[nearmiss]

Battle of Britain over boring flat terrain??? Are you for real?
You happen to be interested primarily by the Pacific theatre and that's ok, but there are thousands of us that have been waiting for SoW and all that it entails..
I also have a love of the Pacific war too, in particular the early stages, with all the aircraft that entails, plus the knowledge that alot of them are missing in IL'2s Pacific fighters!
And how do you know what would be more interesting to players? You only speak for yourself, not for the thousands upon thousands of flight simmers out there..
As regards eye candy, if the green fields of England and her coastline are modelled anywhere near correctly, it will be a visual feast for any flight sim junkie..
I've been waiting patiently for this map as it's much needed for it's historical accuracy as well as the fantastic attension to detail that the team are endeavouring to supply.. But there are many areas out there with equal importance that require the same attension to detail don't you think?

I do the BOB II WOV quite abit. I'm not ignorant of the terrain (no mountains) or extreme terrain changes, except for Dover. There is certainly a need for more objects in the BOB II WOV, but no matter where you fly it's all about the same. The BOB MAP MOD that is being done now looks great.

I'm sure Oleg will do his best to do the BOB justice. The battle of britain was air combat, from the British side. If the weapons are modeled correctly shooting the .303s from the Hurricane or Spit and trying to take down HE111s is a daunting task at best.

I like the later war aircraft, the speed, power and weapons. I like the carriers, and the land bases to stage combat missions. I like attacking ground and sea targets as well.

So, I think the Battle of Britain was a great battle worthy of a competent CFS. I just think there is more interest in the Pacific. The Pacific war requires a multitude of aircraft, vehicle and ships types. Then of course you have the largest area for a war of WW2, with combat areas extending throughtout the Pacific Islands, to Pacific Rim countries, Australia, New Guinea, Japan, CHina.

Again, I'm not knocking the BOB. I just think there will be more interest that lasts a great deal longer in the Pacific than the BOB.