Hello all!
well i didnt expect so much traction on this! i do wanna point out a few things that were said here.
1. "i would never fly that, its boring and this is a fighter simulator"- well, i understand you dont wanna sit in one, and thats fine! there are plenty of us who would love to sit in the cockpit watching you guys defend us! then having the mossies and p-47 working in the flak cannons as they shoot at us! i get its like flying an airliner(which i love doing) but for us its exciting.
2. "it would take forever to build and design with how complex it is"- for the planes we have, and knowing the systems in it. the most complex thing would be hydraulics and electrical. everything else on the bird is simple as per the time. and yes, we have a working 4 engine aircraft in the sim! it was even made out of the SDK! so it shows that ED didnt want to put in the effort. but im sure the community would. may it take awhile? maybe. would it cost more than the F-14 or F-18? doubtful. its not nearly as complex.
3. "it would be pointless to add heavy bombers"- if it wasnt for heavy bombers we wouldnt have won the war, heck even in WW1 when they was just starting out they made a massive impact.
4. "youd need more than one or else they would get swatted out of the sky"- youre absolutely correct. but when you play, is it usually by yourself or working with your team or friends? combat is a team effort, never a solo gig.
5. "you could never get the multicrew to work on something that big"- this may be a valid point, but we wouldnt know till we tried, plus the huey is 4 person. alls youd really need for the b-17 is pilot, engineer(or copilot which ever is best) bombardier, and the gunners can be AI unless you take over that spot. that copilot spot can do the bombardier spot and engineer spot.
my final point is that we are a community and everyone deserves to be heard, and i agree with alot of the points, but im also looking for solutions to be made instead of putting up barriers.
i hope you all had a wonderful holiday
Captain Gaming