Unreasonable Prices

[ArabianNumeral]

Why are the add-ons so absurdly expensive? I literally got Flight Simulator X for way cheaper than the add-ons themselves. They're costing up to even $25 dollars for a single plane. I'd rather use that money for different flight sims out there... And I would only consider buying these add-ons for a more reasonable price.

[keenrw]

Think of all the time and effot it takes the developers to make such add ons ...a simple Aircraft could take quite a while to get right , for scenery they may have to visit the airport to take pics then put them on PC .. they then have to make the models for the terminals..beta test etc etc all takes time and effot , my self i dont think they are that expensive ..... plus there are loads of freeware add ons too so you dont have to buy them

[keenrw]

just to add to the above .. some of the free Airports may even be more up to date then a payware airport plus you can update free scenery using an AFCAD program , i use Ray Smiths Airports that you can get on Avsim

[3 Wire]

I agree with keenrw, the time, effort, and expense of developing quality add-ons is considerable, and $25 for a top notch add-on plane or scenery is actually quite reasonable IMHO.

I'll use the Quality Wings 757 as an example, I believe it runs around $25 and there's nothing in the freeware world that even comes close IMO to the model, systems, and especially the virtual cockpit of the QW 757. Add to that the dozens of top quality HD liveries that are free to download, plus the livery manager tool that makes installing and uninstalling liveries a breeze and you start to see where $25 is really quite a bargain, especially when you consider the price of some of the really high end add-ons from vendors like Captain Sim and PMDG that can set you back close to $100 or more for one aircraft series.

I also agree with keenrw about the Ray Smith freeware add on airports, most of these approach the quality of many payware airports, and are always a big improvement over the default airport scenery, and I higly reccommend them.

There is a ton of very nice freeware aircraft, airport, and other add on's available at places like AVSIM, and by all means you should take advantage of these, but sooner or later there's going to be some aircraft, airport, or other addon that you are going to have to pony up some cash for if you want the best there is. As the saying goes... There's no free lunch.

[LHookins]

Typically, you get what you pay for. FSX has plenty of default aircraft. You should be able to find good freeware aircraft if you're willing to go outside Steam and search a bit.

From what I've seen, most of the least expensive payware are better than the FSX default stuff. The most expensive are incredibly better. The stuff in the middle range will surprise you at how good it is, especially if you've only been flying the default aircraft.

I've never paid as low as $25 for an aircraft, but I wasn't buying through Steam.

And one of the best aircraft I have is freeware and better than all but a couple of the payware. Manfred Jahn's C-47, with Jan Visser's high res virtual cockpit. Basically a DC-3. Expect a gorgeous but somewhat complex aircraft.

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[Kaoz]

I wouldn't buy any aircraft here on steam before checking with others, like the embraer ejets they're missing The weather radar and the dc3 are missing the liveries letters, for dc3 freewares are better. Those are some aircraft of the items I bought and regret

[keenrw]

@ DrukenNuke Regarding the Embraer Jets .. its not just the steam version but the Justflight version thats missing the WX radar but that can be fixed by running a simconnect file from within the SimConnect SDK folder thats in the FSX folder....sadly this fix wont work on every PC .

[3 Wire]

DrukenNuke の投稿を引用：

I wouldn't buy any aircraft here on steam before checking with others, like the embraer ejets they're missing The weather radar and the dc3 are missing the liveries letters, for dc3 freewares are better. Those are some aircraft of the items I bought and regret

I have to agree, no offense to the add ons steam offers, but they often seem to be missing significant features that the off steam versions include. Personally, I almost always purchase my FSX SE add ons outside of the steam store.

[Kaoz]

keenrw の投稿を引用：

@ DrukenNuke Regarding the Embraer Jets .. its not just the steam version but the Justflight version thats missing the WX radar but that can be fixed by running a simconnect file from within the SimConnect SDK folder thats in the FSX folder....sadly this fix wont work on every PC .

The steam version was gutted of the radar system, is on their website, this is false information that was spread by trolls here on steam. If you have it would love to see it working.

[TextRich]

Another thing to think about is that those add-ons were all made by companies not Microsoft, Dovetail Games, and Steam, so those add-on companies do not have the financial resources of the three companies mentioned. Some of the add-ons are for a small minority of FSX users rather than suitable for all users. So the high prices help those smal companies at least break even with their money invested in making those add-ons in the first place. No reasonable company would produce add-ons and end the day with less income than expeditures.

Microsoft no longer produces FS games and Steam is a big company, so it isn't a big deal for DTG put the base sim on frequent 50-75% off sales. DTG's business model is to sell their base sims cheap and gain additional % of sales from Steam store sales. Hey, it helps to keep FSX active in the modern flight simulation world.

[[57th] AngryHatter]

grock3663 の投稿を引用：

Why are the add-ons so absurdly expensive? I literally got Flight Simulator X for way cheaper than the add-ons themselves. They're costing up to even $25 dollars for a single plane. I'd rather use that money for different flight sims out there... And I would only consider buying these add-ons for a more reasonable price.

Go for a great model like any A2A and you will pay $50 and be happy afterwards.

[Thogmar]

grock3663 の投稿を引用：

Why are the add-ons so absurdly expensive? I literally got Flight Simulator X for way cheaper than the add-ons themselves. They're costing up to even $25 dollars for a single plane. I'd rather use that money for different flight sims out there... And I would only consider buying these add-ons for a more reasonable price.

Why do you have no idea what the real value of complex software is, or what the value is in getting a simulated multi-million dollar aircraft with no fuel or other operational costs for 35-50-100 dollars?
Time to grow up child.

[Tsarcasm]

good god another thread of this. so annoying.

[Nightmare1964]

I see the OP put zero research in before trolling the forum with another useless whinge about the cost of DLC or addons.

FSX is well known for it's HUGE range of addon options. Its what keeps it in the market place as the go to for flight sims for over a decade. The others just haven't caught up with the shear volume of content out there for FSX, both paid and free.

[LHookins]

Tsarcasm の投稿を引用：

good god another thread of this. so annoying.

Thank Thogmar for resurrecting a thread that died two weeks ago.

[Tsarcasm]

LHookins の投稿を引用：

Tsarcasm の投稿を引用：

good god another thread of this. so annoying.

Thank Thogmar for resurrecting a thread that died two weeks ago.

Didn't even realise how old this thread was. This is absurd.