gilles.lagace

Correcting the URL for my fellow BVATC member, Tom... http://www.fsxbeyondgamespy.com/ More info... from our press release : As you may know, the GameSpy-powered component of Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX) multiplayer was decommissioned on December 6, 2012.] It is now official that GameSpy will no longer be supporting the FSX title and that users of FSX will need to turn elsewhere to connect with each other. Now that we no longer have GameSpy, we all need to act together to save our hobby and ensure multiplayer remains alive through Direct Connect. Over the past six years, many communities have relied on GameSpy to host multiplayer sessions with FSX and allow their users to connect with one another. Boston Virtual ATC (BVA), a 3500-member community that relied on GameSpy’s technology in addition to FSX’s Direct Connect functionality, is one such community affected by this loss. To help FSX users seeking alternative options learn about the various communities that provide realistic operations and immersive ATC, BVA has sponsored a website to explain the situation, post relevant news, and describe the servers and communities that remain available. To learn more about the future of FSX multiplayer beyond GameSpy or to contribute to the conversation, please see the following website: http://www.fsxbeyondgamespy.com/

Hi everyone, I'm also new on the AVSIM forums. I am part of a great FSX Multiplayer Community called "Boston Virtual ATC" as an Adminstrator, aka BVATC. As you may know, the GameSpy-powered component of Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX) multiplayer was decommissioned on December 6, 2012.] It is now official that GameSpy will no longer be supporting the FSX title and that users of FSX will need to turn elsewhere to connect with each other. Now that we no longer have GameSpy, we all need to act together to save our hobby and ensure multiplayer remains alive through Direct Connect. Over the past six years, many communities have relied on GameSpy to host multiplayer sessions with FSX and allow their users to connect with one another. Boston Virtual ATC (BVA), a 3500-member community that relied on GameSpy’s technology in addition to FSX’s Direct Connect functionality, is one such community affected by this loss. To help FSX users seeking alternative options learn about the various communities that provide realistic operations and immersive ATC, BVA has sponsored a website to explain the situation, post relevant news, and describe the servers and communities that remain available. To learn more about the future of FSX multiplayer beyond GameSpy or to contribute to the conversation, please see the following website: http://fsxbeyondgamespy.com/