Juris Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Rookie coming back to simming, waiting on my TM Warthog to arrive. After that huge financial hit I'm slightly reeling & I still have rudders to purchase. Just wondering if anyone knows of any good deals on BS1, BS2 & A10C. BS1 on DCS is only $9.99 which I don't think can beat but the others especially A10C have heavier price-tags at $30 & $50 on DCS. I'm running an iMac i5 2.7ghz, 24gb ram, 512mb ATI 6770 with 64-bit Win 7. Which of the 3 above will give me the best framerates. I know there is a changelog as long as your arm for BS2 and I've read reviews on the improvements including to the flight model which is fantastic but am I better just getting BS1 then going to BS2 later on? Anyone reckon there is a sale on the horizon? Cheers. MSI Gaming 9 ACK, Intel 4790k 4.4ghz, AMD 295x2 GPU, 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz, DCS on Samsung 840pro SSD. Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
justoc Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 There was actually a sale a couple weeks ago; A-10C was 30 dollars I believe(BS2 as well), and the P51 was just $10. But that doesn't help now, I don't know of any sales. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Wolfie Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 I'm waiting for a summer sale also. Too poor to buy them at original price. Can barely afford the laptop I have. $10 each would be nice. "Isn't this fun!?" - Inglorious Bastards "I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged, and the bodies stank!" - Stones.
Mistermann Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 I'm waiting for a summer sale also. Too poor to buy them at original price. Can barely afford the laptop I have. $10 each would be nice. Yeah would nudge me into "impulse buying" ... :thumbup: System Specs: Spoiler Callsign:Kandy Processor:13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K - RAM: 64GB - Video Card: NVIDIA RTX 4090 - Display: Pimax 8kx VR Headset - Accessories: VKB Gunfighter III MCG Ultimate, VKB STECS Standard, Thrustmaster TPR Pedals, Simshaker JetPad, Predator HOTAS Mounts, 3D Printed Flight Button Box Video Capture Software: Open Broadcaster Software (OBS), Video Editing Software: PowerDirector 35 Into The Jungle (MP Mission) F18: Scorpion's Sting Apache Campaign - Griffins Kiowa Campaign - Assassins
cichlidfan Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 There was actually a sale a couple weeks ago; A-10C was 30 dollars I believe(BS2 as well), and the P51 was just $10. But that doesn't help now, I don't know of any sales. The P-51 price was a mistake. Don't expect that to happen again. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Davis0079 Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 you also probably will never benefit from buying BS1 and BS2....they are the same game and storyline....so if you play BS2 you know exactly what BS1 is.....it not like Call of Duty 1 then Call of Duty 2, where as CoD2 is the next chapter in the storyline BS2 is only different in that they modified BS1 to use the same game engine as DCS:A-10 and that lead to the beginning of DCS:World......(this is not the truth of the origin of DCSworld, but for the sake of my story, this explanation is good enough) the only way some ppl like BS1 better is because the old game engine is less demanding on weak PCs and the ppl cant play BS2 through DCS:World at exceptable frames per second It only takes two things to fly, Airspeed and Money.
tute Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 the only way some ppl like BS1 better is because the old game engine is less demanding on weak PCs and the ppl cant play BS2 through DCS:World at exceptable frames per second My situation is this:( I would love a patch from ED to the old good BS1.
cichlidfan Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 My situation is this:( I would love a patch from ED to the old good BS1. That has absolutely no possibility of happening. BS2 and it's patches, are the patch for BS1. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
ARM505 Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 They really should make 'bundle' discounts available, even if it's just 10$ across a few products - it really would encourage a) more people to buy, and b) an increased spread of the platforms across the community. ie, Buy 3, get one free, or 20$ off the 4th one, something like that. Just something that rewards newcomers getting into the game and splashing out, as it should be. It's easier to achieve a certain critical mass with the products, niche products like the Huey may get more users etc etc. I see only benefits. But that's me. Marketing, marketing....hello, anybody there?
schkorpio Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 well im happy to swap my BS2 for a flaming cliffs 3 key :) PM me if interested I'm just too "special" to fly the shark :) Sponsored by: http://www.ozpc.com.au
GodsPrototype Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 The sales ED has are great. I joined the DCS community not so long ago. I got the A-10C for 15.99 on new years eve. Then in March I bought BS2 complete, so 1 and 2, for 19.99 and the P-51D for only 9.99. Very great deals. I would say just wait for the next sale, if you can wait of course. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Juris Posted June 7, 2013 Author Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) Thanks for all the replies guys, much appreciated. I'm going to grab BS1 and A10C to make the most of my TM Warthog. On another note I just picked up the classic Lockon MAC for 25 cents in a 2nd hand games exchange. Next stop a DCS sale for FC3. :) Edited September 10, 2013 by Juris MSI Gaming 9 ACK, Intel 4790k 4.4ghz, AMD 295x2 GPU, 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz, DCS on Samsung 840pro SSD. Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
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