2 hours ago, JSmith2112 said:

"You are in a queue"

This is how MS is trying to fix the overloaded server issue. By not allowing anybody else in until enough other people leave.

Finally getting to see footage now on YT, so far clouds almost look worse than 2020, some bloke was racing through some time trial gates like an arcade racing game from the 80's, which was horrible, but each to their own i guess. The apparent amazing new colour palette doesn't seem that mind blowing so far. Right now can't see anything that would grab me and make me fork out my money.

I see same issues as 2020 has with water margins and the glowing silhouette's, misty cloud cover looks weird.... most streamers are still stuck loading though... 

2 minutes ago, Fielder said:

This is how MS is trying to fix the overloaded server issue. By not allowing anybody else in until enough other people leave.

Yep. This is one of the worst launches of anything I've ever seen. 

I saw this write up on an MSFS Facebook Group. I am quoting it here. I think I will stick with 2020 for now.:

 

"Hello,

As someone who has successfully downloaded, loaded, and flown in MSFS 2024, I wanted to share my experience in hopes of saving everyone some guesswork. Chances are, the problems you are facing are not unique to you. I will attempt to give my honest feedback on key items that the community is most concerned about.

1. Marketplace add-ons: None of your marketplace add-ons from 2020 will be available until further notice. MSFS confirms this, and is evident when you access your content folder. You will not have access to any paid add-ons through the marketplace. This includes add-on aircraft, scenery packs, and graphics enhancements. This is a major setback for us as what makes MSFS so special is the ability to customize our experience from user to user through scenery and aircraft add-ons, which we have come to love from MSFS 2020.

2. Performance/Visuals: With performance and visual co-enhancements a key selling point for 2024 pre-release, I was eager to test this for myself. It was challenging to get a true sense of the visuals as most of the places I flew in 2020 featured high-quality add-on scenery. However, the default photogrammetry I noticed in 2024 is nearly identical to the default in 2020, at least where I flew. I did not see any significant change in performance, increase or decrease, from 2020 to 2024. This was also a major disappointment as this was one of the key differences we were told to expect from the new simulator.

3. Controls/Bindings: You must manually re-map any control bindings from 2020 to your new simulator. This includes even the mouse, if used. Many users have noted issues mapping their controllers and I share the same issue. I am unable to even map my free-look controls to my mouse without the character literally spinning out of control the second I touch my mouse. I use a TM TCA as my control hardware and I have only been able to map 50% of the bindings.

Overall, this is far from MSFS’s finest moment. After an hour of “flying” I have yet to take any aircraft from cold and dark to flight and back. The product in its current state needs to be more refined for an enjoyable experience. Most notably, the lack of previously purchased aircraft/scenery, lack of significant performance improvements, and complete inability to map basic camera/aircraft controls greatly dull the experience. I hope the MSFS team can sort out these launch-day issues quickly to enjoy the simulator we have been eagerly awaiting. As for me, I will be going back to 2020 until these growing pains get sorted out. I am optimistic that given 2020’s success, MSFS 2024 will soon be an enjoyable experience for us all and truly an upgrade over the outgoing version.

If you are currently frustrated or stuck in the loading queue, I am sorry to say that the simulator on the other side is likely not the MSFS you are anticipating, at least for now. You might have better luck holding off for a bit."

 

 

So not only is 2024 a disaster it’s ruined it for the rest of us playing 2020. My sim has stopped streaming in content. 

Just remember it is only a simulator and they will fix it. 

1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said:

I saw this write up on an MSFS Facebook Group. I am quoting it here. I think I will stick with 2020 for now.:

 

"Hello,

As someone who has successfully downloaded, loaded, and flown in MSFS 2024, I wanted to share my experience in hopes of saving everyone some guesswork. Chances are, the problems you are facing are not unique to you. I will attempt to give my honest feedback on key items that the community is most concerned about.

1. Marketplace add-ons: None of your marketplace add-ons from 2020 will be available until further notice. MSFS confirms this, and is evident when you access your content folder. You will not have access to any paid add-ons through the marketplace. This includes add-on aircraft, scenery packs, and graphics enhancements. This is a major setback for us as what makes MSFS so special is the ability to customize our experience from user to user through scenery and aircraft add-ons, which we have come to love from MSFS 2020.

2. Performance/Visuals: With performance and visual co-enhancements a key selling point for 2024 pre-release, I was eager to test this for myself. It was challenging to get a true sense of the visuals as most of the places I flew in 2020 featured high-quality add-on scenery. However, the default photogrammetry I noticed in 2024 is nearly identical to the default in 2020, at least where I flew. I did not see any significant change in performance, increase or decrease, from 2020 to 2024. This was also a major disappointment as this was one of the key differences we were told to expect from the new simulator.

3. Controls/Bindings: You must manually re-map any control bindings from 2020 to your new simulator. This includes even the mouse, if used. Many users have noted issues mapping their controllers and I share the same issue. I am unable to even map my free-look controls to my mouse without the character literally spinning out of control the second I touch my mouse. I use a TM TCA as my control hardware and I have only been able to map 50% of the bindings.

Overall, this is far from MSFS’s finest moment. After an hour of “flying” I have yet to take any aircraft from cold and dark to flight and back. The product in its current state needs to be more refined for an enjoyable experience. Most notably, the lack of previously purchased aircraft/scenery, lack of significant performance improvements, and complete inability to map basic camera/aircraft controls greatly dull the experience. I hope the MSFS team can sort out these launch-day issues quickly to enjoy the simulator we have been eagerly awaiting. As for me, I will be going back to 2020 until these growing pains get sorted out. I am optimistic that given 2020’s success, MSFS 2024 will soon be an enjoyable experience for us all and truly an upgrade over the outgoing version.

If you are currently frustrated or stuck in the loading queue, I am sorry to say that the simulator on the other side is likely not the MSFS you are anticipating, at least for now. You might have better luck holding off for a bit."

 

 

As i expected. Not enough of an upgrade, which is fine as 2020 is great.

1 minute ago, styckx said:

Yep. This is one of the worst launches of anything I've ever seen. 

They probably need to hire or get on secondment a few network people from activision to properly figure out how to do a game release on a  server/network level.

At which gate are boarding passes sold? a.k.a. "Go to the Head of the Queue" ?

The fact the "You are in a queue" loading screen even exists tells me they literally knew they were ill prepared for the server load. 

3 minutes ago, Ant1975uk said:

So not only is 2024 a disaster it’s ruined it for the rest of us playing 2020. My sim has stopped streaming in content. 

I am flying 2020 now, and everything is fine. 

1 minute ago, Fielder said:

At which gate are boarding passes sold? a.k.a. "Go to the Head of the Queue" ?

No no this is a Heathrow level problem. All the worlds major airlines want to fly there ... not enough landing slots available. We aren't even talking about boarding passes yet lol

1 hour ago, cepact said:

maybe they should shut down FS 2020 servers to make them available for MSFS 2024

I have uninstalled 2020 anyway

Maybe they should have enough servers in the first place 

Evidently if you get past the queue you go to an error page. And then if you load back in you go right back to the queue. What a cluster.