hi people, thanks for your answers. The idea behind is to stir a discussion. X-Plane for instance is not free (core sim) and is constantly updated. Just like DCS. I undersand that DCS is not merely Caucasus free map and engine, it is more as a platfrom for other, let's call them more seriuos stuff.
Why I started this thread? Just to probe if we are willing to contribute for the development. There is pretty big industry which makes a decent living of creating modules and sceneries for both X-Plane and Prepar3d. Price of the single moderately complex module or scenery is comparable with DCS. If one jumps to wish list in this forum - there are many, many requests for improvement and further development. We have witnessed constant support from ED but I'm wondering what would happen if they hit the ceiling with their resorces? If they even stop developing the core engine....I'm sure there would be a stream of "I'm sorry, I'm sad, what a shame"...type of messages all over the boards...
Yes, some of us payed a lot for the modules. Personaly I have almost all of them just to support the further devleopment. You know, even the modules you payed for were not created from thin air. If you pay..I don't know, 50 € for module developed by (or for) ED, I'm sure that vast majority of the income went into development of the module, not DCS engine. Especialy taking into account that at least 4 yearly generous discounts we are offered.
So my message to developers is > yes, there are people, who are willing to support the development. Maybe even thourgh indigogo or simmilar platforms.