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I am impatiently waiting for this:

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/?lang=en
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me.DeleteThis@theworld.universe (Carl) wrote:

> I am impatiently waiting for this:
>
> http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/?lang=en

I think it's a hoax. They didn't call is B.S. for nothing.

Andrew McP
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"Andrew MacPherson" <andrew.mcp DeleteThis @DELETETHISdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> I think it's a hoax. They didn't call is B.S. for nothing.
>
> Andrew McP

I saw a post from somone in the beta and he wasn't all that impressed. It's
just LOMAC in a helicopter. He said the small graphical upgrades brought his
PC to its knees too.
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spam.DeleteThis@trap.invalid (Mephisto) wrote:

> It's just LOMAC in a helicopter.

Exactly... only without all the other aircraft now to add interest and
flexibility. I could accept this if we'd be getting an EECH-style
campaign to make the environment 'live', but we're not. Ok, the new
mission editor should be a welcome improvement (even more so if we still
had the other aircraft), but I -- very sadly -- no longer trust ED to
create something I care about. There have been too many lost
opportunities and false dawns over the last decade. Flanker2 disappointed
me by promising much more than it delivered. LOMAC disappointed me by
wasting development time on multiple aircraft instead of a decent
battlefield engine. And Flaming Cliffs disappointed me by adding the most
wonderful flight model to the most underpowered aircraft, and by still
not addressing the lousy AI behaviour.

I'm sure the BS modelling will be impressive. For those with the time and
inclination to get deep into the weapons & avionics of the Ka-50 I'm sure
it'll be a superb experience. But my fascination with such things peaked
with Tornado, a long time ago. In recent years I care much more about
what's going on *outside* my cockpit than what's happening inside it, and
without a convincing combat environment I can get involved with, I have
no incentive to learn the systems.

Ok, I've lapsed into a Boxing Day whinge. How pathetic. It must be
time to fire up Crysis again and have some fun.

Andrew McP

PS I will no doubt buy BS eventually, just because it might be the only
combat sim out in 2008. But I imagine it'll get flown as much the 25T
did... hardly at all. Here's hoping I'm very wrong!
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"Andrew MacPherson" <andrew.mcp DeleteThis @DELETETHISdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> Exactly... only without all the other aircraft now to add interest and
> flexibility. I could accept this if we'd be getting an EECH-style
> campaign to make the environment 'live', but we're not. Ok, the new
> mission editor should be a welcome improvement (even more so if we still
> had the other aircraft), but I -- very sadly -- no longer trust ED to
> create something I care about. There have been too many lost
> opportunities and false dawns over the last decade. Flanker2 disappointed
> me by promising much more than it delivered. LOMAC disappointed me by
> wasting development time on multiple aircraft instead of a decent
> battlefield engine. And Flaming Cliffs disappointed me by adding the most
> wonderful flight model to the most underpowered aircraft, and by still
> not addressing the lousy AI behaviour.
>
> I'm sure the BS modelling will be impressive. For those with the time and
> inclination to get deep into the weapons & avionics of the Ka-50 I'm sure
> it'll be a superb experience. But my fascination with such things peaked
> with Tornado, a long time ago. In recent years I care much more about
> what's going on *outside* my cockpit than what's happening inside it, and
> without a convincing combat environment I can get involved with, I have
> no incentive to learn the systems.
>
> Ok, I've lapsed into a Boxing Day whinge. How pathetic. It must be
> time to fire up Crysis again and have some fun.
>
> Andrew McP
>
> PS I will no doubt buy BS eventually, just because it might be the only
> combat sim out in 2008. But I imagine it'll get flown as much the 25T
> did... hardly at all. Here's hoping I'm very wrong!

I've bought them all too and will no doubt buy BS too. But like you feel it
could be so much better if they would listen to the customer more. FC I have
flown maybe three times since I bought it.
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