official website for new il2 .?

[Antoninus]

Originally Posted by Baron

Name one other game that have had a dedicated website with regular updates a full year before release. Feel free to show its the norm not the exeption.

It doesn't matter if it's the norm or the exception, just look at the games that did. Rise of Flight, all Total war games with Shogun 2: Total War as latest incarnation, Diablo III, Starcraft 2, Star Wars: The old Republic etc. All games from companies that know how to built up some hype before release and get good sale numbers as reward. It just isn't enough to have a good product if people don't know about it.

Originally Posted by Baron

And a dedicated website would get the word out to people not allredy in this community exactly how? They still need to find the website, no?

At least they can find a website and get some infos abou SOW without searching the forum and reading through all development updates of the last few years. That is the absolute minimum you need today if you want to sell any software to more people than just the few hardcore fans.

Originally Posted by Baron

How about LOOKING at the updates and reading between the lines. Hint: a year ago we had nothing more than 3D models on a bluescreen background and STILL people dont see how far it has evolved and how close it really is.

Exactly because of this little fact I wonder why no signs of any kind of marketing campaign show up, with a dedicated website as a very basic first step. Especially since Oleg said years ago that one is in development.

Originally Posted by Baron

A dedicated website does NOT make or break the realeasedate.

But it can greatly increase sales numbers and without sucess there won't be any bright future for WW2 combat flightsims.