07.12.2009, 11:20
I don't think we meant anything nasty, at least I know i didn't - perhaps you're being a bit over sensitive here guys? Chill. 
You plane builders are great and we all think you're gods etc etc (bow, kneel, crawl). :wink:
This game isn't just about new planes though; it's skins, maps, missions, campaigns, cockpits, effects, sounds etc. too.
I'm sure you plane builders wouldn't claim to be totally above any critisism at all would you? I seem to remember il-2 fans screaming and yelling in very impolite terms (read abusive) at the official PF forums because they couldn't get their pet planes included....
It should really be okay for people to say that they would like to see some of the core aircraft that fit in with the game concept being attempted before the weird and wonderful - I mean you don't have to do em do you?
I know I also spend a heck of a lot of my free time building historical missions, others build campaigns which everybody can download and play too. I don't know about the other mission builders but I sometimes spend months researching my stuff and buying new books etc. Then you find a load of the planes are still not available even thouigh it seems il-2 has been modded for years now.....
At least you guys get loads of praise and general worship for doing your stuff - which is more than most skin/mission/campaign authors do!
So enjoy your praise because we all love you - but you must allow some constructive criticism from time to time without always falling back on the old "you can't criticise plane builders cos we alone are above it".
You plane builders are great and we all think you're gods etc etc (bow, kneel, crawl). :wink:
This game isn't just about new planes though; it's skins, maps, missions, campaigns, cockpits, effects, sounds etc. too.
I'm sure you plane builders wouldn't claim to be totally above any critisism at all would you? I seem to remember il-2 fans screaming and yelling in very impolite terms (read abusive) at the official PF forums because they couldn't get their pet planes included....
It should really be okay for people to say that they would like to see some of the core aircraft that fit in with the game concept being attempted before the weird and wonderful - I mean you don't have to do em do you?
I know I also spend a heck of a lot of my free time building historical missions, others build campaigns which everybody can download and play too. I don't know about the other mission builders but I sometimes spend months researching my stuff and buying new books etc. Then you find a load of the planes are still not available even thouigh it seems il-2 has been modded for years now.....
At least you guys get loads of praise and general worship for doing your stuff - which is more than most skin/mission/campaign authors do!
So enjoy your praise because we all love you - but you must allow some constructive criticism from time to time without always falling back on the old "you can't criticise plane builders cos we alone are above it".