Live for simming

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by carguy_

I wouldn`t call it live for simming. Some people just have empty, pathetic lives that they`ve ruined themselves. So they go on blaiming everyone else for it, because they can`t stand the bitterness or anyone else that has it better. Hence the negativity on this forum.

mmmh that's a bit of a broad brushstroke there, but I kinda agree at the same time.

It's hard to give a fair assessment, in my years of simming I always been more drawn to the attention to details and accurate behaviour of FMs and carefully refrained from joining "virtual squadrons": I've always been involved with real aircraft and because of this I've often been offered to join several squadrons, so that I could chip in with my experience, but I've never been a huge fan of hierarchies, let alone spending time with folks that take themselves too seriously, because let's not forget this, it's a hobby, a game, not the real deal.

When fly dogfights I often apply decision making strategies that you would apply to real life, and others struggle with this cos, well, they're boring. Sometimes I feel like throwing myself head on and guns blazing, others time I just wanna use strategy and skills to overcome scenarios against all odds.

But yes, I don't have a lot of time for this because of real life commitments (work, family, hobbies, social life). I suppose this is the reason why I'm happy to pay for a finished product that I can use in my few precious free moments, but as we know it's not always the case.

Frustration plays a big role in all this I think, some people don't think of themselves as capable of achieving better and pour all their energies (good and bad ones) into sims.

It's a whole interesting world, but I think of myself as an occasional lurker more than a protagonist.