747-8

[PaulGR 168]

38 minutes ago, Ephedrin said:

 

It is going to be an extension to the 747-400. You will need the base addon.

I guess no go for me then.

[downscc 1,327]

12 minutes ago, PaulGR said:

I guess no go for me then.

I don't know his source, but from what I've read the 748 is a new product from the inside out and I'm not sure that the 744 is a required base package.  As a minimum, I have not read anything from PMDG that indicates as such.

[Ephedrin 418]

46 minutes ago, downscc said:

Not in beta.  PMDG has not even announced that the technical group (pilots, mechanics, engineers etc) have their hands on it yet.  Still in development, and by how quiet the beta channel is I suspect they are fully engaged on this and other projects.

oh okay... then I guess we'll have to wait even a little bit longer :D

[Ephedrin 418]

21 minutes ago, downscc said:

I don't know his source, but from what I've read the 748 is a new product from the inside out and I'm not sure that the 744 is a required base package.  As a minimum, I have not read anything from PMDG that indicates as such.

 

Operations Center --> 747 v3 --> Expansions --> 747-8

 

and ongoing communication on this forum...

 

or did I get anything really COMPLETELY wrong...

[DylanC 181]

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[Ephedrin 418]

C‘est ça.

[scandinavian13 5,192]

13 hours ago, Ephedrin said:

 

Operations Center --> 747 v3 --> Expansions --> 747-8

 

and ongoing communication on this forum...

 

or did I get anything really COMPLETELY wrong...

Nope. On the money.

The 744 is a required base for the 748 extension.

[serviceceiling 135]

Just realized that the last previews we saw of the -8 are from DEC 2015. Wat.

[Boomer 1,619]

GOTS.

[Fabo 213]

On 1/7/2018 at 11:42 PM, Ephedrin said:

 

Operations Center --> 747 v3 --> Expansions --> 747-8

 

and ongoing communication on this forum...

 

or did I get anything really COMPLETELY wrong...

I've been asking PMDG to consider making it so that any package can act as base since back when they decided to make it so that 800/900 was base and I wanted to fly the 700... but I guess it doesn't work like that :(

[downscc 1,327]

I stand corrected.  I didn't check the source, and I know better.

[Nighthwk 566]

57 minutes ago, downscc said:

I stand corrected.  I didn't check the source, and I know better.

It happens to the best of us, don’t worry about it.

[Nighthwk 566]

22 hours ago, Fabo said:

I've been asking PMDG to consider making it so that any package can act as base since back when they decided to make it so that 800/900 was base and I wanted to fly the 700... but I guess it doesn't work like that :(

That defeats the entire purpose of having a base pack in the first place. The point of a base pack is to reduce the cost of developing multiple airframes by reusing parts of the code from the base pack in the expansion. As much of the R&D went into the base pack’s price, hence why the expansions are relatively cheap, providing a way to buy just the expansion defeats the entire purpose, which is to reduce workload for the developers and the cost for us.

[Fabo 213]

12 hours ago, Milton Waddams said:

That defeats the entire purpose of having a base pack in the first place. The point of a base pack is to reduce the cost of developing multiple airframes by reusing parts of the code from the base pack in the expansion. As much of the R&D went into the base pack’s price, hence why the expansions are relatively cheap, providing a way to buy just the expansion defeats the entire purpose, which is to reduce workload for the developers and the cost for us.

I'm not sure you get my point.

I don't want to just buy the expansion pack for 25, and leave the base pack for 90 be.

What I would like to be able to do is to buy a 600/700 standalone pack for 90.

 

Same situation with the 777. I own the FSX base pack because, well, I do. I don't own the 300ER expansion nor do I own the P3D version.
The 200LR is a great plane, I'm not saying it isn't, but I'm not interested in paying for it just so I can buy the 300ER (and potentially 200ER in the future), which is the one I actually want.

[scandinavian13 5,192]

This is wandering into the territory of pricing policy.

Adjust course, or the F-15 on your wing will address the situation with force.