Is it just me...

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Is it just me...

Postby Wing Nut » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:24 pm

... or does anyone else find it a little tactless to offer a Japanese Zero to fly around over Hawaii?
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby pete » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:30 pm

.. yes it is just you ...  one else knew this   ....  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby Wing Nut » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:55 am

Seriously?  Only me? :-[
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby JoBee » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:53 pm

Considering the history of Hawaii I did find it a questionable choice.

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...and it's not only you. There has been quite a bit of attention to this subject in other forums and on the Flight website.
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby Boikat » Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:26 pm

"Questionable choice" seems to sum up MS Flight quite nicely.
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby Steve M » Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:46 pm

The nicest thing I can think of to say.. At least Flight wasn't 'made in Japan.'
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby matthewdev » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:09 pm

Controversy is the marketting strategy of choice in gaming these days  ::)
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby jetprop » Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:04 am

Since when was MS tactful? ::) ;D
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby Mike.. » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:09 am

I'm glad I made the decision to not play around with this "game". I find it insulting. IMO, it's like offering New York city instead of Hawaii to fly over.....then offering to add the World Trade Center(s) for.........Insulting........ >:(


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Re: Is it just me...

Postby Groundbound1 » Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:16 pm

I'm glad I made the decision to not play around with this "game". I find it insulting. IMO, it's like offering New York city instead of Hawaii to fly over.....then offering to add the World Trade Center(s) for.........Insulting........ >:(


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I haven't messed around with Flight at all, and when I first read this post I thought it was a joke. Then curiosity got the better of me and I went to the site to see for myself.
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby KDSM » Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:01 pm

Yes I find it tactless too. Wonder if it would be ok to shoot it down on December 7th?
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby alrot » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:26 pm

I'm glad I made the decision to not play around with this "game". I find it insulting. IMO, it's like offering New York city instead of Hawaii to fly over.....then offering to add the World Trade Center(s) for.........Insulting........ >:(


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I haven't messed around with Flight at all, and when I first read this post I thought it was a joke. Then curiosity got the better of me and I went to the site to see for myself.
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby andy190 » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:59 pm

It definitely is a bit tactless. At least MS didn't give us a Kate Torpedo Bomber or a Val Dive Bomber.

If they made those they could have made a scenario where you had to sink the US Battleships. :o

What are MS going to do next? Give us a scenario where we fly a 747 round 2001 NY?
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby Steve M » Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:08 pm

I'm another that hasn't bothered with Flight. But seriously, I doubt MS intended to insult anyone. It's just error #619877hr33cx4i19k. It just means 'whoops!'
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Re: Is it just me...

Postby KDSM » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:06 am

When they gonna offer a B-29 to fly around over Hiroshima?
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