We have been through this before. FS2020 will survive because it knows how to love. It has so much love to give that it will survive. It will survive.....

Just now, DJJose said:

We have been through this before. FS2020 will survive because it knows how to love. It has so much love to give that it will survive. It will survive.....

Thanks Romeo.

I'll admit, that after a wasted 6 hours of download/install time last night (seemed so long ago!), figuring out how to correct the MS Store install path, then seeing that I didn't get my Preemie Deluxe Cheeseburger additional content and working through that, and then painstakingly plodding through the cumbersome joystick mapping process for just the basic stuff, I took my inaugural flight from O28 (where I started taking flight lessons as a young'un and highly recommend as a departure airfield) in the Cessna 152 and...

It's pretty Bitchen'...

The sound and sights on takeoff were exactly what I remembered, it's a hot August day and I got bumped around in the air just like I remembered,  my little podunk town was all there, and the field over where we did spin training (minus the cows), I found the block where our tiny little house was, and my old middle school on the corner, plus my old High School and our football field (Go, Wolverines!) and the road from there winding up the hills to the airport, which I ran every day and back on the cross country team.   After a little tour, set up for a nice final between the trees (which are accurate, being NorCal Redwood country) all the time hearing my old instructor talk me through it, for a nice little squeaker of a greased landing that I think would have made him happy. 

Despite the rough edges here and there, it's gonna be a GREAT platform for improvements going forward.  This is gonna be a blast exploring old haunts,  current surroundings and new frontiers.  

24 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

Those of us who know well the horrors of the previous simulators, like most people on AVSIM, will put up with these issues and patiently wait for them to be fixed while enjoying what's there now. But I think it's very likely this botched launch will have an impact on its general success, which will truly be a shame. People were willing to give a rather niche game a chance thanks to its stunning visuals, and that was lost.

I doubt it.  Nothing will stop this sim.

Regards

bs

13 minutes ago, Jonathan Berthier said:

Co-signed.

This is easily the most ambitious flight simulator ever released, with the most new technologies to wade through, and people are bashing the developers like they threw some landclass down and recycled FSX's flight model. No, they are trying to do not just one thing in a new way, but just about everything in a new way. The sheer scale of this thing is just nuts. If it takes a few months to iron out the kinks, I'd consider that a massive win.

Edited August 18, 20205 yr by bonchie

2 minutes ago, Stoopy said:

It's pretty Bitchen'...

The sound and sights on takeoff were exactly what I remembered, it's a hot August day and I got bumped around in the air just like I remembered

exsactly, same feeling, thats why MSFS will stay no matter what people say, 99% will love this experience

I agree, this is the platform we all dreamed of. They have it about 90% complete, we just need that last 10%. If they never do it, I will still enjoy it though, as I'm not as hardcore as some, but that last 10% could make it twice as good probably.

 

The upsides of this sim totally negate the issues I saw in Beta.  As a matter of fact, anytime software is on the leading edge of new technology, there are bugs and whatnot, but you can't hide the fact that this is just the beginning of a monumental shift in this hobby.  The delivery of MSFS2020 I think should have been better, from the negative responses, but going forward, the negativity will wane and we'll be steeped in immersion flying to and fro in this sim.

We can do it without the last 10% IMO.  You need to leave a few Republicans.

Cheers

bs

The level of detail around Seattle is truly mind boggling, cannot get over it, it literally looks perfect to real life, it's so close 99.9% there.

 

 

No chance seen it all before lol

37 minutes ago, bean_sprout said:

Thanks Romeo.

Romeo, now suddenly your heart is burning
Romeo, and in her eyes the stars are shining
Romeo, Romeo, Romeo.....

I honor requests. 😀

1 minute ago, DJJose said:

Romeo, now suddenly your heart is burning
Romeo, and in her eyes the stars are shining
Romeo, Romeo, Romeo.....

I honor requests. 😀

That;s sick.

36 minutes ago, bean_sprout said:

I doubt it.  Nothing will stop this sim.

The simulator is not going anywhere for sure, and it will be in a much healthier state eventually and probably not too long from now. But I won't be surprised if the 10-year support/development plan is tuned to be less ambitious.

3 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

The simulator is not going anywhere for sure, and it will be in a much healthier state eventually and probably not too long from now. But I won't be surprised if the 10-year support/development plan is tuned to be less ambitious.

Yee of little faith.

bs