Are simulators slowly dying? Or are they about to come out swinging?

[Mac_Messer]

But if I were maybe 15 again, I could nevef efford an capable rig nor all the input devices needed for this kind of simming we all do.

So maybe its a good thing that we have stuff like Warthunder around. Some novice may feel himself encouraged to evolve to more complex stuff as I did years ago from Wings to maybe Gunship, F117 and Dawn Patrol etc. If only 5% of the young ones who play warthunder today, are going to buy an IL2 product, that would be great.

Sorry for the grammar and typing mistakes etc. I am not an native speaker and worrying with an tiny mobilphone

Thanks for pointing that out. I went the same path and it is the main reason why I support giving the arcade crowd a chance to feel accomplished enough to fly with the big boys.

However, my hardware situation did not change. I`ve never had a HOTAS or TrackIR and I`ve been operating on mid range components all the time, yet I manage to fly with maximised realism settings and be highly succesful.

[Cybermat47]

 HOTAS or TrackIR 

 I haven't even seen one of those in real life

[Wolger]

I did try to promote BoS at Star Citizen forums and other forums and found out the reception is pretty ice cold. And to compare what people think about ArmA3 and BF4, I don't think simulations has wide appeal to the mass.

 

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