Are people purists in expecting what is present in the real jet to be present in the sim? Not really. This is, after all, a combat flight simulation boasting study-sim level high fidelity, is it not?
I agree and disagree. I think we all would like to have as 100% as close to real as possible. But even the best of simulators have holes...it really becomes a subjective matter as to whether those holes are acceptable or not
Yes, but you're now trying to hide behind the imperfection of others. We would like to have 100% as close as possible, within limits of programming and classified info. Any other holes being
"subjectively acceptable or not" is just making excuses. If the devs were to say
"we are implementing X in a certain way due to reasons Y and limitations Z," then that makes certain holes acceptable and would also present the devs in an honest light. AFAIK, this isn't what ED or 3rd-party devs are doing.
Absolutely agree, always good to have a detailed review to paint the best picture possible so a prospective buyer can make an informed decision. Wish I had that kind of time....lol. Others have made blanket statements which I have felt were somewhat unfair so I have just been giving a separate opinion. If I am being honest my biggest aggravation with the module had to do with some of the earlier missions in the campaign being set in January which "suffers" from a magnetic declination bug (DCS related...not M200C AFAIK). I would have liked these missions at least to have been moved to February. Aside from that I have had a pretty good experience with the M2000 with regards to A2A and get kills a fair bit beyond 3nm (against maneuverable targets) with the Magic. A lot of it is dependent upon the aspect and type. I have had the same experience with F15C in the expectations of the AMRAAM, etc. I don't see these as "breaking" the game. I can also see where others have a different opinion and certainly respect their take on it as well, especially where it situates with their enjoyment.
With regards to the frequency and quality of updates. I agree all developers are not equally competent. But I do respect a developer that chooses to continue to try to improve a product despite not necessarily getting the return for the investment. It shows an "ownership" and love of the project...which in my book counts for a good bit
That's much better than your previous statements and presenting both good and bad from someone that owns the module just feels more honest. We are all fans of this genre and IMHO a missed sale due to an honest review is far less damaging than a successful sale from a dishonest/incomplete review and hype. I do not follow the M2000 dev updates but I can only hope that you are correct; besides, I do not lay the blame only on the devs. Having to continually move with the ongoing progress of DCS Core must mean a lot of work for them that they would otherwise not need to do if the Core were more stable or complete.
Completely unrelated but I truly wish the fine folks over at BMS would dive into figuring out how to get VR implemented in their product :-) But understand there are higher priorities
You're not the only one, brother
As I said before, the community has even offered to buy/loan a headset or two if it meant a dev would work on this aspect of the sim but last I looked, there were no takers
Would you buy Windows if every time you clicked and dragged it reset the mouse cursor to the center of the screen? Because every failed and canceled track in the Mirage radar resets the cursor and elevation to the center. In those critical seconds as you and the bandit are closing the radar decides to play sillybuggers with where you were looking. Get beamed for a half second (remember no coast memory?) Well now your radar elevates away from the contact. It's like it was built by and for people without any intention of putting it to use.
Maybe it's in category 'subject to change' and is actually working as intended - I'm sure RAZBAM will fix that after they've dealt with their other projects, sea and ground units, ships, MiG-19, MiG-23, F-15E, new map and only god knows what others they have.. I'm sure they'll come back to M-2000C like we have already seen in past 2 years... It's not that they've already gotten the money they need from it or anything....
To be fair, how much of this is RAZBAM and how much of it is DCS? If I were to fantasize that I was a billionaire and was in charge of ED, I'd put everything on hold and get the foundations (DCS Core) right, then get 3rd-party to bring their releases up to a well-accepted standard of development, and only then consider doing work on other un-released projects. However, I wonder if it'll be easier and cheaper to make a whole new sim from the ground up? Ah, I need to pinch myself here.