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    One can not not communicate

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    9 hours ago, EasternT3 said:

    so yes Lars you did bring up MSFS, I don't know how you can sit there and say you didn't because you didn't, maybe read the thread leading up to the comment and. you'll see it was you that brought up MSFS....

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    You yes you Lars then made it into this conversation, because you brought sims into it. My comments had nothing to do with ruining the hobby, nor did I say anything about how Orbx should stop developement, that's you putting words trying to words into my mouth

     

    No, I did not bring up the sim topic. The sim topic was brought up by a user who stated:

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    Not intending to start a brawl on flight simulators, but maybe it will be better to move to the next generation of flight simulator. I have tried it and am astonished at the details and quality it comes with out of the box. Maybe, the development team is considering that, too. 

    My comments were initially in response to this post, which brought up the issue.

     

    Anyway, just enjoy MSFS as I enjoy P3D and I am more than happy to close the topic.

     

    2 hours ago, Stillwater said:

    C´mon guys, get back to the initial intention of this post. Any side discussions may better take place somewhere else.

    Or, another suggestion: Let´s go flying!

    Agreed.

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    One can not not communicate

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    I am extremely grateful towards Orbx that they took up the challenge and once again committed to the development of OpenLC Asia. Breaking their vows and discontinuing the development a second time is virtually impossible to imagine for me.

     

    Of course, an update on the state of affairs is always welcome. And yes, great products take their time.

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    One can not not communicate

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    @EasternT3 I was at work yesterday and didn't have the time to reply to your posting. Your post contained a lot of 'misconceptions'.

     

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    Lars, I fail to see how the amount willingness to spend is in any way relevant to a roadmap, the roadmap is there purely as a placeholder so people know roughly what to expect, I'm just saying because the community has exploded since the release of 2020, you will have more people questioning the roadmap every 5 minutes

    To my memory, I didn't comment on any roadmap. But the willingness to spend is indeed very relevant to a roadmap.

     

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    The lower prices for MSFS addons is simple economics, a larger userbase = more sales therefore can be sold at a lower cost to achieve the same profit margin

    Bigger customer bases allow for smaller prices, that's correct, but  finding a 'good' price is not at all a trivial thing to do. Customers are generally charged what they are willing to pay. If they are willing to pay more, they are charged more. This is another simple side of economics.

     

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    Oh yeah and btw, casual gamers tend to move on from games after 4-6 months, not 2 years.

    Another assumption based on thin air. Apart from this, MSFS was released in august of 2020, so this is 18 months and not two years, if I'm not mistaken.

     

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    Why are P3D users threatened so much that even when the discussion is not on sim vs sim, you feel the need to drag it back to it. I cba talking about it anymore, but the numbers are on MSFS's side, go look at navigraph's report, and these numbers will grow by the end of 2022, with the release of the NG3 and Fenix A320, that's a fact btw.

    That numbers will grow is obviously not a fact, it's an expectation, which is a tiny difference.  I did not bring up the MSFS subject. Actually I never bring this subject up, because I have absolutely no interest in bringing it up. I have an interest in OpenLC Asia, as should anyone who enters a thread that has "OpenLC Asia" in its title. The subject was brought up by another user; I suggest you have a look.

     

    At the moment, I couldn't care less about MSFS. As I said countless times, MSFS has obviously much better visuals, which is no wonder since it is a much newer platform. Nobody doubts that, nobody said anything different. MSFS is not going to be 'neglected' because of Orbx developing a product for P3D. But MSFS is not a sim that I am going to use in the near future. Why? That's my cup of tea and I don't owe you an explanation.

     

    Honestly, I don't understand why you are active in a thread called "OpenLC Asia Phase 1", as you are obviously not interested in OpenLC Asia. You have nothing to lose out of this product. Your beloved MSFS is not getting smaller, slower, or less fantastic due to it, there's absolutely nothing taken away from you. I suggest you just let others enjoy what they like. We are living in a free society, after all, and this means that we are not stepping in others' affairs and trying to ruin their hobbies.

     

    Posts like yours aim at some kind of delegitimization of OpenLC Asia, and we are witnessing them since Orbx committed to its development. They are destructive.

     

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    OpenLC Asia Phase 1

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    On 2/1/2022 at 7:01 PM, EasternT3 said:

    I love roadmaps, but as Nick pointed out in another thread, there's issues, especially as the community has grown significantly in recent times, and just end up with the 'When's Product X coming' or 'why didn't product x release last year', no matter how big and bold you write that the roadmap can change ;) 

    It's not only about the size of the community, it's also about how much a member of a given community is willing to spend. Prices called out for MSFS products in comparison to P3D prices speak a clear language. I have a hard time imaging that the advent of MSFS has created such a large amount of die hard simmers. It has created a large amout of casual simmers of whom 95% will soon be off to more 'gamey games' or whatever distracts them best.

     

     

     

    Let me be crystal clear: OpenLC Asia will be released, and it'll be this year.

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    OpenLC Asia Phase 1

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    2 hours ago, wolfko said:

    i don't believe that they will cover such a vast area with just a single release. Just imagine the download time for such an enormous amount of data and the price which had to be charged for such a mega product! :o 

    I think not many would pay such a price and/or wait for hours/days until the download has finished.

     

    Personally, I'd join Siberia to one of the other parts and make a third part maybe out of SE Asia, but that's only my point of view.

     

    What I don't get is, why the integration of the roads has to be redone for Asia. I didn't perceive any problems concerning roads in one of the other four parts.

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    OpenLC Asia Phase 1

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    On 1/11/2022 at 7:39 AM, Stillwater said:

    Weeks pass, months pass, quarters pass - and I am still longing for a good p3d-Asia with the options to post some real life-sim comparison shots here...

    While I have other routes in my internal store of potential routes, I'd really like to return to Asia soon. There are very interesting routes with Ethiopian or Kenya Airways over India to Hong Kong. Or think of the Pilot's Eye story of Joe Moser's farewell flight EDDP-VTBS-WSSS-VOBL-EDDP. One of my favourites, I'd love to recreate this with the appropiate aircraft :D and the appropriate airports, but I'm not going to do it without the appropiate landscape addon.

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    Poll: An OpenLC solution for Asia

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    13 minutes ago, EasternT3 said:

     

    But how many are unique viewers and are still interested in the product because of various reasons ;) 

     

    (ps this is a lighthearted jokey comment, let's not create WW3, there's of course still some interest )

    On a light hearted note: the same is true for every thread, so in relation it is still true.

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    One can not not communicate

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    On 12/18/2021 at 4:11 PM, dave302 said:

    I don't think the Orbx folks would do that.

     

    It would make no sense for them to do such a disrespectful thing as to cancel the project but not notify their customers who've been waiting for it for over a year.

    Thank you, that's what I think, too: extremely disrespectful.

     

    On 12/18/2021 at 8:26 AM, John Dow said:

    I can well imagine that the Orbx devs, looking at the resources in the office, and prioritising projects that will offer the best return for the investment (as is the strange ways of commerce) and keep the Open LC Asia in the list but move other projects up over it.

    I think there is only one guy, Eugene, who is tasked with OpenLC.

     

    On 12/17/2021 at 7:48 AM, Stillwater said:

    What do you think? Anyone here to cheer me up?

    Cheers! :P

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    OpenLC Asia Phase 1

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    On 11/9/2021 at 6:22 AM, Rodger Pettichord said:

    A release before my funeral would be nice :P.

     

    In the end, only the youngest among us will have the opportunity to benefit from OLC Asia... :lol: ;) Maybe they should put an "in memoriam" line into Orbx Central for those we lost on the way to OLC Asia? :P Just kidding. Actually, it is not that funny when you consider that some of the folks here are a bit older.

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