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#3293506 - 05/12/11 07:25 PM How long will you play Falcon for?  
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Falcon is a legend of a sim, no doubt about that. It's dynamic campaign I reckon is the heart of it all. It seems that whilst new sims are coming out, they lack a DC (or a decent one) which inevitably will take me back to Falcon.

To me it's all about the mission and flying with my team. I love the fact there's a whole war going on and you're never quite sure what is going to happen. Scripted missions just don't cut it.

So if nothing comparable comes out in the future, how long do you think you'll play Falcon for?

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#3293630 - 05/12/11 09:08 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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Until Falcon 5.0 comes out smile


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#3293645 - 05/12/11 09:27 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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The release date was December 12, 1998 and I picked up my copy from Target, on my birthday, on the 15th.... so, another 10+ years wouldn't be unthinkable.

#3293707 - 05/12/11 10:40 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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Until I save enough money to buy my own country, create a democracy and purchase a real F16 for myself.

Hag

PS I currently have $3 dollars and 22 cents saved.


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#3293743 - 05/12/11 11:26 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: hag]  
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Originally Posted By: hag

PS I currently have $3 dollars and 22 cents saved.


I got like 2 bucks and some change in my pocket right now, Ill donate it for your cause.

#3294850 - 05/14/11 03:40 AM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: MigBuster]  
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until there is no one to fly online with

#3295326 - 05/15/11 03:21 AM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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The first Falcon came out a week after I got my first computer. I will game Falcon until I die...with honor screwy

#3295345 - 05/15/11 04:23 AM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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#3299648 - 05/20/11 03:42 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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Forever, and then when Falcon5 is selling on the shelf.


#3300053 - 05/21/11 12:01 AM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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I guess I'll keep playing it until

a) A new F-16 sim comes out, say Falcon 5... Hard to bet on that, but who knows.
b) A combination of new Windows/graphic card/drivers finally creates an unsolvable incompatibility problem.

Hope this first happens soon and the second happens later. smile

Last edited by WileECoyote; 05/21/11 12:03 AM.

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#3334666 - 07/04/11 06:09 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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I've been playing for about a year now, have about 250 flight hours to my name. I'll probably keep playing until I can beat an Ace campaign without being shot down. tomcat

#3339625 - 07/11/11 04:24 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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Until another sim comes out with the in depth fidelity of Falcon + a decent dynamic campaign engine at least on par with Falcon's I won't even consider switching. DCS A-10 looks really great, and the fidelity is superb. But the lack of dynamic campaign is a huge deal breaker for me. Falcon FTW!!!!


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#3339856 - 07/11/11 09:30 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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Falcon is a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. And its parts are excellent!


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#3340271 - 07/12/11 01:26 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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I don't fly as much as I used to but I keep picking up missions in my latest campaign. More and more I have to refer to the manual for info and have to shoot a few landings beforehand but that's OK. I still get a chance to help out a local friend that get interested too, good fun!


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#3341993 - 07/14/11 09:26 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Zeppelin]  
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Originally Posted By: Zeppelin
Until another sim comes out with the in depth fidelity of Falcon + a decent dynamic campaign engine at least on par with Falcon's I won't even consider switching. DCS A-10 looks really great, and the fidelity is superb. But the lack of dynamic campaign is a huge deal breaker for me. Falcon FTW!!!!


+1

#3342661 - 07/15/11 08:15 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Zeppelin]  
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Originally Posted By: Zeppelin
Until another sim comes out with the in depth fidelity of Falcon + a decent dynamic campaign engine at least on par with Falcon's I won't even consider switching. DCS A-10 looks really great, and the fidelity is superb. But the lack of dynamic campaign is a huge deal breaker for me. Falcon FTW!!!!


+1

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#3343339 - 07/16/11 08:56 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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I'm a big DCS fan, but I still go back to F4A4 pretty regularly. I see myself playing F4AF for a long time to come ... as long as my PC/HOTAS lets me and I can get all my honey-do's done!

And I haven't even played a multiplayer campaign yet!


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#3343381 - 07/16/11 09:52 PM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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#3357067 - 08/02/11 12:16 AM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: Jex_TE]  
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I have flown FalconAT, Falcon3.0, Falcon4.0, FalconAF as well OpenFalcon...

Being a die hard, I have not removed F4AF from my system even though the crew I fly with have moved to IL2 and DCS and SteelBeastsPro.
Somehow Im not willing to let go of her even though there are others that are younger and easier on the eye. Im a bit old fashioned I guess, to a fault.
For that matter, I still have LB2 and every version of LOMAC running too.

Maybe DCS will come out with a F16; but even still, without a dynamic campaign engine and theaters that matter - F4 is one of a kind. A classic.


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#3357178 - 08/02/11 03:19 AM Re: How long will you play Falcon for? [Re: AV8R]  
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Originally Posted By: AV8R

I have flown FalconAT, Falcon3.0, Falcon4.0, FalconAF as well OpenFalcon...

Being a die hard, I have not removed F4AF from my system even though the crew I fly with have moved to IL2 and DCS and SteelBeastsPro.
Somehow Im not willing to let go of her even though there are others that are younger and easier on the eye. Im a bit old fashioned I guess, to a fault.
For that matter, I still have LB2 and every version of LOMAC running too.

Maybe DCS will come out with a F16; but even still, without a dynamic campaign engine and theaters that matter - F4 is one of a kind. A classic.


Well said AV8R. I feel the same. Still have AF loaded and it's still the only "game" I spend time with whenever I can get anyone to fly online with. All other games are a flash in the pan.

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