It is very possible they are going into the MMOG market, but not with IL2 in its current state. They would have to turn down a number of the graphic features to do so, as it takes a significant CPU to run it right now in full graphics mode.
What does not make sense to me, is installing an OC3 long before you are ready to go into the MMOG business and only having one dedicated connection if indeed you are going into a pay to play service.
I think it more likely they are sharing an OC3 through an ISP. There are too many contridictions here that simply do not make sense.
For a pipe that big, you have to make a minimum of a one year committent. That is a 3/4 million dollar committment. How many 32 player servers would they need to cover that cost and at what price point? If they dumb down the graphics for MMOG purposes, would anyone pay to play then? I really think if Maddox had intended for IL2 to be MMOG, they would have rolled it out that way. Retrofitting a game to be MMOG is usually a very bad move due to the perception already built into the heads of the owners of the game. Of course, when CPU's are twice the speed they are today, then IL2 in its full glory may be MMOG capable.
My personal perception is either this jbroey is blowing smoke up someones dress or Maddox has lost his mind. I really do not think Maddox is nuts and jbroey has yet to respond to any questions I have asked, so,...well ,...I think you cat see my opinion in here. There may be an OC3, but I doubt it is dedicated and infact may only be a burstable OC3, which would make far more sense.
By the way, where is this OC3 connected anyways? Who is the backbone provider? Who is the ISP? Is Maddox running this themselves? Just curious about these things. I am not impressed with a pipe to the Internet. I am more interested with who is managing and maintaining that pipe as that will ultimately dictate the quality of service.
