19 replies to this topic

[Heimi77]

There are many hints that Flight has (at least) potential to be as good (or better) as FSX.
But the behaviour and policy of MS doubtful. There are not many facts to proof that Flight will be a worthy successor.

[ChaoticBeauty]

I think there are no hints that Flight will be a good successor to FSX.

Microsoft's policy on Flight sucks, and Flight is missing so many major features that are replaced with arcade.

Microsoft will see that Flight will earn them no money at all, and then they'll not have enough money to make a new flight simulator. I chose the first option.

[-Dexter]

Why would Microsoft make a new FS game when they could simply sell DLC for Flight?

[162db]

-Dexter, on Jan 29 2012, 02:10 PM, said:

Why would Microsoft make a new FS game when they could simply sell DLC for Flight?

Maybe because many people will not buy DLC made by microsoft.  

[_NW_]

162db, on Jan 29 2012, 05:42 PM, said:

Maybe because many people will not buy DLC made by microsoft.  

That's what most people said about 3rd party add ons about 15 years ago...  you know, when there was only Abacus and Wilco, everyone else was freeware.

How many freeware groups are there now?  Everyone has gone payware.  Most users of Flight will buy DLC, if they're dumb enough to keep Abacus and Wilco in business, they're dumb enough to keep Flight in business.

[-Dexter]

162db, on Jan 29 2012, 06:42 PM, said:

Maybe because many people will not buy DLC made by microsoft.  

Yeah, and people won't buy virtual hats from Valve at $10 a piece.

[SwitchFX]

-Dexter, on Jan 30 2012, 03:47 PM, said:

Yeah, and people won't buy virtual hats from Valve at $10 a piece.

TF2, the world's most advanced hat simulator. I don't use them, they just enlarge the hit box.

Edited by SwitchFX, 31 January 2012 - 03:48 AM.

[-Dexter]

SwitchFX, on Jan 31 2012, 03:48 AM, said:

TF2, the world's most advanced hat simulator. I don't use them, they just enlarge the hit box.

Well I think it's a testament to DLC in general. Valve is apparently making enough money on hats to make the game free. My mom told me that states are now trying to impose a tax on virtual items like hats and keys.

[Buziel-411_RED]

SwitchFX, on Jan 31 2012, 02:48 AM, said:

TF2, the world's most advanced hat simulator. I don't use them, they just enlarge the hit box.

Actually, the hats don't enlarge the hitbox. But, they do make you more noticeable, especially unusuals.

[SwitchFX]

Rudolph-411, on Jan 31 2012, 05:45 PM, said:

Actually, the hats don't enlarge the hitbox. But, they do make you more noticeable, especially unusuals.

Really? It may have been true a few years ago then. I was reading a Wiki guide that I found after I browsed Steam's TF2 forum and read something about hit boxes. They do make you more noticeable, unfortunately.

-Dexter, on Jan 31 2012, 04:22 AM, said:

Well I think it's a testament to DLC in general. Valve is apparently making enough money on hats to make the game free. My mom told me that states are now trying to impose a tax on virtual items like hats and keys.

I can't speak for other states, but the day mine does just that will also be the day they start taxing food. That won't happen.

[Mohammad]

Last nail on coffin for Microsoft in my opinion.

Future sims would be on Google earth, but more advanced than current form, in addition to X-plane continuing, Aerosoft finally getting into it, etc.

Microsoft did a terrible mistake that will cost them.

[ChaoticBeauty]

Mohammad, on Feb 4 2012, 02:35 AM, said:

Last nail on coffin for Microsoft in my opinion.

Future sims would be on Google earth, but more advanced than current form, in addition to X-plane continuing, Aerosoft finally getting into it, etc.

Microsoft did a terrible mistake that will cost them.

Exactly. Microsoft will have spent lots of money on Flight that will never be earned back.

[727pilot]

Althoug I'll stick with FSX unfortunately I do believe Flight will find its supporters, and there will be many of them.

[ChaoticBeauty]

727pilot, on Feb 10 2012, 12:07 AM, said:

Althoug I'll stick with FSX unfortunately I do believe Flight will find its supporters, and there will be many of them.

I don't think so. I haven't seen any casual gamers bother with Flight, all I see is veterans complaining about Flight.

Anyway, I really hope they fail so that they learn a lesson.

[SamYeager]

ChaoticBeauty, on Feb 9 2012, 10:55 PM, said:

Anyway, I really hope they fail so that they learn a lesson.

If Flight fails then the lesson MS will learn is that there's no money in flightsim. Hence they'll drop FS, because it doesn't make a big enough profit to justify the resources required,  and not produce the FS11 that so many here seem to believe MS owes them.

Edited by SamYeager, 11 February 2012 - 10:42 AM.

[ChaoticBeauty]

SamYeager, on Feb 11 2012, 05:41 PM, said:

If Flight fails then the lesson MS will learn is that there's no money in flightsim. Hence they'll drop FS, because it doesn't make a big enough profit to justify the resources required,  and not produce the FS11 that so many here seem to believe MS owes them.

And if Flight succeeds, then Microsoft will keep releasing DLC at outrageous prices, and we'll never see FSXI either

[SwitchFX]

Are some of you old enough to remember Windows 95 or Windows ME?

[PrivateCustard]

SwitchFX, on Feb 11 2012, 07:58 PM, said:

Are some of you old enough to remember Windows 95 or Windows ME?

yes, yes..........and whoops!!

I see your point

[SamYeager]

SwitchFX, on Feb 11 2012, 07:58 PM, said:

Are some of you old enough to remember Windows 95 or Windows ME?

Yes and I also remember that Win XP, the fusion of the 9X & NT lines, was extremely unpopular when it first came out - Win 98SE was what lots of people  kept using due to the memory (min 32MB IIRC) and processor requirements of Win XP. Win XP only started gaining widespread support when SP2 came out a couple of years after release. Just goes to show how a formerly reviled product can become the must have product.

[SwitchFX]

That's a valid point to draw on, but I was going more by the fact that when Microsoft fails, they just attack from a different angle or move on with their losses.