December 17, 201114 yr If we read between the lines, it is certainly great news, in the sense that MF won't be done under the worst case scenario that some people have predicted. : i.e. XBoxI don't think that Mr. Allensworth and company would take the time to announce something that is not good for simmers.Personnaly, i see great thing coming!Sorry for my english.BenYour English is good ! Welcome to the forums Ben. Tristan Living in the beautiful Chilterns. FS System: intel e8600 core 2 duo cpu, asus p5q deluxe motherboard, 4gb ddr2 1066 corsair memory thermaltake 750w power supply, palit 9800gtx+ 512mb graphics card, 750gb sata2 hard drive, 500gb sata2 hard drive, coolermaster v8 cpu cooler, antec 900 case, xp pro 32 bit, creative xfi titanium sound card, 22x dvd/rw. Still sticking and rocking with FS9. "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
December 17, 201114 yr Can someone explain why the development of these new versions are always shrouded in secrecy. Why the reason for NDA's ? It's not like there is loads of competition around the corner waiting to ###### 'new' ideas and trump MS. What exactly is the secrecy supposed to protect?
December 17, 201114 yr Can someone explain why the development of these new versions are always shrouded in secrecy. Why the reason for NDA's ? It's not like there is loads of competition around the corner waiting to ###### 'new' ideas and trump MS. What exactly is the secrecy supposed to protect?You are right but secrecy generates curiosity and curiosity generates speculations that lead to publicity within game websites / forum / media etc...Summarizing, advertising for free.
December 17, 201114 yr Thank you for letting us all know Tom. Look forward to what you may or may not disclose.hehe . you cant be looking forward to what he doesnt disclose.Can someone explain why the development of these new versions are always shrouded in secrecy. Why the reason for NDA's ? It's not like there is loads of competition around the corner waiting to ###### 'new' ideas and trump MS. What exactly is the secrecy supposed to protect?the secrecy builds marketplace anticipation. its the same playbook that has apple losing a prototype iphone at a bar, just before the release of its next version.
December 17, 201114 yr I wonder if Austin got an invite?you really are wondering about that? please say that you were just tried when you type your note.
December 17, 201114 yr I wonder if Austin got an invite?You talkin' to me ? Uploaded with ImageShack.us
December 17, 201114 yr Commercial Member Can someone explain why the development of these new versions are always shrouded in secrecy. Why the reason for NDA's ? It's not like there is loads of competition around the corner waiting to ###### 'new' ideas and trump MS. What exactly is the secrecy supposed to protect?It really just allows them to craft and design what the public message will be.PR is part of the whole package of delivering a game...so they need a way to control it.Beyond that...and I can’t say for Flight, but in general game developers don’t put themselves in a position where they have to explain every detail, decision, and change. And those do happen in the process of development; team members know to be open-minded and flexible. But for the public every message naturally becomes an implied promise. Breaking public promises is avoided. Things like features and release dates just aren’t publically shared until targets can be reasonably met. As bad as this forum can get, it would be worse still if we, the peanut gallery, were actually invited to comment on everything ;)The NDA has little to do with competition; it’s for managing the public message.
December 17, 201114 yr That's good news to me thanks Tom. Cesar Martinez AMD 7800X3D RTX5080 NZXT N7 B650E | G.Skill 32GB DDR5 Samsung 980 Pro 2TB | Crucial MX500 (2×) | Crucial P3 Plus Monitor: Philips Evnia 34M2C6500 QD-OLED
December 18, 201114 yr hehe . you cant be looking forward to what he doesnt disclose. Funny, I had a feeling someone would call me on this.
December 18, 201114 yr Finally we will be getting some serious news about FLIGHt from a trusted source! A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
December 18, 201114 yr The very fact that MS invited this select group of "press folks" also implies that "Flight" will continue to provide them a continued "raison d'etre" as well...Exclty, and it shoews Flight will not be an arcade game (although gaming will likely be supported). Why else would MS bother to invite the folks behind the forums of traditional simmers to the Flight news event?Can someone explain why the development of these new versions are always shrouded in secrecy. Why the reason for NDA's ? It's not like there is loads of competition around the corner waiting to ###### 'new' ideas and trump MS. What exactly is the secrecy supposed to protect?It's like your future mother-in-law not letting you into her daughter's dressing room while the bride-to-be is putting on her wedding dress. You go wait by the church door, and when she's ready, she'll show up. Same deal with Flight: When it's ready, we can all go buy the DVD. Until then, it's all speculation.Cheers,- jahman.
December 18, 201114 yr Thanks for the update Tom, looking forward to more news when you are able to shareJohn.
December 18, 201114 yr It's like your future mother-in-law not letting you into her daughter's dressing room while the bride-to-be is putting on her wedding dress. You go wait by the church door, and when she's ready, she'll show up. Same deal with Flight: When it's ready, we can all go buy the DVD. Until then, it's all speculation.Then 6 months later you realise you made a mistake, get divorced and go back to your ex whom you realised you can't live without
