Cafe

As a long time DCS user I went through the loss of the Hawk - I know, that happened for different reasons...but the sense of deja vu is strong. For a long time I eschewed DCS, as the idea of purchased components being lost struck me as a problem in the whole approach. Well time heals most things and I came back after quite a hiatus. Now I am faced with losing access to multiple modules I invested in...and on a wider level invested in DCS as well. I am not a happy camper. Not only this, but my investment in peripherals and PC also are in question. I don't know anything about the dispute and I avoid speculation, but my message for ED is this - my confidence in your product is breaking. And with no confidence, no sales. Your model isn't working. If 3rd party devs can drop off and leave modules hanging, then you haven't structured your content crreator contracts very well. Yes I have experience in the industry. I know, the contingencis are probably all covered in the fine print where the end-user takes the risk, but the bigger risk is the lack of confidence this brings in you and your business. I'd love to buy the F-4, but I won't. Nothing against Heatblur - everything against ED and the ED-creator-user triad that is not working. If it is the money and not personal, then take a look at your business model and contracts - they are flawed. Change it so this is not going to happen in future. We are a relatively small community, with few outlets for our passion. If you want to keep servicing it with true passion and dedication (as your promo vids suggest) then you need to keep OUR dream alive - not just your own. Cafe

G'day Konkussion, have registered at the 77th website, so I'll wait to hear about my registration and we can take it from there. Cafe

Ah, just noticed you were from Tassie. Do you have much of a North American contingent or do you try and hook up at odd hours? Not too keen on staying up to stupid-o-clock with a full day's work on.

Well I am in Michigan, although originally from the deep south...Australia. Used to do some LAN squadron stuff with my buddies on EF2000, TAW, F3 and finally F4. We mucked around with Flanker for a while, but F4 won the day. Older than you (probably). Let's just say my first sim was FS 2.0 and Falcon AT on the Amiga is a recent memory. I can fly most weeknights (EST) and possibly on weekends. Falcon AF, DCS (new to helis), BMS, FreeFalcon (sick of the last two with constant bugs and probs), ThirdWire Stuff - just love the plane selection...I like to watch. Saitek X52, no pedals, some programmable keyboards (XKeys). I have Track IR, but an old one, which I have not used for a while. Airport runways are a special dining treat for me, although pounding some Russian wannabe with an A10 gatling is too much fun. Other than that, lentils make me fart. So how am I doing so far - was that an official interview? Cafe

Falcon 4 veteran looking to move to the dark side. Have DCS World/Ka-50/A-10 Will be dependable in terms of time allocation. Based on US EST zone. Cafe