Originally posted by Bodhi
Gixer, you should just go over to the IL2 forums and stay there... along with all the rest of the pathetic whining children that ruin THIS game.
Wotan, yes, I have it. I also fly real Warbirds, and as far as I am concerned, no game is right on, especially when you start talking the views. But as far as flight model, I say AH is better, but that is still lacking considering the limitations a computer game has compared to reality. For my money, I stay with AH, because the company is concerned about longevity, and not just a quick buck...
Guarantee IL2 fades long before AH...
I fly the planes in FB/AEP just like I did AH planes and have np with the performance with any of them. In fact they are very similar.
You didn’t mention views or even FMs in general. You claimed Oleg "uberporks" US planes.
I am not an Oleg fan boi anymore then an AH one but what you posted sounds as if you haven't flown much Fb at all. I will take your word for it that you have but that doesn’t explain away your claim that Oleg has an anti-Ami bias and this is reflected in the ac performance. Take a p51 up some time or a p40.
These planes are way competitive against their contempories. Same with the p47 and p38. The only plane that is really different then in AH is the 190 series which resembles more of the WB’s fm. They seem to think the 190 could only fly straight and level.
The main difference in FB and AH is the skill level on the 32 man servers. You are far more likely to an encounter some one who knows what he is doing in a 1 on 1 in FB then when you run into a horde of building battlers in AH.
Both Ah and FB aircraft perform very similar at least from my 20+ hours a week flying them.
Views are only an issue if you don’t have track IR or don’t use any of the 3rd party view programs. With track IR I see everything I need to.
The weakness of Il2 ? FB / AEP is how trim works. You can actually fly the plane just with trim. AH's CT and how man trim is done is far superior.
IL2 has been around for more then 3 years and during that time has added many new aircraft and features and free patches. They certainly added more ac and fixes then AH in this time frame. I am not comparing the 2 companies but since you are it’s necessary to point this out.
Plus all the 3rd party stuff like PF that is driving development right now. But Il2 it’s a boxed game and there comes a time where you move on to the next project like BoB. Incidentally, there a 3rd party projects for BoF of Poland working right along with BoB development.
AH is a great game and so is FB. The 2 aren’t really in direct competition and many folks enjoy both. I did for the longest time.
You may not like Il2 but there's no need for exaggerations.
With that reply I risk sounding like a wwiiol fan boi so this will be my last reply in this thread.
