• andyburke
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    273 days ago

    No thanks. Bought 2020 back when MS said they wouldn’t release another flight sim and instead would run it like an online service.

    They also told me they would have multicrew working in 2020 among a whole host of other undelivered promises.

    Have fun, those of you who haven’t been burned yet.

    • @[email protected]
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      233 days ago

      2020 is Microsoft Loading Simulator.

      Game is distributed through Steam, but doesn’t use the Steam update mechanism so every time I go to play I have to sit through a half hour of updates.

      • andyburke
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        103 days ago

        I just stopped playing it.

        Might check out X-Plane at some point, I think they’ve made a lot of progress on their visuals.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 days ago

      They also said Windows 10 would go rolling release. They don’t really deserve anyone’s business for any product.
      I’m not going to sit here, wag my finger, and preach the gospel of Linux. I find that kinda cringe. I use Linux, and if people ask for a recommendation I’ll happily give my opinion.
      Don’t really see the point in standing on a soapbox and yelling at passersby that they’re sheeple or whatever, doesn’t really help make anyone want to switch, just like having someone yell at me to repent or burn in hell.
      It’s a bad look.

      • andyburke
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        22 days ago

        Hey, I switched to linux, too.

        My personal way is to needle my buddies every time they complain about windows. 🤷‍♂️😅

      • @[email protected]
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        12 days ago

        TBF, upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is free, so it can reasonably be called a rolling release.

        • @[email protected]
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          119 hours ago

          There’s was free upgrade from 7->8/10 as well, that doesn’t make it a rolling release.

  • Nate
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    22 days ago

    Flipping through the reviews, looks like they learned nothing from FS2020. Everyone still stuck in download simulator. If you’ve purchased this and gone over the 2 hour mark steam support is usually really quite lenient. I had about 10 hours in menu for FS2020 when I finally called it.

  • Voytrekk
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    113 days ago

    I’m excited to try this. I am waiting for reviews of how it runs on Linux and a small discount before I pick it up.

    • @[email protected]
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      Please allow several days before reviewers get through the loading and downloading screens

      Edit: I fucking called it 🤡

    • Rakenclaw
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      123 days ago

      It’s already rated mostly negative, i’d give it a month or 3 before even contemplating buying it. Especially considering it’s between $90 and $250.

      • @[email protected]
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        83 days ago

        Game has been out for an hour or two? Isn’t that mostly “I cannot download or load it because the servers are overloaded” frustration reviews?

        Anyway, always good to wait a little until the dust has settled.

        • @[email protected]
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          52 days ago

          It’s because it happened when msfs released in 2020, and they have an easy solution… use steam/regular xbox download servers instead of the servers not designed for this kind of stress

        • andyburke
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          32 days ago

          As an MS2020 user, what you are describing is normal for the sim.

  • @[email protected]
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    42 days ago

    I feel like this game is a good candidate for xcloud if you have game pass. Don’t have to worry about high specs or downloading, and if you have a decent connection there’s some lag but not as necessary for this type of game. Thoughts?