DaveSims wrote on Jul 18
th, 2011 at 11:07am:
What do you expect for the lowly sum of $50-$60 for a flight sim that covers the entire world. If this was being produced for actual professionals, and not as a game, it would cost $1000. I have no problem with constructive criticism, your posts are not. If you feel so negatively about it, thats your right, but feeling the need to repeatedly post your rants on every topic on this board is not needed.
I have been flight simming for over 20 years now. Microsoft and other sims have come a long way since black and white, and boxes for airplanes. Now they are not perfect, and have had their misses, but QUIT BEING SO NEGATIVE! If flight simming bothers you so much, find a new hobby!
We really do need to keep the cost in mind. The last time my dad went to Falcon 10 Recurrent he grabbed some pictures from there sim, exact same graphics as FS2004! Turns out that there are flight training versions of the FS series, they are not produced by MS though (lockheed martin I believe owns some line too).
So what we all need to keep in mind and hope for is that M$ gives us a decent sim, the huge community of modders all over the net and this place can make it many times better. Im just hoping there is good enough structure in it. As far as scenery goes, heck do a search for scenery for FS2004 or FSX! The modders produce outstanding scenery. As far as default plane selection, all we need to be concerned about is they include stuff like tilt rotor support (for V-22s
) and 4+ engine support (for example Spruce Goose), or some thurst vectoring support and post-stall maneuvering support (realistic F-22 maneuvering). The modders have proven to be able to produce literally thousands of excellent aircraft of all types to satisfy all cravings.
HOWEVER, the ATC system and emergency system really does need some TLC. I would love to be able to declare an emergency or add some semblance of ATC intellect. That I have not seen mods for.
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