Evilone is a well known (but not always well liked :> ) regular in the FC community. He is a member of the Lone Wolfs Squadron. I believe that the reason he posted this is that Curly (not AKcurly+) went over to the FC bbs and posted a rant because some guy named dynamite danny made a post suggesting that people try out BoB. I don't think Curly should have made that post, but I don't think Evil should have posted this one.
They have their sim, you have yours. Some will play in both. I don't think anyone would even laughingly suggest that FC makes any serious attempt at realism. Its a simple, shallow learning curve game. It does what it sets out to do pretty well. But no, realism is not its top priority. And thats ok. Alot of the people don't have the time to expend countless hour to master a complex and realistic flight model. Others may have reached a point where they are interested in exploring a more challenging FM and learning more about the realistic behavior of prop driven fighter aircraft. The nice thing about capitalism is that between Fiterace, FC, WB, and Aces High, there is a continueum of complexity so they everyone can find a simulation that meets their needs best. To each their own.
HEheh. Now I'm gonna get flamed from both sides. ;>
Regards,
Wab