JediMaster

My list is almost the same as the publication order. HfRO RSR Cardinal of the Kremlin Patriot Games Sum of All Fears Without Remorse Clear and Present Danger Rainbow Six Debt of Honor Bear and the Dragon

France changed its procurement plans to buying mostly dual-seaters instead of mostly singles. I'm sure in the years since they've discovered there are times when they don't need 2 people in for a given mission but don't want to put all the hours into the single seaters and burn them up far ahead of the rest of the fleet.

CNN put up a short article that could be summed up as "USAF desperately tries to show overpriced lemon can actually be used in combat." From using creative accounting to price the planes at over $400m each to mentioning each and every problem it's ever had and calling it obsolete because they terminated production early.

Eh, a Tu-154 isn't the most exciting plane to take pics of. Now if MiG-31s were flying out of Wright Pat...

That's about 3x more Hogs than they'll need to wipe ISIS out.

It's a sad state when a country won't fund its military to be capable of basic operations. Better a smaller one that can work than a large one that can't, as it might cost around the same but the smaller one can actually get some things DONE.

F-14 replaced the USN's F-4s in fleet defense after all.

I have done a bit of a turn around on it--I only DL mods that I find a must-have. I used to grab every new plane and terrain that came out and a good number of skins and such. Now I've cut that back so as not to stress the sites bandwidth. No slight on the modders, I just don't have all that much time to devote to SF anymore anyway so why burn the site's bandwidth for something I'm going to get 10 mins of time using? If you're using it, pay for it, whatever you can. If you can't pay, how much do you really need? Can you ration yourself and spread it out? Maybe wait and at the end of the month survey what's been released and just grab the top 5 that you want most.

Never heard of it.

I'll wait and see what the 970 brings to the table over my year-old 770.

People have been doing the model swap for years, since LOMAC I think. Swapping out Eagles for Hornets with Blue Angels' livery for example. I've no idea how they did it, though.

We're happy you're happy! Just please clean up the bodily fluids, your neighbors thank you.

That's the thing I never understood. Someone crosses the line, you close the thread or delete the post even, fine. Someone asks "Why?" you just say "violated forum rules" and close the thread. Now it's there for all to see that thread X was canned for going too far. Continually shooting every person who notices its absence and dares to question it is stupid. I'm not saying they can't put that line wherever they want, it's their forum. They want to make any negative comment forbidden, well alright. However, you should then make it clear that disparaging remarks are forbidden, not try and hide that fact while simultaneously not only killing those comments but any comments ASKING about those comments as well as those who ASKED. It defies common sense.

What's funny is you would think an FC-level avionics implementation would be easier to make first. Then judging by response to it they could upgrade it to full-blown mode later on and the people like paulrkiii who didn't want that lower level could get it. They have announced the intent to upgrade a couple of the FC3 planes to full systems modeling later, but not one of the full planes has been announced to get a reduced treatment. So they should start low and work it up. I know the Hornet is supposed to be a couple of years off still, but couldn't they release an FC-level version a year earlier, with F-15C-type radar (albeit with ground mode added and all that other naval stuff) and then pump it up to the A-10C level of detail the following year for an upgrade price. In the interim year they'd be getting money from people enjoying the Hornet, and if they're doing the upgrade then maybe those like paulrkiii might buy it anyway just to try it then shelve it till the upgrade comes. Also, this might be a legit way for ED to make more on the planes that cost more to make. I do acknowledge it will be a bit more work than JUST the full version alone, but I think the added sales would make up for it. Instead of selling it at $60, sell the FC3 version for $40. Then, a year or whenever later that the upgrade is ready, they charge $30 for that. Let's face it, the hardcore fans will wait for a hardcore bird. The casual fans will not grab a hardcore bird on the hope that it will get easier later--because that's never happened. :( Right now buying some of the DCS planes for me is like buying a super pricey Swiss army knife when all I wanted was a spoon--all those features they toiled to make I ignore and care nothing about, like some of the radio and navigation things. After 6 years of flying the Ka-50 I NEVER use the autopilot. After 10 years of the Su-25T I never use the autopilot there either. It's too different from the other "typical" ones so I just fly hands-on the whole time rather than waste time figuring it out.

The only correct thinking is to follow Vizzini's advice and never got involved in a land war in Asia.

Also, it seems a rule of thumb that CPS leaves children where they're not safe and takes them away when they're in no danger.

Just an FYI, but as I read that with all the c's and k's drawn out I pictured spittle flying as you made a choking sound.

All the Tomcats got butchered for fear of Iran getting their hands on any parts.

If I had a dollar for every time I saw the phrase "Supermutant Rumpf verkruppelt"...

I think he and those who work for him on the side all work from home, makes no sense to pay for an office when you're that small, but it's possible when he contracts out certain things they have additional overhead.

Hmm. No One Lives Forever No One Lives Forever 2 FEAR Aliens vs Predator 2 HL2 Bioshock Rainbow 6: Rogue Spear Rainbow 6: Raven Shield Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast\Academy (I consider them one big game) Ghost Recon Hidden and Dangerous 2 Far Cry Return to Castle Wolfenstein Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Crysis Thief (current one) Thief 2 Deus Ex Deus Ex: Human Revolution Did I go past 10? Oh well.

Other than Blofeld, only villain to appear more than once.

Wow, the girl from Game of Thrones looks so different with her pseudo-hip hop getup.

There's under 4 months left in 2014, so I hope 2.0 does indeed make that time frame.