While I think, in the abstract, having the exact range displayed in the in-flight icon is a good thing from a gunnery standpoint. I found that having that number winding down at a really extraordinary rate was *very* distracting.
The eye automatically wants to look at movement and high-contrast. In the words of the Tick, "Oooh, bright, shiny object." Having those bright, bold numbers scrolling while trying to look at the actual con to judge attitude, etc. and line up the shot is very, very hard.
This is doubly true as the aircraft camo (especially the Spit) do a good job (at least on my ATI/Sony combo) of blending into the ground clutter.
All in all, while a good concept, I just don't think it is going to work to hot in practice. How about setting the range to round off to the nearest 5 yards? At least then the numbers wont plow down so fast.
Anyhow, just my $.02. In all other respects I have no complaints. Flew 1.5 hours last night. No discos, no warps. Mucho fun.
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-cman-
The Dweebs of Death
"Death before dishonor,
often just moments
before."
