... well, I would not have bought RoF either on release date, I was told, that it was then also a "crippled" or "unfinished" sim. But one of the big differences between RoF and CloD for me personally was, that I was not waiting for RoF.
For Cliffs of Dover I was waiting since the first time it was mentioned because I was already flying the IL2-series and I was enthusiastic about it !
I would say, they are both equally good. (once CloD will be fixed).
The planes in RoF do not have "toy-plane" characteristics. Dont forget, you cant compare a plane from WW1, made of cloth-wrapped wood and wire,
that is flying at a speed where the other one would be stalling, with planes from WW2 that fly much faster, are more powerfull and bigger. That you "feel" this difference in the sim shows already the good quality of both flightsims.
Maybe in 1 year CloD will be as good as it could be, hopefully earlier?!"
