Gonna probably add fuel to the fire here but away we go!
Its interesting that this post was created by a man whom has actually flown the B-29 and has first hand experience in the aircraft. If he is bringing up a point then it may be worth listening to instead of just pointing out that "the b29 does not work any different than any other bomber plane". This could be a great opportunity to improve on this already awesome game. Individuals from the time period we so admire are disappearing quickly and after they are gone all we have is writing, blueprints, performance charts, and little else to base these aircraft on. I say lets take advantage of this wealth of information while we have it.
There are those in game that fly it like an arcade game and there are those whom think of it as a WW2 air combat simulator. In actuality it is both (ease of gameplay and customer base obviously dictates this). I greatly enjoy the historical part of the game. If you are a person whom enjoys this check out some of ET37's (OP's screen name) missions. Especially his squad night missions on Saturday. The man takes the time to give a history lesson, has a dialogue including pilot to flight crew talk, flight to flight talk, formation to controller talk, to add to the realism. Last Saturday we took 29's, 24's, and escorts up from Tinnian airbase using the CV "Yorktown" as controller and hit 3 airbases. It was a blast! We had beautiful formations, a strong enemy defense, and decent success.
OK gonna step back down from my soapbox. I really love this game and really want to see continual improvement to make it better. I'm tired of the constant whines from individuals who may or may not even play the game (take a look at the worst offenders and realize they never even log on). Quit complaining and if you don't want to join ET's missions, then up an axis plane and defend it. I'll be one of the escorts high over the bomber formations waiting for the Luftwaffe.
Great big <S> to you all!
-Climber
Rod Thomas
CO 77th FS "Gamblers"
