Remember though that offline play shows only a tiny slice of what it's really like to play offline, and shouldn't be used to evaluate how much fun the game can be.
( Although I may not be one to talk, I may have the record in this department, actually. I played Warbirds offline for over 3 years before ever venturing online. I (no exaggeration) probably flew a thousand hours offline (the offline portion had a certain amount of moderately skilled AI, who always made the same mistakes).
I even joined a squadron - The EZTargets - before I ever signed up for online play. )
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