Hypothetical poll: Would you subscribe to the Falcon flight sim series? You will get the core sim engine, and you will be entitled to all new aircrafts, ground war, and evolutionary add-ons provided by the developer. You will also get a regular newsletter about the developments and future visions of the sim, plus missions, flying tips, the best of the best collected from the Falcon community.

Which product edition would you go for?

A. Falcon Light ($30) - simplified version, no subscription.
B. Falcon Standard ($40) - current version, no subscription.
C. Falcon Elite ($60) - extended version, with subscription.
D. None.

Note: The price of Falcon Elite is calculated as follows: $40 product + $20 subscription a year.

Please reply in a single posting (stating option by letter, and adding any comments as you wish). I encourage all readers, even readers that usually do not reply to these threads, to press the reply button at the bottom of this page. Its easy!

Rationale for this poll: Check the Falcon Subscription Rationale thread.

Yes, I envisage a subscription model that enables evolutionary development, longevity of products and continous service (not years of waiting). Todays marketing are too focused on "titles". Take F15 for example, it is a new stand-alone product, isn't it? Will it have features that you never will get while flying your Falcon? Probably.

I envisage a sim core, with airplane and feature add-ons --- one product continously evolving. Not a multitude of titles based on the same core, incompatible, and with several installs, patches and mess. But thats hard to avoid today, and is enforced by current game marketing. The money is simply not there.

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Why take the risk that the software developer is going to bail on you? What if the addon is delayed or cancelled altogether? Then you end up paying even more.

The concept of standard and pro versions of software also doesn't sit well with me. Besides wasting the developer even more money on developing and supporting multiple products we all just end up paying more money for the pro version.

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2nd Lt. von Krarr
16th ACCW Flying Tigers
163rd Mad Boomers

Do you wanna try collecting onyour lost bet when a developer still goes belly up and doesn't offer any new upgrades/products for the sim subscription you purchased? didn't think so..

With all due respect to those with VALID concerns. I'd take a chance on the F4 team. With the promise of the introduction of new theaters/campaigns (i.e. newsreels etc.) continuing AI improvements, etc. the potential gains are worth the risk. IMHO.

VANDAL