IL2 BoP - Sales Figures

[fuji8bit]

Originally Posted by fuzzychickens

No, I don't think they should give in to American ignorance. Seriously, the IL2 was the most produced combat aircraft of WWII. It did more to destroy the German army than any American aircraft did.

American involvement was just a race to secure Europe and snatch German technological assets - like Von Braun, who launched America to the moon. Germany was doomed before we got involved. We didn't want the Russians to have it all - and the rest of Europe for that matter.

We were on more friendly terms with the Germans than the Russians almost immediately after Germany's defeat.

American history for American consumption has been dumbed down enough over the years. IL2 has and always will be a refreshing perspective. Whoring it out to the lowest American common denominator would ruin the game.

Dude -- you have serious anger issues, and even more serious intelligence issues.

The original post had nothing to do with "American Ignorance". I have lived and traveled all over the world, and in every (participating) country I have visited (all three major axis countries, and the major allied powers)-- guess what? They all have differing views of their participation in the war. Americans were the Arsenal of Democracy, Britain stopped the Germans on the last stand of their Island, Russians gave more blood than any nation to blunt the Blitzkrieg. I respect that. They all have a story to tell, and intelligent people piece together history from all sides and form the best version of the truth they can come up with.

The original poster was merely making a realistic marketing suggestion. What British Kid doesn't dream of being a Spitfire pilot? What German Kid wouldn't want to fly a FW-190, defending the homeland? Are these kids full of "American Ignorance"?

My last point is this. "American Ignorance" is usually attributed to viewing the entire world through the single lens of American experience, which is something you do without realizing it. You certainly made your point about American Ignorance, but not in the way you intended.

[fuzzychickens]

Originally Posted by fuji8bit

Dude -- you have serious anger issues, and even more serious intelligence issues.

The original post had nothing to do with "American Ignorance". I have lived and traveled all over the world, and in every (participating) country I have visited (all three major axis countries, and the major allied powers)-- guess what? They all have differing views of their participation in the war. Americans were the Arsenal of Democracy, Britain stopped the Germans on the last stand of their Island, Russians gave more blood than any nation to blunt the Blitzkrieg. I respect that. They all have a story to tell, and intelligent people piece together history from all sides and form the best version of the truth they can come up with.

The original poster was merely making a realistic marketing suggestion. What British Kid doesn't dream of being a Spitfire pilot? What German Kid wouldn't want to fly a FW-190, defending the homeland? Are these kids full of "American Ignorance"?

My last point is this. "American Ignorance" is usually attributed to viewing the entire world through the single lens of American experience, which is something you do without realizing it. You certainly made your point about American Ignorance, but not in the way you intended.

My response was regarding the name changing on the American version of the game. I said nothing about the British or other versions. So take it in that context.

Also, as I said above, there are not enough American planes (and the mustang itself lacks a real cockpit) for the suggested name change to make sense. That kind of marketing move would look like a shallow attempt to gain extra sales while misrepresenting the product at the same time.

Also, you don't know enough about me to reach any conclusion about my intelligence. If you are basing it off what I write on an internet forum, then either you yourself are lacking in intelligence or you simply meant it as an insult. I'll be nice and assume the latter.