somebody said over at 1C,
"i wanted to be transported back to the 1940's, instead i ended up back in the 90's with my first pc."
my take.
One would have to be blind not to see the amazing potential that the game has to offer in the future. Complex engine management is superb, as are the damage models.
One would also have to be blind not to see at the moment, that its only potential, and the game is no where near ready as a 'game' yet imo, and no amount of eye candy ohhhh ahhh cockpit shadows is going to change that.
if you want to simulate the BoB at the moment, get UP3.0 in a few days, planes run on the correct boost, right variants of said planes, map that doesn't look like its from the simpsons, can have large formations, all with nice aa and at high res, and most importantly, smooth playability.
I'm pretty sure down the line, it will be the finest WWII sim out there, and far surpass il2, but it isn't there yet.
give it a year or 2.