[Fay King]

Sorry I did not get back to you sooner but, frankly, I was not really sure how to respond. I can't speak for the rest of Team Pacific, but here's my own personal thoughts:

- The Slot was an enormous amount of work, and I'm not really sure I personally want to tackle another project of that magnitude.
- After its release, the response from the community has been a bit "underwhelming". The Slot has been on the street for about three weeks, and we have had very, very little feedback - good or bad. I'm actually not sure how to read that, especially after the amount of interest that was shown during its construction. It could be the fact that the summer months usually see a downturn in IL2 participation, it might just be the fact that the PTO just doesn't generate enough interest to make it a worthwhile endeavor, it could be a reluctance to use a map that is a 4.09b1m only release, or they just hate it and don't want to hurt our feelings (not likely, as the IL2 community is generally a highly critical lot)
- Am a bit hesitant about the 1:3 scale. Most of the guys who have provided feedback seem to indicate they only want 1:1 solutions. I personally think a good map is a good map, no matter what the scale, but I think "the jury is still out" on that one.
- We have not received a great deal of votes on choosing our next project, but the majority of those who did vote wanted to see a New Guinea/Rabaul map. If that's in fact the case for the community as a whole, then doing the Phillipines may not be the right answer.

I do not wish to hijack your thread, but seeing as you mentioned it, I did want to respond to your original request for Team Pacific to take on this map. I think these things need to be discussed, but we can move it to seperate venue - your call. 8)

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Cheech,

Please, by all means dont let you or the rest of the Pacific team kid yourselves..The Slot is magnificent!!! A true masterpiece. I have built many missions for it already and have many more planned for the future. Your work is very appreciated by not only me, but my squad, and many others here at AAA. I beg Team Pacific not give up, your work is a treasure to us. You all have raised the bar tremendously. You have given us what was once said impossible. You all have put much work and effort into The Slot....take break....regroup....but by all means...please dont quit.

Like you said...it summertime..people are outside and not simming as often. You must also consider that people are busy using the map. I for one am busy using it. Like the movie "Field of Dreams"........"If you build it...they will come!"

Thank you for a wonderful map.
Justin