DCSWorld community lack of traction ... Posted by Tom_Weiss , 15 September 2013 · 20

[159th_Viper]

well if it had been the F16, I don't think traction would of been a problem. :thumbup:

 

Well that would have been interesting. Objectively speaking one would think that the current project would have a helluva lot more than just 1,764 backers as there is historically no 'animosity' between the different offerings out there, ie no friction between the IL-2/WWII community and DCS.

 

Not so with the Falcon/DCS Community. Now taking the above supposition to it's logical conclusion, a F-16 might see even less backers........

 

Food for thought.

 

Fact is, 1764 backers is indicative of a very serious problem if it's numbers you're after: Just what that problem is is a topic for an entirely different discussion.

[agrasyuk]

I saw this on Lock-On files and thought it pretty interesting:

 

DCSWorld community lack of traction ...

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I wonder why this is so - maybe it is because the flight sim community as a whole, by that I mean the DCS flight community, has lost its once considerable traction, once you strip its numbers to its core, there are not that many people around to support an ambitious kickstart as DCS WWII.

 

Might it be not community fault but rather the lack of substance in seemingly ambitious project wrapper? Maybe its failure by project leader to convey confidence by not addressing uncomfortable topics? Nah... Its probably the picky unsupportive community fault...

 

Sorry to interrupt your conversation about legacy technology guys.

[cichlidfan]

The problem is obvious. There is nothing more niche than Flight Sim only.

 

Which is a very small part of the problem, in this instance.