[RedChico]

Il-2 will never die, at least I hope so.

Even though the COD is coming I think I will stick with Il-2.

Me too. Just too much hype about COD/SOW with only a few updated graphics and perhaps FM. The chance is little it will impress me with just one (big) map and a handful of aircraft. In the meantime, when they promised SOW (a few years ago), modded IL2 has become better and better, and i think it will still improve.

Sorry to say this but it will die just like any other game.
COD/SOW is on a higher level of detail for objects and for FM's, problem is that Oleg restarted his cicle of milk-the-cow and you *just* another 8 years or so to get to the level of content of IL2 1946. :-?
If COD/SOW is to be open to modding then frakenplanes and other frakenthings will not be enough.