DUKE, please actually listen to what we're saying. It's not feasible to split the mod into different versions because:

1. We've got only one mod team. A small mod team. We've got enough on our hands making and testing this one mod if we aren't going to have to make several completely different versions of it, too. And yes, they'd have to be completely different. Faster vehicles would mean the other aspects of the game would have to change, too. We'd end up with a completely different mod. Which brings me to my second point...

2. As you said, we have a very small player base. If this mod is to have action/realism minimods, it'll have to wait until we have a large enough player base to split in two or three parts. Lots of big mods (FH, PR, etc.) have multiple minimods, even some full-fledged large-scale mods, but FS isn't in that league yet.

3. It's not good gameplay, as I've said multiple times.

I hate the "you've got few people playing because you're not following my idea!" approach. Please cut that out. There are actual, real reasons why not too many people play FS, and the devs know what they are.

There are lots of people playing realistic mods, too. Most PR players won't go near FS. I could just as easily use your logic to say we should make FS more advanced (which would, I'm sure, attract more players than making it less realistic and advanced - why on Earth should we make our mod more like a released game it's not related to? Do you want this to be Battlefront 3?).

And Black Sand Studios realized there's a niche for realism, and made the hugely popular PR, which is one of the most popular and lasting BF series mods out there (along with, coincidentally, the realism/teamwork-oriented Forgotten Hope and its sequel, Forgotten Hope 2).

Actually, looking at the market today, you'll see that it's run down by overly simplistic arcade games. There's no realistic title like the old TIE Fighter came decently close to be. Which means that if FS really wanted players, it should go realism and fill that vacuum. So your argument fails.

They already have boost function.

N-uh. Lock-on missiles are realistic, remember? You don't like realism, so you need to stick with your unrealistic dumb-fire missiles. Tough luck.

And this can't be implemented into regular FS because?

Having two version of each map would be impossible without hiring a second dev and tester team.

I think I played that game Canadiens! Oh wait it's UT.. not starwars.. nevermind.

lol.

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