First, attend the basics

[fastade1]

Hi guys:
I've toured the preliminary discussion re FSX. The promo sounds promising, but will M$ upgrade the following basics?

True volumetric clouds, including realistic stratus;
Realistic simulation of flight within Cb cloud;
Logical sequencing of arriving AI and user aircraft;
Improved ATC, such as holds on VOR radials, & realistic vectoring;
Eliminating the (illegal) ability of AI aircraft to overtake and/or kill you when you're on a precision final;
Realistic ATC accents. No more American accents at Dubai, Tokyo or Moscow;
Realistic world landclass, to replace the boring and inaccurate scenery tiles;
Eliminating the sim's failure to RAM-dump, which corrupts weather themes with data from the preceding theme;
Eliminating the programming that causes cloud layers to climb with your aircraft, regardless of your flight level;
Accurate ATIS, eliminating the often ridiculous announcements of 'Clear skies' when thunderstorms cover the airport;
Realistic sound effects for heavies on take-off. Instead of the dramatic roar, I hear something like a cheap air conditioner;
Attending the many causes of sim crash, due to conflicts within the sim.

Doubtless, there are more basics that don't readily come to mind, yet have been mentioned in previous posts. Hopefully, the M$ team has heeded suggestions from the sim community, and attended the basics before becoming obsessed with whiz bang visuals. We have many serious simmers out here, including many real-world pilots, and I'm convinced they prefer greater sim realism to 'gamer' attractions.

Cheers all,
fastade.

[mgh]

If I worked for Microsoft I'd ignore requests from people who refer to it as M$.

[W2DR]

They've already said they ignore such posts. Several times, in fact. And the tone of the post isn't going to get him anywhere either.

Doug

[andyjohnston]

I think I'm going to have to agree with you wholeheartedly Doug. tdragger has a great item up right now about how people feel it's easy to do stuff...but it's not!

[tdragger]

And don't forget our policy of cutting one new feature whenever the term "M$" is used. ;)

[andyjohnston]

He used it twice! Now that means you'll be taking out the ATC and the AI.

Jeez fastade
:)

[sandgate]

Please....no more, or we might lose the scenery! :-)

And I do think that the ole M + dollar sign would get up my nose as well! Hey guys, dyslexia or not, it's MS !

Best regards

John

[andyjohnston]

Actually if someone was dyslexic, it might be SM for SicroMoft.


Never mind....

[sclincoln]

It is nice to have the MS people finally posting around here though. Finally an end to people saying, "I heard from a friend who has a reliable source in MS who says that there won't be any more versions of FS."

[tdragger]

<<"I heard from a friend who has a reliable source in MS who says that there won't be any more versions of FS.">>

Funny, so did I. ;)