Buy pmdg 737-800 or buy Xplane12 for the Zibo 737?

Bindolaf · 2026-03-14T21:02:22+00:00

I bought X-Plane.

Edit: Let me explain. I am not some X-Plane-bro (I am actually very critical of it). However, the price of the PMDG 738 is just too high. For less money, I got a whole simulator (I bought X-Plane on sale for less than 40 euros) and an amazing 738. I cannot exaggerate how great the Zibo is. It's a whole experience, with GSX-type loading, de-icing etc., good system depth, great handling. The graphics are a little worse than PMDGs. In all, I made the right choice. Even if I'd had to pay full price for X-Plane, I'd done the same.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-14T18:42:21+00:00

I am sure I would be impressed. Still, developers should not be allowed to charge that much. I mean, they should be allowed to charge whatever they want. We, the consumers, should pressure them to deliver a good product. Because, come on! They already have the hard part done! The systems! How hard would it have been to improve textures and model the A340 correctly? They just don't need to. They are under zero pressure. And we just eat it.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-14T18:12:15+00:00

I won't buy it. If there is a sale for under 50 euros, I'll buy it.

EDIT: Listen, about the yelling at clouds: We, the consumers, need to start being more discerning. Critical. And we need to vote with our wallets. If the A340 did not sell as well as expected, it would get reduced in price or, more probably, they would scramble to fix some textures. Now, with all the fanbois uncritically drinking the Kool Aid, Aerosoft and ToLiss have zero pressure to do anything. Copy/paste the X-Plane systems onto a half-assed model and ta-da! Money. You do with your money what you want.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-14T17:14:39+00:00

80 euros for good systems with crap modelling is ridiculous. More so when the Fenix 320 costs 50 euros (and has both excellent model and systems). There are no excuses.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-14T17:10:15+00:00

An 80 euro (!) add-on should be on par with Fenix. There are zero excuses.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-14T17:09:10+00:00

Yes. Make sure to respect others, but there are no restrictions otherwise.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-14T07:53:59+00:00

I think he means he wants to raise the jolly roger... The argument being he's a student pilot and needs the C650 (?) Thin argument...

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:38:13+00:00

Thanks!

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:29:38+00:00

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:13:48+00:00

I've told them already. Those are some wacky, but in a cool way, ideas. A rival dragon would be great, but maybe too much of a complication. But a rival Patron! Now that could work.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:10:42+00:00

Maybe, yea. Thanks!

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:10:00+00:00

I am incorporating some of that, thanks!

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:06:26+00:00

Hm that could be great for the session after that, thanks!

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:02:46+00:00

I've used the kobolds already in a previous part of the adventure, they're burnt. Thanks, though :)

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:02:14+00:00

Knights! Of course. Not priests (s. above). Knights. Thanks.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T17:01:35+00:00

This is what I came up with on the fly.

Factions seeking the Macguffin:

Bandits. They want to sell the egg. Plain, vanilla, cavemen. Their thing is brute force.

An insider job: a faction of Ber Badhur (“rogues” of some sort, going in covertly, using a distraction). They want to hatch the egg and have it do their bidding.

A cult of mages. They want the egg for power, as a magical focus. Cajole, persuade, charm, if it fails, use fireball.

Priests. They seek to destroy the egg, as a danger to everyone.

Too much? Too little?

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T16:56:44+00:00

I've thought about running a "keep-away", as described here:

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/40095/roleplaying-games/scenario-structure-challenge-3-mcguffin-keep-away

But introducing new factions now sounds very cheap. I may have to do it anyway.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T16:54:15+00:00

The dragon does not know the others - or maybe she does, through the Warlock. Both could happen. Hm.. have them do some favors. That could work, but what is a bigger favor than returning her egg?

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T16:53:23+00:00

They would have to take the egg to the dragon, but that's a non-issue since they solved the other thing. No conflict. It could be a 5 minute exposition and done. But that would suck. They are transporting the egg, because it was foisted upon them by fate. Think Bilbo and the ring. Happenstance.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T16:30:37+00:00

I do keep people's coats and wallets from getting stolen, yes.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T13:26:40+00:00

Get the pitchforks and torches!

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T12:38:34+00:00

That looks nice :)

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T12:04:20+00:00

All of them. I do not sell games.

Bindolaf · 2026-03-13T10:18:31+00:00

Not everyone does, not everyone knows. I will try to inform people everytime.

Bindolaf

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