MugHug Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago On 11/6/2025 at 11:10 PM, Litjan said: That is absolutely your prerogative. Some say minimal activity and updates indicate a lack of care by the developers, others say minimal activity and updates indicate a mature product that is not in need of them. As a developer I am partial, of course - but I personally still love playing games that have not had updates in decades, like the car I am driving, and both work fine. Ultimately I think the conclusion constant updates = high value is false, in fact some of my games that get constant updates leave me with the feeling that I "rather hold off playing them until they are done". Just my 2cts . You missed the whole point of my post. 'Constant updates' was not the concern and you assumed that was my point. Relevant updates and the update history/patten was my concern, so I could evaluate my potential investment's long-term viability and potential. My concern was that if I make a purchase, how would the future development of the product be, considering that development of X-Plane 12 itself does not stand still and there are still bugs (according to the extensive reading I have done). Being a heavy user of flight sims since v8 of X-Plane and FS. I have amassed a ton of expensive pay ware DLC that collects digital dust. Much of it because some has just become technically old. But also because some developer's circumstances or priorities changes and the support for certain products slows down or stops. And then others just disappear or go quiet and the customer base is left in the dark one way or another. I am not insinuating such here in any fashion. More a case of a critical need to researching certain developers, the support, etc. on top of the product. And 'my prerogative' that you talk about is more a case of expressing the results of such research on forums, YouTube and the Internet. Even Q8Pilot, who gave me a very favorable impression of the 737 through many videos released a recent video called 'IXEG 737 - Grounded Forever or Ready for Takeoff?' just three months ago. Even while I type this, I am so tempted to purchase but just concerned as to where will the 737 be in, say a year, not needing constant updates but for the 737 to be kept current for current XP12 and bugs fixed. The intention is not to stir things up but at the same time is it too much to ask or express concern? Quote
VirtualAviator Posted 44 minutes ago Report Posted 44 minutes ago Thanks for the update, Tom. I meant to catch up with you at FSexpo-Providence to introduce myself. Maybe I can try again in St. Paul. No matter if you have to push it uphill or it rolls downhill, stay sane - It'll all be here when we're not. Blue skies and happy holiday season. Quote
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