News gets a full bashing of whines because that's the way HTC wants to run his business. Rather than focus on one group, A) Simmers, or B) gamers, HTC chooses to try and cater to C) both groups.
Becuase of that, A will whine that the news sucks because there are no new strategy elements or realism additions. B will whine that the new plane added isn't the one with the 40mm cannons and it will suck diving headlong into the ground as they fire off all their ords in a suicide JaBo attack.
Eventually, HTC will realize that another flight sim will come out. If it has better realism and strat settings, the A group will go. If it has 10K air starts, full featured anti-stall controls and a flight model like WingCommander, the B group will go.
IMO, you can only keep two groups 'at peace' for so long. Eventually, one or the other will get fed up and leave.
The new P-51 model and muzzle flashes are nice additions, but I would much rather see a strat model that means something and has a lasting effect. Playing Pig-pile base capture is getting a little long in the tooth.
