If you no longer enjoy a game and do not like a companies direction then by all means it's time to move on to something different. I have read a few Alpha-Mike-Foxtrot post in my time following DCS but have never really understood the point. Its been beaten to death on both forums that certain types of criticism is not tolerated by people affiliated with ED. At some point you have to realize that we are all just along for the ride and they are gonna do what they think is best for their company. if you don't like the direction it's time to just step away for awhile.
That being said I think ED has shown consistent (admittedly very slow) progress with edge. That's good enough for me and I'm one of the beta owners still waiting on my Nevada map back. Obviously delays suck the trick is not to let it bother you when they do.
If you no longer enjoy a game and do not like a companies direction then by all means it's time to move on to something different. I have read a few Alpha-Mike-Foxtrot post in my time following DCS but have never really understood the point. Its been beaten to death on both forums that certain types of criticism is not tolerated by people affiliated with ED. At some point you have to realize that we are all just along for the ride and they are gonna do what they think is best for their company. if you don't like the direction it's time to just step away for awhile.
That being said I think ED has shown consistent (admittedly very slow) progress with edge. That's good enough for me and I'm one of the beta owners still waiting on my Nevada map back. Obviously delays suck the trick is not to let it bother you when they do.
Yeah while I know what it's like (and also as a modder myself, not on that scale) so while I don't like the pace, I can understand on some degree, and that is that. I may not like it but I've learned to just deal with it as I got enough to worry about anyway, it'll come... sometime
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Is the current DCS World terrain an upgraded iteration of the original Lock On (2003) terrain or was new terrain built for the 2008 release of the Black Shark? Whatever the case, we've been flying the terrain as a "base product" for either 11 years or 7 years. That is a pretty good run. So it is no wonder that it is taking time, effort, and resources to build a terrain utility that will ensure future usability for the next 10 years. What is so hard to understand about that? It takes work, it takes time, and in the meantime DCS World is not that bad at all. In the interim we've had continuously upgraded modules, new modules, improved gameplay, improved mission editor, and outside of the box products like Combined Arms. The continued updates show that EDGE is coming along and that it will be worth the wait to have a long standing terrain system that can and will be used for more diverse theaters.
Personally, I agree with those that don't want to purchase WW2 and Korea era props and jets. It isn't my thing. I don't mind the jet trainers, and stuff like the MiG-21 is just jaw dropping. And you can't really separate ED from the success of a developer like Leatherneck. If it weren't for ED, the Leatherneck product would have to exist is some other fashion (and probably less likely to happen), so I give ED credit for helping me enjoy the Leatherneck MiG-21 so much.
And color me crazy, but I still haven't gotten bored with the existing content. I haven't even come close to mastering the Ka-50, A-10C, or the MiG-21. Nor am I very proficient at the FC3 aircraft..and I haven't even flown all the included content (missions, campaigns, etc..).
TL;DR - :shrug: I'm excited about EDGE and I know ED will roll it out when it is ready. It represents the "Operating System" of DCS World for the next decade - so why not let them get it right?
Haven flown the A-10C a whopping seven weeks in my life it's not too hard (I just refuse to sit there and learn the startup sequence, it's scripted and that's it) to learn, as personally learning better Maverick shooting and GBu-12 so far were the hardest things to figure out (believe it or not) and just haven't taken the time to mess with the radio system, and sit there and get too in-depth. Not that I can't I just have a thing with "If at a basic level I can employ this aircraft" and continously come home then that's good for me too. The FC3 aircraft are pretty easy to learn compared to a Study Module (the Su-25T is only a pain to land) but for the most part simple but capable models to learn.
|My Books | Home Page | http://562.combatace.com/ | - 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army - "...parade ground soldiers always felt that way (contempt) about killers in uniform." -Counting The Cost, Hammer's Slammers
They put a lot of effort into it (which shows of course) but yeah... it's a complex system as well, so as said... just deal with it and it'll be released... sometime
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Funny how people complain about Korea and WWII Relases for DCS, but no one said jack diddly when TK released the wright brothers version of strike fighters.
:whistling:
I have yet after 2-3 yrs to figure out what every knob in the A-10C does, just when I think Im proficient at somethin, I go online abd either learn a new method thats even better or get burned repratedly, showing how inefficient I actually was.
FC3 Jets are fun, and I fly them regularly now, But I simply want High Fidelity, Its just the way I am.
I have every module except 2 or 3, mainly due to budget changes recently as a result of personal events etc. But I'll likely get those soon as well.
I enjoy flying Mustangs vs the BF and FWs, and after that, switching to one of the aircraft to see how the other half lives (sorta speak).
Same with F-86F vs MIGs.
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I agree. Now I'll personally purchase any ASM/PFM level chopper and/or warbird anyone cares to release because I just love that stuff, but the rest I'm planning to get one by one whenever there's a sale on. Now I would like to support a dev like Leatherneck who obviously are a quality outfit and buy their MiG at full price, but what exactly is the point when I know I have neither the time nor the motivation to ever learn the bird thoroughly? Jet interceptors/fighters just aren't my thing and the money's a bit tight ATM too!
And yet at the same time I do feel a bit bad for not buying everything, because I'd really love to see this thing grow fast...
...and now I watched with audio on. I liked that DCS world 2 alpha release was soon ... even without Peally getting any checks.
Coop multiplayer cockpit might actually change our weekly DAYZ stint to a weekly F14D stint. The next day at work I will bore my co-workers silly going like this:
Fridge ---------- Things which do you no good in aviation: 1) Altitude above you; 2) Runway behind you; 3) Fuel in the truck; 4) The airspeed you don't have.
Some folks are wondering why EDGE is still in alpha. Yeah, it looks great, but is the functionality all there? Plenty of stuff still missing or broken is my guess.
Just hurry up and release it now, the wait didn't seem so bad before with just the odd bit of news and some screenshots but with every new video giving us a tantalising sneak peek the wait just seems worse as DCS 2.0 looks fantastic
