Thoughts From A New Guy

[LOT767]

First off just wanted to say hello and make a couple unbiased comments about the game, I am new and I must admit I really enjoy this game. Not only is it a great airline game but its probably got 90% of the management/business games beat out as well, bringing me to why I am here.

I love the fact that you get to compete with other players in a real world enviroment with ones product to see how well it does, and the curve balls that are involved (9/11, pax demand drops, fall of communism). I am here on a 70/30 split, 70% aviation side and 30% managment fun.

What I really really like is the amount of detail that is put into this game, this game has so much detail that sometimes I am thinking I am running a real airline! Press releases from CEO's of other airlines, the timing of new aircrafts coming out Used/New/Lease options of airliners. Configuration of aircraft the amount of airports, BK's banks closing on airlines slots airport operation hours, route demands, route pricing and many many more things etc. I am shocked this game is so affordable and you don't need any downloads for your computer.

Also it is great so many other people from around the world are on here, there is plenty of potential to make friends from around the world.

Now on to the things that would be nice to see, please keep in mind this is just thinking out loud. I can only imagine the amount of hours that go into something like this, its obvious there will be SOME things left out. So like I said what would be nice to see is: (a) Maybe some kind of cargo market integrated into the games? I think everything is spot on just the way it is but it would be nice to have the option of buying an older aircraft and paying X amount of dollars to get it converted into a freighter (give us guys who enjoy older jetliners an excuse to keep them flying (b) Its been coverd before but the costs of running small planes is a little steep to be sucessful, not saying it cant be done but......give us SOME slack. (c) Maybe adding a merger option say someone is doing bad and they are about to loose their airline and instead of the bank closing or going BK they could do "merger talks" with another airline thats willing to buy them out. (d) It has also been mentioned but I also like the idea of starting a "world" with already large and succesful airlines, you know give the guys that get into a game at the start who jump into it and build giant airlines a run for their money (In no way am I knocking the players with huge airlines, after all may the best man win, right?)

All in all I would give this game 95/100. I really enjoy playing it and I spent more time than I would like to admit on here, hope to be on here a while and one day maybe have a giant airline......HAPPY FLYING EVERYONE!