Little OT: World of Planes

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I didn't mean to imply you wanted it deleted Madfish - that would be misleading. You felt it was rude and impolite to discuss another title. I was simply pointing out that it didn't violate the rules in content or context.

The forum has become more liberal and tolerant, there was a time when unofficial Mod discussions were prohibited (IL1946) so the forum is somewhat different now. Threads that are offensive or rude are deleted or at least edited.

I am not getting at you - simply saying its OK to discuss other titles without feeling disloyal to CloD or being considered rude.

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Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

I wasn't joking.
Also you need more information because you facts are wrong.

1. World of Planes is made by Gaijin (Wings of Prey, Apache Air Assault) not Wargaming.net (World of Tanks, World of WARplanes)
2. Gaijin do not have infinate cash . They are a small developer that make niche titles and there will probably be very little advertisment if any. They are in exactly the same position as MG. They are not going to rake in tons of cash. Obviously they hope to do well, but at their heart they themselves are fans of this genre.

Addman did not start the bashing. The bashing started right from the start of this thread by Krupi (Who takes every chance he has to bash WoP even when its totaly off topic).
It happens every thread that someone starts about World of planes. This on was even in the right section of the forum (where we can talk about anything we like by the way). This is not SIMHQ, what happens there cannot be used to allow rudeness here. The original poster was not "Advertising" he was only sharing his interest, it is not rude to do this. What was rude was you saying "Don't make me Laugh" and "if you want to waste your time..."

You must be joking again: I'm seriously willing to bet on that I own more casual flight games then you. I'm really not a fanboy.

I know Wings of Prey is not related to World of Tanks, World of Warplanes or World of Battleships (or World of Warcraft to continue the joke).
That doesn't change the fact that a lot of companies are exploiting this very same trend. World of something, Free to Play, from what I heard level system, locked content etc.

WoPl is not final and maybe my selection of words was a bit too harsh at first. But Gaijin entertainment is... well, let's say not an unexperienced newcomer.
They know exactly what they are doing and they aren't financially crippled either. I cannot guarantee numbers but I'd guess on the console alone Wings of Prey sold better than IL-2 on the pc.

You're right though; exactly because I played the games I do know what to expect and commented on it openly. Some people might have misunderstood the flow of context I guess or maybe I didn't explain it properly enough.
I'm very unsure if they are fans of this genre to be honest. But I can tell you that Gaijin puts out a lot more ads than IL-2 ever saw. And this is very sad considering IL-2 is published by Ubisoft...

I definately agree with you on one thing though: it's a damn gamble. Everyone coming out with all these games about the same thing but 2 of 3 having models more or less tuned to make cash over everything is a little scary to me. Even if you say they (Gaijin) like the genre we all know how it ended. With literally dead games and no support. We also know what to expect from Wargaming and their current World of Tanks title.

I also know what the aftermath of this slaughter could be. Maybe I'm just too involved into the industry not only as a hobby alone to be blindfolded in that regard. But then again, maybe it's best to just sit it out and see what happens.
Market cannibalization is a very very nasty thing though. And coupled with a community of hyenas here it is a very frightening state. You still hear people talking about either offline mode, fighting over FMs or sticking with "old school" until the death of the series. I once suggested innovative multiplayer modes only to be laughed at. The new generation isn't "hyperlobby" though.
That's just what get's me thinking.