from what i gather, their so called "freemium" business model is basically a demo with more relaxed restrictions....
i wonder how user-end addons will be supported -- for me that's the make-or-break point, no addons, no buy :nono:
tho i suspect they wouldn't dare be THAT thick as to limit or somehow charge for user-made content... well i hope not....
the community addonbase has always been te strongest suit of the FS series... and it;s the very thing that's kept me hooked and coming back all these years - if by any means they put the brakes on that, well... XP-10 is looking pretty awesome
well, if the free edition is off-limits to user addons, by any chance, then that's fine really....
but my worst-case-scenario would be if they see themselves in a position to treat players seeking realism and extensibility as potential "student pilots looking for a training aid" - then charge ridiculous amount for a version containing the features they'd have removed from the cheaper, arcade-only mainstream game :facepalm:
i really don't go for their general tone... they really could afford being a little more open and stop trying to act as if everything they do is uncontestable gold....
M$ has earned a reputation for being greedy and doing business in frown-worthy ways... regardless of how much truth there is to that notion, it's still how i perceive them 'til proven otherwise :dry:
i'd be very pleased to read on exactly WHAT they're plotting in there.... all this teaser mistery haze really gets on my nerves and makes me feel like i'm about to get ripped off :shifty:
you know, i wish they'd spill the beans already - i might be just paranoid, but i can't shake the feeling that sooner or later somebody will come out with that one bit of news that strikes legacy FS fans as a bucket of cold water.....
anyways, if the
does smile down at MS Flight and all comes to play as we expect it should - then, my oh my - this will be the best FS series title yet :hmm:
that's an example of excessive marketing rowing against the boat for ya.... if you strip down that whole "oooh, wait and see..." attitude, it looks like a really promising FS comeback.... i mean, if they'd simply quit trying to sell it so hard - they'd probably have a guaranteed buy from me by now (i know it's free, i mean "sell" in a "convince" sense)
i stand by my game development motto -- ditch all advertisers, replace with developers!