WAIT...Did they announce the Hannover CL.III? Or are you just referring to the Halberstadt CL.II (sad sound of balloons deflating).

I am also with Master, in that planes that historically had floats should get them some day (Albatros W.4 from D.II comes to mind). Unfortunately, this would likely entail a full FM re-write for such a plane (a ton of work) so I doubt we would see it as a field mod. Priority should also be low since there are many other good or better places to spend scarce resources.

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

lol with pom poms and everything!

Shoot, I don't even like WWI and I've bought almost everything 777 has offered to sell (in recognition of the high quality of what they released so far . . . and in the faint hope they may one day release a WWII or Korean War sim). People can be dissappointed with this or that without being guilty of somehow pushing 777 out of business.

No, neglecting to buy a plane or map or something you don't want isn't going to be catastrophic. For example, I didn't get the pilot scarf/pistol mod or the SP campaign because I have no need of them.
Walking away from the game and vowing never to return to support future additions? Well if enough people do it in a fit of pique, it could be a problem. To say "I won't buy that early war 2-seater that I might have otherwise because a map of XYZ isn't going to be done anytime soon" or some other "if they don't do this, I throw it away" ultimatum just reinforces the flight simmer stereotype.



The Jedi Master

It also makes it that much harder for them to do the add-on you want without funding.

I have fully supported RoF from day one, bought every available aircraft/addon and will continue to as well.
But I have to admit, I'm standing in no mans land at the moment and can see both sides of the srguement.

The Devs are pushing the sim forward with a new map and new technology, plus new aircraft.

But it's not a map I'm that interested in, I'd prefer a Nothern Italy/Austrian front.
I'm not that bothered by floatplanes either and would prefer to see more of the earlier 2 seaters.

However I'll still be playing RoF throughout the next year as my primary simulation and will still enjoy all it has to offer.

The real important thing to remember here though is that they have a 3rd party studio making planes now so we should see planes released faster than previously. (hopefully)

It has always been stated that the long pole is FM development and not the models.

Well, I think the demo was offered for free with the hope that the new players would be interested enough to start investing some money into the game. A map of the scope that they are going to attempt will take a lot of time and effort. They really are going to have to be compensated for it.
The plans do look terrific, Jason. I can see that you guys are in this for the long haul.
Who know, maybe the Italian Front, one day. Imagine flying around those mountains. But okay...one step at a time.

Yes, I wanted to see more 1916 development too, but when I heard that the Channel map was planned I said YES!

It may not have been my first preference, but OK, I'll roll with it and learn more about RNAS, float planes, sub patrols, and hopefully...