One can see that people are moving on...

[proton45]

50% of the responses aint worth reading anyway...

[Feathered_IV]

Well, the MMO seems like 1c's last attempt to regain some of the money they have sunk into Maddox Games and the clod over the last five years. For me, it looks like the writing is on the wall for the Il-2 series. This radical change of direction coupled with Maddox Games' seemingly limitless capacity for fiasco does not make me confident that they can accomplish this latest venture on time, on budget or up to snuff.

If the MMO project is a standalone title, one can expect our current sim to be slowly sidelined (as is happening already). And one might also pause to consider how if even the most basic elements of offline and multiplayer gameplay are escaping the current developers, how do they possibly expect to master the complexities of scores, ranking, upgrades and purchases that an MMO demands?

I still check in here regularly. The habit of many years is hard to break. These days the biggest update that I'm hoping to see is the one that says, Under New Management.

[BadAim]

It already is under new management! That's the problem, there is a massive mess for Luthier to clean up, and it's just starting to bear fruit. Like so many others have said, go play with the dog outside, check out the beach, have a beer with your real life friends. The patient is not dead, just in intensive care. The old girl will be back.

[TUSA/TX-Gunslinger]

Well, just so you know. I check these boards at least 3 to 4 times a week. That is, when there is something to read

There, the dead have spoken. Happy?

[FG28_Kodiak]

Don't forget Diablo 3, many wana see error 37s

BTW. 8421 Downloads of the mini patch (in this forum) is not a small number, people is out there and watching.

[Madfish]

Originally Posted by FG28_Kodiak

Don't forget Diablo 3, many wana see error 37s

BTW. 8421 Downloads of the mini patch (in this forum) is not a small number, people is out there and watching.

Where did you get this number from? It appears to be a good guess though.

From my server (senect.com) it was downloaded around 1950 times. From airwarfare.com it was downloaded around 3012 times. Those two alone are almost 5k and there have been other sources. And then there's also the russian version.

So all in all I guess it's around 10k. A decent number for just a beta patch indeed but I believe it reflects probably around 60-75% of the active playerbase. I don't believe there are many who didn't try the beta patch.

[AKA_Tenn]

I'm not sure people are moving on... because there's nothing to move on to... i think its more like people are waiting... for something better... whether it be a patch for cliffs, or a totally new game makes no difference... but waiting for something better.

[Dano]

Originally Posted by Anders_And

Well, this board is getting more and more quiet as can be seen by same posts staying far up on the list even without getting any replies... Last friday update has only 8 pages or so...

Lack of small fixes and a feeling that nothing is progressing...
This my friends are how you lose your customers. Poor Blacksix has been given the task of keeping us updated, but more often than not he has nothing to provide to us... Why isnt Luthier here to keep us motivated? Or some of the programmers?

Why does everything have to be released in mega patches? How about one small patch for sound updates (fix the flyby sounds of the 109 and 110? One for the spitfire throttle? Or one for lack of ground friction for the spits?
Or one for grass? One for Trees? One for Clouds? One to give back the damage visuals for small caliber fire? One for hit flashes? List goes on...

Ah well, who am i kidding... That would be logic and customer support...

Dont get me wrong, the game has potential, but lack of support makes people move on and once they have, its difficult to get them back.

You've forgotten that some of us no longer post much because we are fed up with the usual naysayers pissing over every post that attempts to discuss any sort of positive aspect of Cliffs.

[GF_Mastiff]

just waiting on a better mouse trap.....

[Rowddy]

better this way then 500 pages with trolls and whinning