ProfessionalShill

Hi!

I grew up on your games, my first computer, a boxing day 486 special, with a stunning 4mb of ram was purchased specifically for x-wing, and xwing vs tie fighter. I played mechwarrior to death, yes - mech warrior, not MW-2, due to the wonder of the battletech tabletop universe. I loved the post 3d accelerator battltech games, but mechwarrior was the first game to bring the phoenix hawk to life.

As a hobbiest developer - picked up an oculus rift two years ago, and have been playing in unity ever since, i have a few personal questions.

How hard is it to get access to a known IP, like Mechwarrior, or Heavy Gear and is there are valuable space sim licenses to even get a hold of up? Is it necessary? I think that this is truly a renaissance for space sims right now, and i worry you're going into a saturated environment with brand support, but not public recognition.

The oculus rift, brought me back to gaming after a 10 year hiatus because i had "played it all". It brought me the wonder that I felt in my early teens playing Mechwarrior and X-wing. You had better be supporting VR.

How do you think VR gaming is going to change gaming? Are sims finally going to come back to mass appeal? M1A1 tank platoon II, please return!

Now, an interesting question. Do you need any volunteer consultants? I'm a geophysicist, working with remote sensing. There are so many cardinal sins committed by gamemakers in the space sim realm when it comes to "realism" vs "gameplay", and just once i would like to see someone make an attempt at creating a game that can meld the boring reality of what space combat will truly look and feel like with interesting game play. And it's not "Silent Hunter in space". You can't hide in space, directed energy weapons on fighter craft would cook the occupants who would be a massive liability in combat anyway, orbital mechanics will govern capital ship tactics. Tactically winning a space battle will rely on deception, area denial with ballistic barages from 10's of thousands of kms away, controlling the gravitational "high ground" of lagrange points, and forcing your opponent into propellant expensive maneuvers.

Thanks for making another great game!

And also, for those of you who worked on Desert Combat. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was a founding member of a very successfull BF:1942, turned DC clan (cc42, now crackclan) and we were quite involved with the DC community at large, the game that you made gave me friendships that have spanned a decade, and one of the only games i ever pre-orderd was Homefront to support you guys. Thanks over and over again.

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I know it's way out of your realm, but what do you think of France? Are they really setting themselves up for collossal failure as reported by many US media outlets with their new tax system? I've read a handful of articles claiming brain drain, expanding poverty, poorer quality jobs are all going to be problems with Frances agressive tax brackets. Are people watching closely, or are they simply expecting/hoping for a disaster in France's economy to show that austerity, not taxation, is going to be the key.

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