Hehe ... I'll second Citabria's motion, and add a few barfs of my own
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I don't see the point of having an easy mode, mixing it with a high fidelity mode in the current arenas in AH.
I understand that the proposition is to provide for a transitional vehicle, but what I'm saying is that the argument for the very existence of a transitional model as proposed, will not meet the target, which is to allow AH to become more accessible, and ultimately encourage more people to join the ranks of the hardcore simmer.
Why? Because if a person isn't prepared to learn the ropes using the tools at hand, i.e current complex model, chances are they do not have the degree of interest in a high fidelity WWII acm simulation such as AH.
Such a person would most likely avoid the MA and the SEA, as their skills would remain stunted courtesy of a toolset which doesn't allow for the making of, and learning from mistakes.
Remember that a human-being can only claim knowledge after directly experiencing that obstacle which challenges them.
This leaves the second option, which is to have a low-fidelity arena.
With the level of egotism and the apparent desire of most flight simmers to regard 'their' simulation as the most accurate portrayal of real life, I don't believe that a 'dumbed-down' arena has the magnetic appeal to lure anyone.
It is my belief that people who might venture into a 'dumbed down' arena would ultimately feel intimidated and belittled, because there would always exist a tacit community perception that their arena is second rate. The 'real' arena, to which they might aspire, is 'first-rate' for flyers who've made the grade.
Can anyone honestly tell me that they wouldn't feel embarrassed if it were known that they were flying a 'dumbed-down' arena?
I'd rather be a dweeb in an arena populated by dedicated, than to be king of the simple flyers. And If I suspected that there existed a simulation which had a higher degree of fidelity, I would fly it
, but there isn't and for now AH rules.
Hehe ... that makes me an opportunist
Cheers
Yosus.
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'One day, flight simulation will be so realistic, that you'll need to wear brown corduroy'
Phoenix Squadron.
[This message has been edited by Yosus (edited 07-25-2000).]
