VFXSimmer

They really are two different animals.. I have experience in both and business software is kind of a cake wall compared to games development. Business software generally has much narrower and more defined problems to solve - it’s a lot easier to make predictable deployment schedules as a result. You may have paid for it, but they were pretty clear about what you were buying tbh. Maybe cut them just a little slack for trying something so complicated in this niche hobby of ours?

FWIW, BATC's most recent price model. You get unlimited basic voice for free. You arent required to pay $30/month to use the software https://fselite.net/content/beyondatc-revises-pricing-model/

Got it. By all means you're free to pony up your money, or not, for anything you see fit. I guess it just surprises me that it seems like people expect a company to spend a huge amount of time and effort to create a product that greatly improves our very niche hobby, .. and deliver it as charity? Or even imply that the company just "wants your money" - the implication being that it is undeservedly doing so.

What a silly thread. If one were truly a Hard Core Simmer (tm), you would forego a lunch one day a month, if that's what it took, to pay the $15. You would do it in a heartbeat If it meant you could get the type of immersion this product seems it will provide (assuming it delivers as promised). If you can't make that kind of sacrifice then you're in the wrong hobby.

... subscription.. not subscription.... Webster's definition of the word... Does it really matter? If this thing is as good as it sounds, is there really anyone that frequents these forums that isn't going sign up and pay for it anyway?

I'm going to buy it! FYI, if any of you happen to have some spare time in Atlanta, GA .. specifically at KATL .. there is a Delta Airlines museum on the property, and in that museum is a retired, but fully functional full motion Level D simulator of a 737-200. It was an actual simulator used for pilot training back in the day, now its part of the museum. A as member of the public, you can rent it for an hour, get a little training, and see how well your MSFS sim time prepares you for something closer to reality. I did it.. and well.. the passengers wouldn't have been happy ... but I did manage to land us in one piece. After that experience I'd happily buy Blackbird's offering to relive the experience and practice a bit more with the older instrumentation to possibly do better if I find myself with another opportunity at the full motion sim. BTW, the museum itself is really great - you get to wander around up close and personal with a DC-8, 767, 747, and several other older planes.

Thanks for the comparisons. Humbly I'd suggest that RDPresets offer a version without the rock to let the user decide which they like best. BTW, may have missed it above.. can you combine the RDPresets with Samscene or do they clash?

I cant say I'm having any worse performance than the Asobo default. I do have a high end rig (12900KF and 3090) so there is a lot of head room there, but I have to say I love the new release. LAX is my home airport and they have done an incredible job of getting the details right. Its also nice to have the correct airlines at all of the terminals with FSTL. Now if only Asobo could work on the AI logic and/or provide 3PDs the ability to code logic for runway actives so the departing flights use 24L and 25R (except for cargo from the south facilities popping onto 25L) with arrivals assigned to 24R/25L. Do that and we'll have entered a new era for MSFS 😉