my turn then
i'm from Portugal, just made 36, and received the visit from our 'friends' of the FMI for birthday present, oh well.
my father was a pilot of Douglas C-47, the famous skytrain, during the colonial war spanning 1961-1974 (basically when Africa ex-colonies Angola, Guiné-Bissau and Mozambique got their independence from Portugal). all that is over and today we're happily trade partners. i've had this crush for flying things since i remember.
my first sim experience was 'Spitfire 40' on zx spectrum, followed by 'ace combat', 'fighter pilot' and any other i don't remember anymore... good spectrum times. then i got my first 286 PC and went into LHX helicopter sim, 'F-29 Retaliator', first A-10 sim, and some random experiences with other stuff friends were playing. from there on was a big gap as i didn't have a capable PC anymore, but with later upgrade the first IL-2 finally got me back into sims; also went with Forgotten Battles but dropped it when i got less time as i was finishing my Mechanical Engineering degree and had quite tumultuous relationships, but later got back with 1946 which introduced me to online play. off-line campaign has always been a favorite especially on the channel maps.
ever since i've been waiting (forever) for CoD (wasn't it Storm of War?) and had such high expectations for it, of course i'm somewhat bugged with its present state, but i haven't lost faith the most pressing issues will be ironed out.
although i have the feeling that they're gonna pull a 'forgotten battles' on us again, i.e. they'll release a new one in 1 and half year or so, without most bugs and with enhancements that were supposed to be on CoD, leaving this one on a middle ground.
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