kamarad Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I don’t know if you realize you guys at Orbx that walk head down on the other side of the planet that you have a serious social responsibility??? You send normal people life havoc by producing and distributing such products on the market… My life was wonderful before crossing your path on this forum… I was a kind of casual simmer. One laptop shared between business life and occasional flight simming was all I needed. It was a simple and almost a Zen concept. Then I bought the PNW package and I was doomed without even realizing it. It started with some quick flight discovering the PNW region. Soon I wanted more coverage, then I purchased NRM and then the next one was Skagit to get a more detailed airport as a home base for PNW. At this point, things get out of control rapidly, I started to feel unhappy about my simming life and started to open the graphic setting screen in FSX. I pushed all the sliders up to the right expecting to see the wonderful details that everybody seemed to enjoy except me. The effect was an immediate reduction of FPS that basically turned my laptop in a slide show. I tried to rationalize things. To tell me that I was not in real need a more powerful computer. I must admit that I failed miserably!!! Next thing I knew, I was shopping for hardware, three screens and all kind of weird hardware. My life soon turned into this mess… Now I have to figure how to plug all this junk into something that will allow me to resume flying. My English is maybe not so good but I still don’t understand why this big iron that everybody is talking about is needed in a flightsim set-up. Well sorry, I cannot stay longer with you. I have to install NZSI in my signature and incidentally try to clean all this room before my wife come back asking why the bank account is empty. In one word we can summarize the problem we face. You guys at Orbx are creating addiction ….. And I must admit that there a magical world that materialize at the same time….. : Best wishes for the holiday season to all Orbx team. You well deserve it after all the hard work to finalize this eight wonderful products !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 We are very sorry for having such an impact on your life mate... No, proud is the word we would look for Merry Christmas mate and... what a view !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 If my house had a view like that the last thing I'd be doing is simming on a PC But thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McAllan Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I have just one question... exactly what do you intend doing with that iron while you're simming?!? Good stuff mate, I'm a hopeless addict now as well, all thanks to the ORBX team. Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Thatcher Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Don't worry guys, I asked John and Holger for a new add-on for my NZSI but not heard back from them as yet..all I wanted was a "House Maid" add-on so I can keep flying. Tracey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt sl Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 sorry what , too busy enjoying that view hope you realize once you start you just cant stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 "Hi, My name is Bandit & I am an Orbx user" "Its been three hours since I last used... " The OA (Orbx anonymous) meetings are getting bigger and bigger and no matter what you do, the treatment for this addiction is not working! I too have been shopping (see here) and I still cant get the smile off my face (maybe the wife will when she sees the bank balance too ) I must agree with the others though that view of yours would be a keen distraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLighT Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Time for an "Intervention" and a 12 step program perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Manhart Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Congrats on your new addiction! One question, what's the clothes iron for??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 If my house had a view like that the last thing I'd be doing is simming on a PC But thanks for sharing! You would soon get sick of it. Congrats on your new addiction! One question, what's the clothes iron for??? The wife Don't worry guys, I asked John and Holger for a new add-on for my NZSI but not heard back from them as yet..all I wanted was a "House Maid" add-on so I can keep flying. Tracey I have a wife for that. Hmm should go down well methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeBird Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 If my house had a view like that the last thing I'd be doing is simming on a PC But thanks for sharing! This was my view from my home for 35 yrs till I got the ORBX addiction and had to sell it to pay all the bills. Just kidding. I just wanted to spend more time with my grandkids. FSX and ORBX gives me a break from the reality of having to live in a big city and not on the beach in Maui. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamarad Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 "Hi, My name is Bandit & I am an Orbx user" "Its been three hours since I last used... " gree with the others though that view of yours would be a keen distraction. I understand you fully, no judgment on my side...... Congrats on your new addiction! One question, what's the clothes iron for??? The iron was just nearby and I thought it was adding a nice touch to the mess..... and big iron is something we fly sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Attwood Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 The iron was just nearby and I thought it was adding a nice touch to the mess..... and big iron is something we fly sometimes. It's a shame you had to explain that. I thought it was a nice piece of dry humour. With a touch of 'irony' Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I immediately got the "iron" humour..funniest post I have read for a while...just the right time at Xmas for a good belly laugh too. Ok, what's that view of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamarad Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 I immediately got the "iron" humour..funniest post I have read for a while...just the right time at Xmas for a good belly laugh too. Ok, what's that view of? Good that you had fun reading it. I had fun writing it too !!! The view is the magnificient St-Lawrence river, about 2 km east of Quebec city on the South shore (Quebec city is located on the North shore). The picture on the original post was taken end of october when I intented to write the post initially. But I started traveling abroad extensively on the last 2 months and just came back for Christmas at home. I had time during the holidays to catch-up on useless things like writing non sense essay. Another picture that is more in the spirit of the winter holidays. And by the way, I also cleaned the mess, installed my last purchase of NZSI and found enough time to read the manual of A2A Spitfire so I dont overhead and grip the engine on the first five minutes of flight. Very nice flying yesterday on the north portion of the island from NZTK TAkaka to NZOM Omaka following the shore. Happy flying for he new year and blue sky.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthendrix Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 this post and the replies include all that make this a great forum LoL thanx for that .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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