Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 490426)

Do you have to buy every plane and every map and every nut and bolt and add on? How much of what you buy do you actually sepnd time flying? That should be the question asked before purchasing anything new under this business model.. To buy it just because it is there is ... something I will not do.

Originally Posted by JG26_EZ (Post 490431)

If people are willing to fork out $1500, $2000, $2500 for a new PC to make a sim work, then wouldn't it sound plausable that we'd probably fork out over $300 (easy) for a flight sim that works (and meets most demands re: complexity, looks, realism, etc,.)?

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger (Post 490430)

+1

In ROF I've bought about 8 planes plus the Channel map (Plus the initial game when it first was for sale).

The planes I've bought have only been the ones I'm interested in and no one has pressured me into buying anything I haven't wanted.

IMHO, as a business model, it's not bad because it gives us the opportunity to give a ongoing support to the developer without having to pay a monthly fee (which would out of the question for me at least - not into that sort of thing)

I have never regretted spending a single cent on any of the IL2 series (in fact I probably made the computer and gaming shop sales assistants lives hell in the weeks before the games hit thew shelves) because each and everyone of them brought massive improvements.

Hopefully this will continue in the future of the series!

Originally Posted by SlipBall (Post 490434)

I think robtek's bigger point was IL-2 was dirt cheap, if had the ROF sales model they may have survived...and so I have to ask what you would not have bought in IL-2 1946 :-P

Originally Posted by startrekmike (Post 490373)

In your personal opinion.

I found CloD to be a interesting and diverse flight sim experience, I just went into it not expecting to take a slight of P-38's up against a flight of FW-190's.

It is all about personal taste and realistic expectations, your idea of interesting is yours as is the same with anyone else.

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger (Post 490430)

+1
I have never regretted spending a single cent on any of the IL2 series (in fact I probably made the computer and gaming shop sales assistants lives hell in the weeks before the games hit thew shelves) because each and everyone of them brought massive improvements.
Hopefully this will continue in the future of the series!

Originally Posted by Ailantd (Post 490436)

I would not pay for planes like in 1946 as I don´t pay for planes like in RoF. But I certainly would pay for planes with the detail level of the 109 , Hurry or Spit in CoD to be flown in an amazing CoD like enviroment.

Originally Posted by Frequent_Flyer (Post 490440)

Good for you, but you were in the minority. You can't argue against the results.
The BOB was a poor choice to begin " the next generation of flight sim ", it was executed and managed poorly as well. The vast majority of the sales are purchased by individuals who play single player offline campaign and mission building.

Originally Posted by JG52Uther (Post 490421)

Yep, and its kicking off on the RoF forum, because the new update introduced a serious soundbug online, and turning off tree's don't fix it...
Oh well, the new map only cost me $20, the Felix another $12.99, and another $20 or so on weapons mods and compasses this week. I can wait. :rolleyes:
I'm hoping one day they will fix the FM's for some of the planes I bought but whats another year or two eh.
Can't wait for the new il2.

Originally Posted by fruitbat (Post 490450)

+1 (of course, fixing fm's doesn't bring in the dollars like new planes and maps).

some people, ahem, really need to go over to the RoF forums and educate themselves even just a little bit......

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi (Post 490456)

Agreed, COD might have been a mess but at least they tried to fix things... That doesn't seem to be the case with 777.