| Page 3 of 4 |
zmed
Posts: 9234
Location: Orbanistan
|
 Posted: Wed, 8th Feb 2012 00:49 Post subject: |
|
 |
Release date (Feb. 29) and pricing details announced.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/#news-flight_launch
For 1600 MSPoints (20$), you can buy the Hawaiian Adventure Pack, which contains the rest of the islands, 20 missions, new challenges and ONE plane.
Also, for 1200 points, you can buy the Maule M-7-260C with cockpit view.
For 640 points, the P-51 Mustang is also available, with NO COCKPIT view.
So, to sum it up, for more than 40$, you get a few islands, and a whooping number of FIVE planes (with the most (or only) interesting one having no cockpit view).
In contrast, for 30$, you can buy FSX Deluxe, with the entire globe, a fuckton of planes, jets and helicopters, mod support, etc.
I might play this for a little, but no way in hell I would pay this much for so little content. I don't give a flying fuck about missions and aerocaches. And the rest of the offering is laughably weak.
I can see why they removed the word "Simulator" from the title.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 8th Feb 2012 01:23 Post subject: |
|
|
cool now i can be an internet explorer men
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 8th Feb 2012 02:36 Post subject: |
|
|
Tested it.This is complete garbage when compared to FS9 or FSX.Microsoft was in the flight sim for several decades.It clearly shows the new age of microsoft developers is braindead.They have no clue what made it successful for so long.This title will fail miserably and for good reason.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 8th Feb 2012 19:48 Post subject: |
|
|
| akwar wrote: | | Tested it.This is complete garbage when compared to FS9 or FSX.Microsoft was in the flight sim for several decades.It clearly shows the new age of microsoft developers is braindead.They have no clue what made it successful for so long.This title will fail miserably and for good reason. |
It won't fail any more than Take On Helicopters failed. They are targeting a completely different market with this game. Simulator was taken out of the title for a reason - it's no longer a sim and they aren't aiming it at sim enthusiasts. They're shooting for the casual players and they'll do just fine with that. I wouldn't be surprised to find out they're working on a full fledged sim title in the future though. We'll see I guess.
Personally I'm hugely disappointed with the game but it's exactly as I expected.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 9th Feb 2012 03:05 Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Fri, 2nd Mar 2012 13:57 Post subject: |
|
|
Hey guys, the game is out since yesterday! It's pretty well worth a try!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 7th Mar 2012 18:24 Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 7th Mar 2012 18:54 Post subject: |
|
|
wtf is that shit...
needforspeedflightsim.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 7th Mar 2012 18:56 Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 7th Mar 2012 19:38 Post subject: |
|
|
I haven't even reinstalled since it went live. Guess I should since they at least gave us codes for extra planes. Not much use in it though for me. I was surprised to find the VORs actually worked. It gives me a little hope that it might lead to them developing a real "sim" eventually since it's near pointless in this game.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 7th Mar 2012 19:55 Post subject: |
|
|
ISOdlc ?
Serious Rig: CPU : Ryzen7 9800X3D | GC : NVIDIA RTX 5080 FE | Mobo : MSI MPG Carbon X870E | RAM : 64GB DDR5 TridentZ5 Neo 6000 | Case : Fractal Define 7 XL | Cooler : Fractal Celcius S28 Prisma | PSU : Corsair RX1000 Shift | Monitor : LG Oled C2 42" 4K/G-Sync
Mobile Rig : Asus ROG751 JT | i7-4720HQ | GTX 970m | 16GB DDR3 \ G-Sync
Just for the LUL: PS4 Pro / Nintendo Switch / Wii U
$team, Orishit, Upay, PSN : Athlonic
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Wed, 7th Mar 2012 20:33 Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: | | We're excited to announce some upcoming DLC: journey with us to Alaska, with over 1.5 million square kilometers (~600,000 square miles) of captivating scenery, new aircraft and additional missions! Check out the screenshots below for an advance look. |
Fuck that. They'll have some measure of success because that's what people are used to these days but they won't get shit from me.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ixigia
[Moderator] Consigliere
Posts: 65085
Location: Italy
|
| Posted: Wed, 7th Mar 2012 23:41 Post subject: |
|
|
You know that the gaming industry is going to the dogs when even such a glorious PC-exclusive franchise is streamlined and dumbified for the masses
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 04:04 Post subject: |
|
|
| ixigia wrote: | | You know that the gaming industry is going to the dogs when even such a glorious PC-exclusive franchise is streamlined and dumbified for the masses |
Yup. They have screwed this one over for sure. It's a damn shame too, as I loved the FS series, and its kinda sad to see it end up like this.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 04:15 Post subject: |
|
|
You idiots are acting like paid add-ons are anything new for Flight Simulator. You could spend tens of thousands of dollars on all the third-party paid addons that exist for the old versions of FS.
Correcting people since 2007 even if they're not wrong.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 05:34 Post subject: |
|
|
Cry some more, then buy X-Plane. It's much better than FS was, anyways.
Correcting people since 2007 even if they're not wrong.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 07:04 Post subject: |
|
|
| Cedge wrote: | | You idiots are acting like paid add-ons are anything new for Flight Simulator. You could spend tens of thousands of dollars on all the third-party paid addons that exist for the old versions of FS. |
Of course paid addons aren't anything new. Do you have a clue? You realize that with MS Flight you get a tiny portion of the Hawaiian islands and one shitty plane by default? Anything further you have to pay for. You want the rest of the islands? Pay. More planes? Pay. Alaska? Pay. And on top of that, it's been pretty much consolized with a video game style hud and gamepad support. MS Flight is more akin to BIS's Take On Helicopters but with airplanes and Hawaii instead of helicopters and Seattle.
With FSX/FS2004/ETC you get a whole fucking game at least. You get the whole world. You get a bunch of aircraft. Thousands of airports. No thanks.
And x-plane? I'm all for the small developers but the whole tired overused "x-plane is the best everz!!1" argument gets a little old. In reality, it's no better than FSX. It has its own set of problems. Yeah, it's got a better flight model. Oooooh, blade element theory. *yawn* Oh joy, I can turn on some arrows to see the aerodynamic forces. blah blah blah fucking blah. It runs like shit. It looks like shit. And if you don't have a pretty good computer, it flies like shit. More importantly, to me, it just doesn't *feel* right.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 10:00 Post subject: |
|
|
| scaramonga wrote: | So what does X-Plane have to do with the price of bread?  Throwing it into the mix as a last resort at trying to make your point? |
I'm saying that if you don't like this game, then don't play it, and go play a flight simulator more suited to your tastes. I don't see why they can't both exist. It's not like Microsoft have gone and remotely deactivated/destroyed all copies of the prior Flight Simulator products.
I don't have a point to make, other than play games you do enjoy, and don't play games you don't enjoy, but have the sense to leave them alone.
| Quote: | And if you are playing X-Plane, then surely you would be more shocked at this piece of trash than myself?  |
Not at all. I think there's an audience for it, and I hope that people it's suited for enjoy it very much and have fun playing it.
| dodger2020 wrote: | | You realize that with MS Flight you get a tiny portion of the Hawaiian islands and one shitty plane by default? |
And do you realize that you get that much for free? It's basically a demo.
| Quote: | | And x-plane? I'm all for the small developers but the whole tired overused "x-plane is the best everz!!1" argument gets a little old. In reality, it's no better than FSX. It has its own set of problems. |
But X-Plane is the best. But hey, if you don't like it as much as FSX, then play that instead. If you don't like Flight, don't play it. It's not for you.
| Quote: | | Yeah, it's got a better flight model. |
You say that as though it's anything less than the absolute most important thing in a flight simulator.
| Quote: | | More importantly, to me, it just doesn't *feel* right. |
The FAA seems to think it "feels" right, so I'll trust their judgement over yours.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 10:03 Post subject: |
|
|
| ixigia wrote: | | You know that the gaming industry is going to the dogs when even such a glorious PC-exclusive franchise is streamlined and dumbified for the masses |
I'm agree with you, Microsoft Flight Simulator was a trademark in complex flying simulations. T
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
sTo0z
[Moderator] Babysitter
Posts: 7449
Location: USA
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 10:19 Post subject: |
|
|
Never enjoyed those super complicated flight sims, quite enjoying this one though. ;p
Even though it's dumbed down so hard for people like me, I'm still awful at landing, haha.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 12:31 Post subject: |
|
|
So is this shit released yet? And can you fly like 737, 747, 777, airbus and stuff?
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Grale
Banned
Posts: 3321
Location: Invert
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 12:51 Post subject: |
|
|
What i don't understand is why people are suprised by what Flight is. It was obvious from the very outset that it would not be FSX 2012, anyone who did 5 minutes of research would have discovered this from day one.
I own FSX, X-plane10, Rise of Flight, Blackshark, DCS: A-10C Warthog, Aerofly FS... the list goes on. but they are all very different, i play which ever one fulfils my flying needs at the time.
Cedge has some very valid points there, I think mostly it's the FSX fans that are sore as fuck about Flight, and are acting as if MS owe them a new FSX and how dare they give us this shit! but seriously it was never meant to be what FSX is simple as that.
Now migrate to X-Plane or continue to use FSX until a replacement is made. I loved FSX but i have re-installed it three times in the past 2 months and deleted as many times. it's not for me anymore it's showing it's age and i have moved on from it.. R.I.P FSX 
MSI X570 Tomahawk |Corsair Vengeance LPX 32gb 3600mhz | Ryzen 5800X3D | EKWB Watercooling | Seasonic Focus GX 850 Gold PSU | 4090 Founders | Predator X34P UW curved monitor | Window Pro 10 x64
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 16:56 Post subject: |
|
|
| Pipili wrote: | | So is this shit released yet? And can you fly like 737, 747, 777, airbus and stuff? |
Yes. No, no, no, and no.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Thu, 8th Mar 2012 19:16 Post subject: |
|
|
So let me get this shit straight. You get a fucking jetski like airplane and a hawaii islands. And thats it? And i just found out the game is "free". And you buy the content. Like WTF? WHat the fuck we supposed to fly 747 from one island to another 200 km apart? Or will there only be fucking jetskis with wings? Like seriously....
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Fri, 9th Mar 2012 21:26 Post subject: |
|
|
Without the airplanes like 737, 777, Airbus A320, 330 etc, this is pointless in my book. I only piloted commercial jet airliners in FSX, I don't care about flying small Cessna's around. Shame they did not include those.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
| Posted: Fri, 9th Mar 2012 21:32 Post subject: |
|
|
They'll add them in later for 20$ each.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| Page 3 of 4 |
All times are GMT + 1 Hour |
people flying near you like maniacs
