Dear pilots,
Today is an important day for us. Some time ago we took on the responsibility of trying to offer you something different, the embodiment of our ideas of what this hobby could and should be in this new age of technology. We did not try to emulate the current authorities and we did not try to merely copy others, but rather build something we ourselves would want to participate in. In this modern era of development and distribution, new ideas are challenging and hard to test and risk is everywhere. Many did not believe in us, said bad things about us and twisted our actions to look as though they were something other than a passion for the genre that we desire to share. Indeed, we have chosen this different path, one in which you are the direct investors that drive development, but one that comes with more risk. This decision made it necessary to seek new ways to do practically everything: such as create a system of regular updates to manage our complex product and invest in constant development to improve it from launch to ultimate completion. Not to mention, selling new aircraft direct to you without a middle man to steal our revenue. Without these forms of direct interaction with you, none of this would be possible.
At the beginning we were warned that this was too complex a system and difficult to manage effectively. And yes, when ROF was launched there were only a few aircraft to fly. Other products are measured by the sheer number of aircrafts available to fly, sometimes in the hundreds. We tried to choose quality over quantity. Few agreed that we could keep our promise of quality and progress, but over time the number of aircraft has grown steadily with no compromise in quality or progress. As a result, we feel that we chose the right path. Many difficulties have and will continue to be overcome and even more ROF flyers will have the opportunity to experience that same feeling we get when we dive into this highly detailed environment. After all, it is ultimately your emotions that are most important to us. We want to transport you back in time and into the cockpit during WWI, have you face certain death and hopeless situations just like the real pilots did. What would you do? Would you have survived? Our ultimate goal is to create strong emotions in you through technology. When we explain to people what it is we do, they often say, “It’s not real, it’s not a real aircraft, and it’s just a virtual model so why do people play?”Our response, “That may be true, but the skill is definitely not virtual.”
When ROF launched it had only two aircraft which was a small start, but from the beginning you have asked us to increase this number and we have. Thanks to your support and efforts of the team we have managed to drastically increase the plane-set fairly rapidly. So this day is very important to us, because we did not know in the beginning if you would trust us and give us the opportunity to reach this point. You believed in us and we have worked hard to get here. We thank you for your support!
And now, we proudly present to you an old friend, the multi-purpose German airplane – the DFW C.V. Of course, you think you know him as you have probably shot him down hundreds of times before. But we assure you, he will surprise you. Now you will be able to sit in the cockpit of the machine and operate it in combat. This aircraft is very interesting due to its versatility. It has two machine guns and can therefore be a full-fledged combat fighter aircraft. If necessary, it can be armed with bombs and serve as a front-line bomber. The presence of the second crew member armed with a gun in the rear cockpit makes it a dangerous opponent. He will attack you while you are trying to attack him.
So we have achieved another development milestone and it will fly very soon in the virtual skies of ROF! We hope that this will open a new and interesting chapter in ROF for you.