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What's the point of realism if ir ruins the gameplay?




Again...it depends on what kind of games you are making, and for whom you are making...
A flight simulator without the real problens, itīs not a simulator!
The fun in a simulator is to face the real dificulties...not to cover them.
If you dont have fun facing the real problens, them you dont want to play a simulator or a very realistic game!

It is a personal choice... I really love simulations, so for me the realism just make it better and dont ruin the gameplay. Of course, the public for simulators is really smaller than for example Counter-Strike...thats why we dont have too much good simulators.