it is hard to believe that we cared so much about the direction that this sim was taking to make a big issue about it, with hindsight, we should have simply deleted it from our HD and moved to something else, which eventually we all end up doing.
I'm pretty much right there with you. Up until Wags pulled his BS with getting me banned from E3/Warthog deal I was buying everything they sold, alpha/beta or not. Not any longer. And my squadron, which at one point had 30 members isn't flying it much. Most do not own any new modules except for FC3. This is a direct result of several separate issues that go back in a straight line with ED and their "we are always right no matter what". I could point out all the problems with what they've done since the release of A-10C but frankly I just don't feel like taking the 15 minutes to put them in order. Lets just say that Wags' bad attitude towards me screwed him out of two real life, current fighter pilots offering to help (within legal limits of course). Wags felt it was better to cut his nose off to spite his face. And since I'm pointing fingers I'll tell you that it was directly related to how fuxored everything is about the missiles. But hey, good luck with that ED. Can't wait to see the new F/A-18 with 10 mile max range AMRAAMS...................Cuz I will tell you that both of my pilot buddies stopped flying FC3 because of this. Absolutely borked was the comment I most remember. There were others, using all kinds of foul language as well..........LOL
Either way, ED is cutting their own throat. TBH I think they'd be happier just getting the occasional person who buys way too much software and doesn't use it much. That way they don't have to 1) deal with that person, cuz he'll never understand if there's a bug or issue 2) they usually don't post in forums and if they do it's a n00b question that gets answered and their post count ends up less than a dozen over several years.