Everything from falling debris to TrackIR head movements to animations of crew and airplane control surfaces therefore the amount of data is much higher than some other sims.

Bliss states that RoF cannot handle more than 50 people on at more than one time?

I accept the challenge, as i will set the user limit to 64. So lets set a date for this event to happen so we can settle this !

Despite that, I know that Bliss is anything but "elitist" and I know he has a lot of respect for 777 and Jason in particular. For us, not just bliss, we feel that the RoF engine is like having a ferrari with a beetle engine in it. Looks great but throttled performance.

As much as I like spirited discourse, this thread goes too far as do many threads unfortunately. Now I have to give hard straight answers that no one likes to hear.

1. Any more threads like this will be deleted. They are not constructive for anyone.

2. You don't have to like me personally, I just want you to like the product. And don't worry about making me rich if you don't like me. Trust me, none of us on the team are. I work another job on top of 777 to make ends meet. I don't pretend or want to be a rock star. I'm just a working stiff like you.

3. I get a lot of PMs and emails about many things throughout the day. Several hundred a week. I simply don't respond to all of them. As much as we would like, neither I or the team has the time to have conversations with everyone who writes us. Viks handles all the Customer Service stuff and he should be responding to everyone of those issues. As far as anything else sent my way, if it's necessary to respond or we're close friends I will respond. If you think I'm too aloof, compare my overall involvement to other sim makers and how often they give info and answer your questions. I think I'm pretty accessible, even if I don't have time or don't feel like answering every question.

4. And sending me violent threats via email and snail mail does not make me feel all warm and fuzzy about the community. It's a video game and not worth going to jail over or dying over.

5. We don't owe anyone a complete technical response to something they do not like or do not understand. We have given explanations for things some folks don't like and if the answer doesn't suit you then I'm sorry, but that's our answer. Choose to believe our answer or not, it's up to you. But continuing to brow beat and argue with people in our forum for not good reason will not be tolerated. No one is forcing you to play this game. Move on if you don't like it. Passion for a product is one thing. Unhinged obsession is another and I see it all the time on game forums. It's really scary for those that make the product.

6. We make many decisions as a team that we know some people will like and others will not. It's always a difficult process to make these decisions. Sometimes we make mistakes and try to correct. Other times there are just limitations to what we have made that either cannot be corrected easily or is too expensive to correct in a timely fashion. And sometimes, we simply feel it is not necessary to change something. And it's our choice whether or not we try to change or fix something. I'll let our track record of changes and fixes to better reflect the community's wishes speak for itself. But again, some things may never be changed to your satisfaction.

7. Spreading false information about our product will not necessarily go unchallenged by me or the team. As much as it is your right to criticize ROF it is our right to defend it. And we do let you criticize it believe me. This forum and others are proof to that fact. But bringing a personal bent to your criticisms crosses the line as we reserve the right to edit and control the information posted on our forum. And this goes for me too. I will no longer respond to anyone I feel I can only respond to in a personal manner and will simply delete the entire thread or post.

We've been committed to giving you a quality product from Day 1. We think we have succeeded in that quest. We continue on for those that appreciate our work and for those that have supported us. But there is more to life than just flight-simming and I wish the community was a little more friendly and less combative for all our sake.

Some of you will find this response to be self-righteous and just piss you off, but I nor the team can win in situations like this, so all we can do is give a straight, albeit kurt answer. We have other things to do.

I will delete this thread at the end of the day.

Moderators - please alert me if there are any other threads like this that still exist or pop up.

Jason