Hi! I've just discovered that xplane 10 is out on the App Store, but unfortunatly my ipad doesn't have enough space left to actually download it. I had a look at the description and screenshots, and although it claims to be 'the most advanced flight sim in the world' the graphics don't look a patch on Aerofly's! What it does have though that might make it serious competition for aerofly is low memory usage - at the cost of lower quality graphics, free multiplayer, (possibly) interactive cockpits correct me if I'm wrong and arcade game features mixed in as well, such as torpedoes and dogfighting, but most of all its free. I hope no one reads this and thinks I'm having a go at aerofly for not being free; I am more than happy to pay a few quid for fantastic graphics and realism, and I'm not saying that I want torpedoes and jets or multiplayer. Aerofly is well worth the space it takes up on my ipad, and I know it has to be big to fit in all the amazing feature it has. But xplane could well become a bigger competitor than infinite flight since it has better graphics than if, arcade features that attract people who just want to mess about in a jet and free multiplayer. Aerofly isn't the kind of sim that would suit these things, and it is better without them.
Most of the flight sim inexperienced people who aerofly seems to be focusing on too much will now go for the free game with torpedoes, and aerofly will stay in the place it suits most; best, most realistic flight SIM. If you want to focus on the inexperience people who aren't bothered about realism, release a version for them that has missiles and aircraft carriers and jets and multiplayer, and get rid of the arcade physics and simplified controls on the main aerofly for the more serious fliers.
Aerofly 1 + 2 should be the option for most of the people on this forum who as I have already said loads already, want maximum realism and detail. You could make another simple, arcade style aerofly that has limited simulation value, but is easy to pick up and has the things the non simmers want like torpedoes and challenges and jets. Then you could put all the features everyone (on this forum) is desperate to have onto AF 1 and 2 and everyone would be happy. (hopefully!). You would make more money selling the new version as well.
Also, how come infinite and xplane get featured on the App Store as best new games and aerofly doesn't! Its unfair;)
Sorry I'm so bad at paragraphs I know its hard to read in a big block, and I've probably repeated myself over and over
Thanks, Tristan