Was Oleg Maddox too far ahead of his time?

[LukeFF]

FYI, the CLOD project was restarted 3 times under his watch.

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

FYI, the CLOD project was restarted 3 times under his watch.

I know the history, I've been here the whole time.

Funny you only show up after the sim is cancelled. Enjoy gloating, or just indulging in some good old fashioned schadenfreude?

[LoBiSoMeM]

Oleg is a genious.

Simple as that. IL-2 Sturmovik is the best PC combat flight simulator ever made.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I know the history, I've been here the whole time.

Funny you only show up after the sim is cancelled. Enjoy gloating, or just indulging in some good old fashioned schadenfreude?

I was here long before the sim was cancelled and had high hopes for its success. And no, I'm not enjoying gloating - just trying to point out that all was not rosy with Oleg and Luthier as some people here like to think.

[*Buzzsaw*]

No, Oleg was not.

His ideas for CoD were taken directly from the wishes and requests of IL-2 flight sim fans.

Unfortunately his publishers did not have the patience or vision he did.

[Buster_Dee]

Yes. He consistantly broke new ground, always with visual balance. A rare bird indeed.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Unfortunately his publishers did not have the patience or vision he did.

The game has been a financial loss for the publishers. What else did you expect them to do?

[*Buzzsaw*]

Originally Posted by LukeFF

The game has been a financial loss for the publishers. What else did you expect them to do?

What exactly are you doing here Luke?

You don't fly CLIFFS OF DOVER, you didn't lose any money by purchasing it.

So why do you find it necessary to contribute your entirely negative opinion?

CoD may have not achieved the success which everyone (except it seems, you) had hoped for, but it actually is quite a bit of fun for those who actually fly it.

This is a forum for CLIFFS OF DOVER.

So why don't you head down to the new BoS forums, where you can contribute your opinion in an arena where it might actually have some use?

I'll be happy to hear your opinions of BoS there, I'll be watching the developments there hopefully too. Looks like we might have a nice new sim coming out.

But here?

You're just another ugly stray dog, p*ssing where you are not wanted.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

What exactly are you doing here Luke?

I'm here because I want to be here and to add my own my opinion to the question originally asked.

You're just another ugly stray dog, p*ssing where you are not wanted.

Who died and left you in charge?

[Lexicon]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

No, Oleg was not.

His ideas for CoD were taken directly from the wishes and requests of IL-2 flight sim fans.

Unfortunately his publishers did not have the patience or vision he did.

7 years in developpement...Probably 5 to 7 million $$$... A very narrow niche type of game with so little market...At release the game doesn't even work at 100% with more than half the features removed and you dare to say that whoever was putting the money was not patient enough ?
It was obviously a good decision, since after almost 18 more months of "developpement", the game is not even running well....NO one could fix it without shedding another fortune...
So who is the real responsable for this fiasco ?
We may never know....