remember correctly, specifically the Me109.

So that is why I included the option for "all" the German fighter cockpits in the poll, I specifically mean for "all" of them to be included in a DLC in that poll option. It would have been even better if I would have called the German cockpit poll option "axis" instead of German because there is an Italian fighter in BOP as well, it seems I made a slip of the keyboard there.

[FOZ_1983]

fair play.

Though chance are we wouldnt get cokcpit for ALL, if we did they may not be 100% accurate, but something to look at least, so its all good.

Would be nice to have a ME110 cockpit. I've quite enjoyed flying that crate.

[loopdreams]

You forgot the "moon on a stick" option, there.

[King Jareth]

can you crash into the stick on night missions?

[Arnow]

I voted for "cockpits for all german planes". In fact this should be for "all planes", since some allied planes don't have a cockpit either. But this is not a priority.

In fact, i think we should set our expectancies to a lower level....

Don't forget Anton said in the "german cockpits" thread that they would work on some of the most important german cockpits (i.e Fw 190 and Bf109). We can still try and ask for more, but i doubt the devs will release DLC like cockpits at the same rate songs are released for "Guitar Hero" or "Lips".

Il2 BoP, alas, is not GTA IV, in terms of profitability. I think they will keep new campaigns and stuff like that for a future game, which i hope will exist.

So, my opinion is, DLC will be, at best (and i sure hope i'm wrong ): a few german cockpits, maybe 2 - 3 new planes, new mission pack.

Anyway, the game is so great, i'll survive if there is nothing of this!

Note that this is only my opinion, i MAY be a little pessimistic . But but by far i prefer that to disappoint!

PS: sorry if my english is not really good, i'm french

[Widar]

I agree that almost any cockpit for an aircraft is better than the virtual one, especially when flying in simulation mode.

I really hope BOP sells well and is played a lot on-line as well. If so, we can expect more and better DLC I suspect.

I for one have no problem with more expensive DLC for a game that is so unique on a console as BOP is. "Decent-player-base X more-expensive-DLC" might be a viable alternative for BOP DLC as opposed to "Huge-player-base X low-price-DLC".

But this all depends on how many people a "decent" player base constitute.

Playing a good flight sim on a PC is really great, but enjoying a console flight sim in the comfort of your living room on a large HD screen is something else. So maybe there is a chance here to get a decent amount of the old school PC flight simmers over to the console.

Also, if BOP players can get most of their on-line friends to buy and play BOP, then we can expect more and better DLC I think.

[daryld12]

I would like to see an option to remap the controls and be able to have the flight stick on the right controller analog stick. I also would like them to fix realistic and simulator mode with a free downloadable patch as the aircraft stall way to easy in those modes. I am a real world pilot and it is just not that realistic to stall at the mere brush of the stick and it makes me not want to play that mode at all. The bottom line is it has to be fun which the arcade mode is while still feeling real. Plus there are many ways to get out of a stall depending on how severe it is. A mild stall can be fixed by just pushing the nose down an adding power. It would be nice to be able to snap spin and even flat spin in one of the advanced modes as long as it held in the spin. I find the graphics very beautiful and a lot of times I just fly around with friends online landing,taking off and flying formation just enjoying the view. Some sort of replay/picture taking feature with editing would be nice to share all those glory moments. It could use the hard drive on the PS3 to determine how much you could record. I think the sense of speed and altitude in this game are the best and most realistic I've ever seen bar none and it all runs at a silky smooth frame rate. There's a lot of potential for this game to go even further with DLC and I for one would gladly pay for that. Cockpits for the rest of the planes that don't have them would be nice since that's the main view I fly in. More(different) explosion animations would be great. I also would like to see some sort of Pacific theatre with B-25s and Corsairs, Wildcats, Bearcats etc...Down the road or in a sequel it would be amazing to have a game like this become a sand box game. Imagine marrying this with a game like GTA4(only WW2 of course). You could land or parachute at an enemy airfield, get out and steal an airplane, shoot people on the ground, hop in a tank or truck, operate artillery guns, crash land a plane and get out, have two or more online people in a bomber to fly,operate guns ,bombs etc....The multiplayer would be insane and even more addictive with endless mission possibilities. Anyway I hope they continue mkaing flight games for the consoles. I have the first Sturmovik and Pacifc Fighters for the PC and now Birds of Prey for the PS3. I have "The Other" big flight sim as well and these blow it away. I think this company makes the finest flight simulations for console or PC period.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Oops, I voted for German cockpits, but what I really wanted was Bomber cockpits/gunner view, and a Co-op online Campaign. These two things would make this game the perfect flying game.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

wow, I really like the idea of #5. Add to the skill level needed to play Sim, and also make sure you communicate with teammates.