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Question: will you get microsoft flight?
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yes. cant wait!    
  58 (23.2%)
mabe. i want more pictures    
  73 (29.2%)
no. ill stick with fsx    
  119 (47.6%)




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Reply #30 - Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:51pm

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I think the maximum fps for fsx is 96 if you run it like that, STOP playing video games and continue designing that space ship Cheesy

jetprop wrote on Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:33pm:
ok i have to admit:i am a freeware junkie. Grin

I spend 1/2 of the time on the web looking for free stuff Grin
But Flight is free, so it could not hurt to try Wink
 

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Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.
                                    
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Reply #31 - Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:54pm

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hyperpep111 wrote on Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:51pm:
I think the maximum fps for fsx is 96 if you run it like that, STOP playing video games and continue designing that space ship Cheesy

jetprop wrote on Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:33pm:
ok i have to admit:i am a freeware junkie. Grin

I spend 1/2 of the time on the web looking for free stuff Grin
But Flight is free, so it could not hurt to try Wink


why does that sound familiar. Roll Eyes
literly,i read at least 100 pages of downloads on simv JUST to find a good vintage. Grin
i have found one,didn't download it due to lack of time.

just search for RATA.
looks good anyways.
 

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Reply #32 - Jan 21st, 2012 at 6:55pm

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why did you spend that much on a computer that runs FSX?
we spent 300-500(don't know anymore) on the computer,the rest is all freeware...
well,ok,i run it at 5-10 FPS but there isn't much visual difference between 8 and 30 fps IMHO...


Well, I'll readily admit that I'm more hard-nosed and aggressive than most folks, that being said...

In general, they just didn't have the "horsepower" to make a nice, smooth take off and landing (even with a trike). I'm a veteran of over 80 re/installs with FSX/Acceleration. I went through the first 3 computers when SP1 was being worked on (we didn't know that at the time). I had #4 when SP2 was being worked on (we didn't know that at the time either). I still couldn't take off and land a Skyhawk without studdering, freezing and crashing with #5. #6 is now my back up, it is real good, it is an i7 920, 12Gs and 1G vid card with limited cooling. Now I have an i7 985, 16Gs and 2G vid card with eight fans and intercooler. With this computer I can take off, "fly" and land a small twin engine without a problem - all smooth, all the time, no crashes because of over-heating, running out memory etc. Basically, no excuses.

On the program side: I bought FSX on the release date for $80. I also bought Acceleration on it's release date for $60. Then UTX US&CAN, GEX NA, FEX, MTX, Traffic X, AFX, Heli-Traffic 2009, IS2, were about $40 a pop, REX was $80. So that's about $420. Over time I have purchased about 25-30 payware aircraft at an average of $30 a pop (quick math, jeez) $800-$900. I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff like a registered version of FSUIPC to run some hardware - oh yeah, hardware, I have some Saitek and GoFlight stuff too.

And yeah, I write and edit my own AI traffic plans which I use along with freeware packages, I use some freeware sceneries and overhaul some of my local airports too.... I'd say I have invested a little bit into FSX.

Oh, I almost forgot, I enjoy "flying" all of my aircraft while checking out the nice scenery too!  Grin

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Reply #33 - Jan 22nd, 2012 at 3:03pm

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MS has demonstrated how blatenly greedy they are releasing  just the first  installment free and then,  making people purchase unending  installments for it they want  a real flight sim in the classic sense.

What may work for rail sims for that unique situation. wiil not fly with a flight sim for anyone  but a casual gamer!
I personally,  would be willing to pay a premium price  for a word wide sim but I refuse to purchase one piece meal as if I'm  ordeing a dinner ala carte at a restaurant!

So, I am  through with MS flight sim forever!
Time to move on!!
In the end, it's only a computer game!
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Reply #34 - Jan 22nd, 2012 at 7:24pm

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I just spent a small fortune on scenery for FSX, but do not regret it. If Flight proves itself to be on the hardcore side I will spend the bucks. If it continues to be a token collector, spend it on FSX and Prepar 3D version 2.
 
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Reply #35 - Jan 22nd, 2012 at 8:40pm

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If I can buy scenery for the whole world and also a descent number of aircraft for $100 or less, I'll go for it.
 

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Reply #36 - Jan 27th, 2012 at 2:27pm

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F35LightningII wrote on Jan 22nd, 2012 at 8:40pm:
If I can buy scenery for the whole world and also a descent number of aircraft for $100 or less, I'll go for it.


Like I said, I don't mind spending a premium price for a good,  world wide sim.
Personally,  I would not mind spending say, $200 for a good world wide sim.

However one can bet the ranch that it will be far over $200 for flight for wold wide coverage with a few aircrafft. So far, one could  not  even see $200. 
Their game plan is to milk it for all it's worth and it has obviously been the plan from squate one.

On must think like an account . If that model  can work with a rail sim, let's do the same for those flight sim  suckers..... they  are so hungry for a new sim, that  they will buy anyrhing we give them.
Let's  also ban third party  add-ons so we can grab  all the gold from those suckers!
They fail to realize that while one can not leave the rails and modeling a single RR or just a few RRs  makes sense. However, we can fly anwhere in the word once airborn. Will we be like Jim Carrey  in "The Truman Show" with flight??   Wink

MS evdently did not  learn their lesson with Vista!  The geneal public is not that stupid. I hope the flight sim public is not that stupid also!

BTW, anyone who does not think the accountants are in  charge is  extremely naive IMO.
 
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Reply #37 - Jan 27th, 2012 at 5:36pm

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i don't think the accountants are in charge...
M$ director is in charge,thats even worse.(not for M$ of course) Grin
 

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Reply #38 - Jan 28th, 2012 at 3:34pm

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jetprop wrote on Jan 27th, 2012 at 5:36pm:
i don't think the accountants are in charge...
M$ director is in charge,thats even worse.(not for M$ of course) Grin

Whoever is in charge, they  listen to the accountants.  After all, they pay them for their expertise in maximizing profit (not for advise about marketing  a good product) and  making money is the sole reason for MSFS!
 
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Reply #39 - Jan 30th, 2012 at 12:50pm

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BTW......
I have be searching the gaming sites and none evnen reference "Flight" and it certainly is not an anticipated title in the gaming comunity.

Add to this the mixed feelings about it with the sim comunity, it would seem that MS has misread thier markets to the extreme.

I'm reminded of the old Chevy "El Camino".  While it now has value as custom/classic vehicle, it was a failure  when released as it was not quite a car or a truck and did not excell at either.
I suspect that Flight will suffer the same fate as it it will have no wide spread aproval from, either camp.

I do hold out some hope though that when it does flop as a comercial product, MS will offer a complete (world wide) sim to the simming comunity at a premium price  but,  heavily discounted over the piece meal price.

Bottom line, I do no want a Hawaiian flying game. I want a complete world wide flight sim and, we should all relate that sentiment to MS!!

I seems to me that MS has also lost site of the fact that the gaming comunity has largely abandioned their gaming computers in favor of  gaming consoles. What does MS expect them to run Flight on?
 
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Reply #40 - Feb 12th, 2012 at 10:18am

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Nope. Never.
 

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Reply #41 - Feb 16th, 2012 at 12:22am

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I am deeply disappionted that MS Flight is not going to be released as a CD-ROM edition and that it has to be downloaded only  that too in bits pieces. Surely my anxious wait for MS Flight for months together is dieing down, slowly. Will I download the free Trial version ? Well I dont know yet.
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Reply #42 - Feb 16th, 2012 at 10:56am

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well they send me another and last letter and I think I got some token with them that allows me to have extra airplanes and extra lands

  I been a good guy  Smiley as a Beta

they said I can't say anything about my experience ,but I can say I'm a beta ,right? It will be release the 29th

In my humble and not revealing anything opinion ,I think this software did not came to replace FSX its another alternative ,its a quite different thing than FSX,
THE PROBLEM WAS THAT EVERY ONE THOUGHT THIS Flight CAME TO REPLACE FSX

and FSX will live until the hell froze Smiley muah ha haaa!

and why not? It will be free download of course I'll get it as soon they release it ,as long doesn't mess up with my FS10  Cool

Alex

I have a question now..Where does that thing about that the Flight SDK will be in Maya? that the new SDK will be improve because that was and obsolete code ..where do you and how can you assure things like that ? So many post at the beginning ,base on what? why people do this kind of things?
 

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Reply #43 - Feb 17th, 2012 at 11:21pm

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IMO. Sounds as though M$ have taken up the art of drug dealing....Giving out that 1st sample for free. But if you wanna get "high" with us again your gonna have to pay for it. Oh and tell your friends.....

Drugs and drug dealers are bad mkaay....

Just say no! mmmmmmkaaayy Grin
 

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Reply #44 - Feb 18th, 2012 at 10:47pm

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It's free, of course I'll download it.  ...I just don't anticipate playing it for very long or buying any of the DLC.  FSX is my main sim regardless of how fun Flight winds up being.
 

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