Friday Update, February 17, 2012

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

Just think, Once people start driving their Wirbelwinds onto opposing airfields, nobody will ever complain about Vulchers again!!!!!!

Probably won't happen.

Most Tank/armor/infantry game players are used to maps that are postage stamp sized by comparison to flight sim sized maps.

It would take hours at the speed of a WW2 tank to get from the "front" to an opposing airfield, and that's with no interdiction by enemy aircraft. Also remember that the Wirbelwind for Clod will have a realistic rate of fire and accuracy. It won't be the death star it is in IL2.

There is/was a mod for IL2 that allowed you to drive a Jeep or Kubelwagen. Ever tried it? Start at a base on the Kuban and see how long it takes to get from one end to the other.

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by Sutts

I've tried hard to get my sons interested in flying but no luck so far. With the addition of vehicle modelling this could change as they love things like BF 1942.

Can only be good for the sim to inject some new blood I reckon. And there will be folk who cross over to aircraft in this way.

Based on man's history one could say that the desire to fly is common to most if not all.. I don't know of one person that has not looked up at a bird and said 'I wish I could fly'.. Granted I am sure there are a few who are really afraid of heights that may take pause, but for most the desire is there.. Most people who voice concerns of flight are the passenger types.. It is that lack of being in control that makes them uneasy, closets analogy is that feeling you get when riding on the back of a motorcycle. I think what keeps most game players away from flying is it actually takes time to learn how to do it.. Unlike most games.. But, if Cod can pull in the tanker types.. I think that after they get blown up a few times in a row by the same plane.. They may find the motivation to invest the time to learn to fly and go after those guys in the sky (read cross over). In summary, I think the desire is there for most, just not enough for most to invest the time to learn how to fly a plane.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Probably won't happen.

Most Tank/armor/infantry game players are used to maps that are postage stamp sized by comparison to flight sim sized maps.

It would take hours at the speed of a WW2 tank to get from the "front" to an opposing airfield, and that's with no interdiction by enemy aircraft. Also remember that the Wirbelwind for Clod will have a realistic rate of fire and accuracy. It won't be the death star it is in IL2.

There is/was a mod for IL2 that allowed you to drive a Jeep or Kubelwagen. Ever tried it? Start at a base on the Kuban and see how long it takes to get from one end to the other.

You are quiet right!
We'll need to capture some Me321's to get our Bren Gun Carriers onto the Blue runways then? That's be sort of the right timeline for the Battle of Moscow expansion?

[Verhängnis]

Hmm, that's exactly what we want if they are going to introduce vehicles - an Me-323.