Free weekends? Anyone?

[The AMRAAMer]

Has ED ever considered having free weekends for certain aircraft? Or maybe allowing users to buy a module and return it within a few weeks if they don't like it?

 

I think it's a good idea, personally I wouldn't wanna buy a $60 module and end up not liking it :/

[shonist]

happened with the f5 fort me, bought it, just used it 2 times :( a waste.

 

edit: thinking it 2 times... maybe that waste is worth for them..

Edited November 16, 2017 by shonist

[BIGNEWY]

Has ED ever considered having free weekends for certain aircraft? Or maybe allowing users to buy a module and return it within a few weeks if they don't like it?

 

I think it's a good idea, personally I wouldn't wanna buy a $60 module and end up not liking it :/

 

would be a nightmare for ED to manage.

 

Before you spend your money you should research the aircraft, watch reviews, and feedback, you can then make an informed choice before you buy.

[shonist]

would be a nightmare for ED to manage.

 

Before you spend your money you should research the aircraft, watch reviews, and feedback, you can then make an informed choice before you buy.

 

never tought i wouldnt be able to keep the f5 trimmed with my controls :/. a shitty stick with a shitty scroll button but ey, having a chance to test it would fixed that for me

[Rudel_chw]

never tought i wouldnt be able to keep the f5 trimmed with my controls :/. a shitty stick with a shitty scroll button

 

 

Why didnt you use the keyboard for trimming then?

 

 

.. rather than buy a new DLC you should instead consider the purchase of a good Hotas, and a headtracking device ... both will increase your enjoyment of DCS far more than a new DLC.

[probad]

dcs is already dirt cheap for what it is but i guess some people just want everything for free

[mvsgas]

Has ED ever considered having free weekends for certain aircraft? Or maybe allowing users to buy a module and return it within a few weeks if they don't like it?

 

I think it's a good idea, personally I wouldn't wanna buy a $60 module and end up not liking it :/

 

Bad idea. There is plenty of sales so no need to pay $60. I bought the 21, 51, 86 and for my son the 15, 86 and 2000 all on sale at different times.

[IzoAzlion]

happened with the f5 fort me, bought it, just used it 2 times :( a waste.

 

edit: thinking it 2 times... maybe that waste is worth for them..

 

The F5 is an excellent airframe and easy to fly. Missing out.

[Atooyi]

dcs is already dirt cheap for what it is but i guess some people just want everything for free

Totally agree,other sims study level products (especially ad dons created for the sim that is developed by Lockheed martin) are almost twice or some times three times the price of some awesome modules that we have here! also considering that DCS gives us a combat environment which on those platforms such ad don has the price tag of 40-50 dollars. Although it's necessary to keep the differences of both platforms in mind, but after all, DCS price tags are really fair compared to what they offer to users, not to mention that base sim is free !!!

[Johnny_Rico]

Well I suppose if you buy on steam , you can play/test for 2 hours then get a refund if you think its poop ?

[MikeMikeJuliet]

would be a nightmare for ED to manage.

 

Before you spend your money you should research the aircraft, watch reviews, and feedback, you can then make an informed choice before you buy.

 

One thing to consider is, that many if not most games used to have free demos for this purpose.

 

I wouldn't see any harm in User account -tied X-hour trial time and that wouldn't require much additional management. And once you deplete the trial time you need to purchase.

 

 

Regards,

MikeMikeJuliet

[NeilWillis]

There is a free trial, so what are you complaining about? Cut your teeth on the SU-25 or Mustang, then quit moaning and do what everyone else does and spend the money ED rely on to continue developing DCS World.

 

Reality check - the world owes you nothing, you have to work for everything you get!

[andremsmv]

dcs is already dirt cheap for what it is but i guess some people just want everything for free

totally agree. A 99% accurate representation of a real airplane for as little as $25 (when on sale) is a steal to me. Nowhere else can you get that sort of deal for such a surreal experience.

[Mars Exulte]

The problem is not the module or ED payment methods. The problem is people impulse buying, having poor discipline and time management to learn the module they just purchased, and having messed up priorities regarding their peripherals.

 

If you've got cash for $60 games, you've got cash for a control system that has plenty of buttons and functionality for any manner of things you want and isn't complete crap. Not doing that is like buying the frame of a Ferrari but putting a lawnmower engine in it then complaining. Priorities, people. Priorities.

[FSKRipper]

The problem is not the module or ED payment methods. The problem is people impulse buying, having poor discipline and time management to learn the module they just purchased, and having messed up priorities regarding their peripherals.

 

If you've got cash for $60 games, you've got cash for a control system that has plenty of buttons and functionality for any manner of things you want and isn't complete crap. Not doing that is like buying the frame of a Ferrari but putting a lawnmower engine in it then complaining. Priorities, people. Priorities.

 

+1

 

If you blame the F5 instead of the crappy stick you will also have problems with all other modules. If not, you never really tried to learn the F5.

 

There are at least 5 sales a year so no need to complain about 60$ modules.

[Shadow KT]

Let me pitch this idea to you guys... (I know it is OT)

 

How about, instead of getting asset packs (which from what I understad, are going to get more and more) like WW2 units or (ships, units, etc.), include them with a map or DCS World and just increase the price overall on all modules connected with that pack.

 

That way, the community won't get divided.

 

I am guessing if this model is to be implemented, at first the money from it won't be as good as if sold individually, but with time they will even out and even bring more money. It is more likely, I think, that a player buys 40(+2) dollar module instead of buying that module and paying extra 30 for the pack .

 

Just an idea :)

[MikeMikeJuliet]

Let me pitch this idea to you guys... (I know it is OT)

 

How about, instead of getting asset packs (which from what I understad, are going to get more and more) like WW2 units or (ships, units, etc.), include them with a map or DCS World and just increase the price overall on all modules connected with that pack.

 

That way, the community won't get divided.

 

I am guessing if this model is to be implemented, at first the money from it won't be as good as if sold individually, but with time they will even out and even bring more money. It is more likely, I think, that a player buys 40(+2) dollar module instead of buying that module and paying extra 30 for the pack .

 

Just an idea :)

 

This and similar ideas were discussed and debated at length on a couple of threads when the WW2 asset pack was announced. Afger the heated discussion Wags adressed the issue in one of his Q&A videos.

 

In other words I do not think the current model will be changed much in the forseable future.

 

Regards,

MikeMikeJuliet

[Sephyrius]

Well I suppose if you buy on steam , you can play/test for 2 hours then get a refund if you think its poop ?

 

Does that apply to modules though? Thought the playtime record would be for DCS itself, not for the individual DLCs.

 

But yeah, got some regrets with modules bought but hardly ever used - not that ED minds that, but as a customer it makes me alot more wary about future purchases. Normandy is probably my most disappointing recent purchase, runs like an old tractor and I find the environment to be straight-up boring, feels like 90% of the land masses are nearly flat and covered with almost copy-pasted tree arrangements everywhere. A brief hands-on test would've been nice.

Edited November 20, 2017 by Sephyrius

[Jester986]

You expected mountains in Normandy? 100,000 individually modeled trees?

[Mars Exulte]

Does it run like an old tractor, or is your PC an old tractor? Cause I have test flown on it and it works ok. It's a little less than NTTR, but there's a lot more objects on it, lot more going on. It's almost like it requires a bit more resources than a barren, unpopulated desert... crazy, huh?

 

You've got to use some common sense in your purchases. If you're borderline to fair on a "low intensity" map, then buying a really busy one is probably not going to work out real well for you.

 

DCS isn't something that is reliably going to work on lower end or older hardware, by its nature and by virtue of the massive updates it is receiving. Come, join us in 2017. We have cookies and post processing effects here! And before people say "But I've been a customer since 2001 (or some such)" yeah, well, times change, and while you may be happy playing with jaggie polygons, the rest of us want to play something that looks like it was made in the last decade.

 

 

Doubtless, many people faced this same situation when the 8-track tape was phased out....

[Evoman]

New comers and newbies to DCS should follow these simple steps when considering buying a new module.

1. Make sure the free copy of DCS runs well on your current system and that it works well with your HOTAS of choice.

2. Research the airplane well. Make sure you will like the aircraft more for its intended mission than looks.

3. Be patient and wait for a sale.

All of the modules I have I've bought on sale for $30 or less.

Edited December 4, 2017 by Evoman