What The Heck is This Game?

[Maxim]

I saw on the F2P section and was confused on what is was? Is it a flight sim? Is it an Arma style combined arms game? I see tanks and infantry, and a lot of $40.00 DLC for a single plane.

[fearlessfrog]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=168434976

[Maxim]

Thanks for the Info!

[Big Ram]

Quite simply, DCS is a series of highly detailed aircraft simulations.

In regards to the DLC, it's a bit misleading.
Basically what you have with DCS is a series of full-fledged simulation games. All these individual games then plug into and run together in a free platform, DCS World.

But, Valve doesn't necessarily recognise this system, so they're shoehorning it into the existing system - listing DCS World as a free-to-play game, and the modules (the real games) as DLC for DCS World.

It's unfortunate, because it not only fuels the perception that modern DLC is an overpriced cash grab from lazy companies, but it makes Eagle Dynamics look like one of these lazy companies... when in reality, nothing could be farther from the truth.

[Maxim]

Ah, ok. So that's why the DLC is so expensive.

[Tatsue]

Bastins has sort of the right idea. Another way to look at it is that we're giving the platform away for free (with two aircraft, the Su-25T and TF-51D) as a substitute for the old-school "demo", and then offer the modules as the big deal.

Sort of like as if you had gotted Microsoft Flight Simulator for free as a demonstration of the experience, and then been shown the option of A2A's aircraft purchases as a paid way to expand your experience with more content. But at the same time, in the "F2P" sense, the aircraft included are actually fully functional; there's no artificial limitations.

[Tatsue]

Aye Maxim; one highlight is that the Ka-50 helicopter and A-10C attack aircraft modules were both released prior to DCS World, and at the time were released as "stand-alone" computer games, each with 3-4 years of development time behind them. What DCS World does is bring all of them together in one environemnt, and the F2P planes are there to let you try the environment out to see if you like it before you spend any money. :)

[FeltHλt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgLhz_uWHw4 its a bit old now but i like this video as an introduction

+price is this high because its extremely niche product made by small team for a few years and its the best sim u can get ^^