Hiob

The main problem with zooming in and out in 2D is that it messes up the scale of the environment and makes judging distances very hard. Not a big problem in jets, but I find it has a negative impact on helicopter flying. I prefer to keep my fov mostly constant. When the fov gets to big (as you can often see in youtube videos) it starts warping the picture (fish eye effect). That I find very unpleasant. So basically triple digit fovs are off limits for me. Zooming in is ok sometimes (like squinting your eyes).

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Syria is my favorit map, too. I think it offers the most overall. It is very beautiful in many aspects. Variety is at least on par with all other maps. Normandy 2.0, Paris and London are also very nicely put together, but WW2 is a completely different animal. If I had to settle for one map, it would certianly be Syria. (for now.)

Then just wait with the buy until the feature list is updated/published. Problem gone. Some are acting as if forced to pull the trigger now! We have at least eight weeks or so to wait for updates, before the module is even expected to drop. Take advantage of that if you're hesitent about missing features.

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Yes, that's what I meant. Offering Razbams module in their store is most likely a contractual obligation.

Ahhh, now now I get it..... I was on a completely wrong path - thinking of a GoPro sticking to the helmet, like on track days. That makes more sense of course.

There are multiple responsibilities in a contract between business partners like ED and Razbam. One party violating an agreement, doesn't (necessarily) justify the other party breaking other parts of the contract. Eye for an eye doesn't apply in business (or at least it shouldn't). Just food for thought, I obviously have no clue what is going on.

You should see the money you spend on DCS as expenses, not as investment. Because it isn't. It's a hobby, a free time activity and as such it is not supposed to generate interest or earnings, but costs money. Make a mature decision on what you get now for your money and if you are willing to part ways with your cash in this state. If not, don't do it. I like taking advantage of EA and pre-order discounts, because it keeps the (not insignificant) costs for DCS at bay (relatively). And I know, that I would end up buying it anyway. For the simple reason that it is the only way for me to experience those magnificant machines. Also, compared to other hobbies/activities, DCS isn't even remotely the most expensive. I know, there is a sentiment of "pre-ordering and EA gives the wrong incentives to ED, encouraging them to spill out new unfinished modules instead of polishing the core game". But I think this is completely backwards. Every business needs cashflow, first and foremost to keep paying there employees (the people that are supposed to work on the core game e.g.). The cashflow that is generated by selling new modules comes to benefit all projects that ED is working on, including the core game. I really can't understand, why people think it isn't in their best interest to improve the core game. I can only imagine that those people never had real insight in business operations. Let's play this through - If ED would stop developing new modules and solely focus on core functionalities and bugfixes, what would happen? The cashflow (at least from the consumer side of things - I don't know about any other business activities of ED), would mostly dry out. (I assume that the lion's share of revenue is not generated by the portfolio of older modules, but by the initial sales of new modules). How would that help the developement of anything. People still want to be paid. The only alternative to that would probably a subcription based model - but ED has stated multiple times that they don't want to go this way (Thankfully! As far as I'm concerned). So, long story short. I will keep buying EA and pre-order modules. First and foremost for the selfish reason to take advantage of the discount. Second, because I can thoroughly enjoy what is included in the initial release and find it worth the money. The perspective of getting more down the road is a neat bonus. If by doing so, I show support for ED - I'm fine with that. I like their product and I like ED as a company. Especially for the way, they engage with their customers. So - is everything golden? No, of course not. There are issues and things, that I miss. If it is important enough, I make a thread or a post about it and try to stay constructive. But I'm aware, that my priorities may differ from anybody elses. Is this the only way to see things? NO, of course not. But it is at least as valid as any other. And that is the reason, that I'm kind of triggered by topics lihe this one. Sorry, long post /rant

I just want to fly it. Can I, please? You don't like it, you don't buy it. Don't make a fuzz about it. This is what is going to happen: I will pre-order it (together with the full afghanistan map). I will be excited like a kid on christmas eve. I will download it, the day it arrives. I will fire it up and fly around for a couple of hours and check out the new map. I will be having a blast and enjoying myself. Eventually I will fly it less, because it has to share time with my other modules. I will be happy, when new features arrive and when it has problems, I will fly other modules and missions until it is fixed. Edit: Took some of the edges away from my post. I was (am) a bit triggered by the sentiment of topics like this, but that is a personal problem.

Ten times the effort for one tenth of the result. Vietnam era pilots and RIOs had balls of steel, really.

There have been problem reports lately with intel 13th and 14th gen cpus. One of the issues being, that mobo manufacturers not respecting/ overwriting TDP and watts/amps. Maybe take a look in that. But I'm shooting in the sky here. JayztwoCents has a video where he specifically digs into how the intel problem shows with GPU errors.

oh man...

Have you ruled out hardware issues? GPU getting hot perhaps? Are you running any overclocks? On GPU, CPU or RAM? If so, set it to default and see if the problem persists. Sorry, didn't read carefully enough. Just be aware, that a tuned system can run fine in one program and crash in another. Every software loads the system differently. What about CPU and RAM?

Cool! Very cool! Looking forward to it!