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I'd prefer the upcoming C-130 is free and comes with the game. And the FF MIg-29. And a beer.

Not that much. But I really enjoyed the L-39 on the free trials. So maybe...

DCS Steam sale starts in a few hours. What to buy... what to buy...

Can't complain about a lack of sales. That's for sure.

Amazon Canada has the 5070 at around $1800 and the 5080 at $3500. The 5090 is available for the low low price of... $7500. ($1250, $2400, and $5200 in US dollars.)

Every review I watched said "don't".

But customers are not losing the ability to use what they bought, are they?

Mi-26. Because... big.

Steam gives you two-hours of product use or two-weeks after purchase. I've had several items refunded. Think I've only been refused once. Count on it.

I fly it constantly on principle because it's fun. And I that A2G radar. I understand your disappointment, I share it, but even in its unmaintained state it's a seriously enjoyable plane to fly around. It's a great big fat fast fighter with a serious payload and some groovy tech toys. And I'm going to make sure I get my money's worth of fun out of it. .

Well I am buying new releases. I will enjoy flying my planes as much as I can. Including the F-15E of course. I think it's a lot of fun.

Back when we had flightsim magazines, maybe they still exists, there was a story about a guy who joined the armed forces to be a pilot. When he went up on one of his very first flights with an instructor, to learn the absolute basics, the instructor was surprised at how well the guy handled the plane even though he had no real life experience. The guy told him he had practiced a ton in the civvy sim.

I think I have a Gen 3 MB. I'm happy with the game performance, but I need a new drive and was curious about the differences.

Absolutely. That said, and maybe I'm in the minority, but I spend half my DCS time just flying for fun. The graphics are certainly good enough to enjoy the eye candy, and the planes are The Best!, so being a flightsimmer... I flightsim. And the more planes and maps we have, the more just flying around is fun. And you'd think I'd get tired of my Phantom WSO patting me on the head and telling me how wonderful my landings are. But I don't. "You're a good boy! You're such a good boy!"

Do you think there is a performance gap between an SSD and an NVME drive? I have DCS on a dedicated 1TB NVME but am considering a 2TB SSD.

Indeed, that's sound business practice amongst all developers of all products. "Please abandon us mentally. Thank you."

Love to see a top rated sim prop, like the A2A Comanche, brought to DCS. I would absolutely grab it. .

Yeah, the Hornet would be a great first module. My suggestion for an FC plane was for an inexpensive taste test. I just checked and I bought the A-10A and the F-15C the same day back in 2017. I got the BRRRRTTTT! and the speed for a low price. I think that's a great start.

I would suggest they buy an FC plane as an inexpensive way to see if they enjoy the sim. Either the F-15C or the A-10A, depending if they prefer A2G or A2A. Get it on sale for $10 and you're going to have a lot of fun for not a lot of money. I would never suggest a trainer just because it's a trainer. You're right, that would be ridiculous.

I think ED just wants us to enjoy flying the planes to a degree that makes us stay engaged with the sim. And that works for me. I have lots of DCS planes of all kinds and have never done a cold start in any of them. Not once. Probably never will. It's not on my fun list so I'm not doing it. And ED knows there are people like me buying planes who aren't interested in cold starts and shut downs so they have "cheat keys" for easy starts and stops. The point is that the sim is built for a wide variety of flying types. "Here's a plane. Do with it as you will and have as much fun as you can." Again, that works for me. Fortunately you live in the information age. There's a marvelous thing out there called "The Interweb". And if you can get your hands on a computer, you can access it and get all the information you will ever require. It's really quite something.

Excellent!

Did you update? Are you sure you bought the whole package and not just one part?

I noticed he doesn't use his mirrors. Is he trying to keep his frame rate up? Great videos! If you don't want to fly the Harrier after watching those, ya got a problem.

Wasn't impressed with Afghanistan at first but this was a quality improvement. It's a much more enjoyable map now.

That! I spend as much time just flying for fun and I do flying for death and destruction. Whether the F-15E or the Hornet has a whack o' bombs on it or not, they're great fun to fly.