Friday 2011-01-21 Dev. update and Discussion

[Defender]

Originally Posted by Hecke

People in russia just seem to have no idea of marketing.

I'm sure there are quite a lot of people, especially new to this series or genre, who see those low quality, medieval screenshots, and decide not to buy it, because it really looks not 2007...2010, no way 2011.

These guys are gone then. No money from them.
They won't probably ever take a look at this again.

Conclusion: Holding back stuff is sth. for christmas, but not for serious business.


Ah, Oleg doesn't need the money, he has the new job. Then he really doesn't need to care about how the game sells.

That's a pretty big generalization. Heard of viral advertising? Word of mouth and youtube alone will sell more copies of this game post release than any promo video you see before hand. Flight Sims have never been graphically center stage, if you're looking for graphics to sell you, there are plenty of acade sims that can satisfy those needs. They'll be onto something else in a few weeks any way. Some IL-2 guys have been playing and continue to play since day 1.

It's not all about blockbuster day 1 sales, it's about the bigger picture.

I'd also like to see your comparison for graphical quality calling these shots medevil...that's personal opinion and therefore doesn't apply to everybody.