The group I belong to that meets at a FLGS is switching to WWII with the new minis out. We played our first game of DOW after a WOW game and a new player introduced himself and said he'd be interested in playing DOW with us.

     I hope we dont drop playing WOW and was wondering if anyone else noticed alot of grounded Sopwiths while ME-109s growled overhead? (Not that I blame them)

We will play through our campaign so no grounded planes here. But we might do a WW2 campaign once this one is finnished.

Necronis said:

Don't worry. I am sure DoW has a new popularity because it is new. New minis are out, a fresh new feel to it.

Once WWI starts moving its gears again you will take back to the skies with you biwingers.

Around here, _DoW_ is not looked upon fondly -- of course, seeing your 17-HP unit take 17 pts. in one shot.... :P

I agree: DoW is getting attention - from myself included - as it is new and brings up some new rules to the table.

However, I'm certain to go back to WoW in a bit. It's not a strict "either/or" but more of a "which one tonight?"

I think DoW is going to be a little more popular just because that time period is more popular.  I don't see WoW disappearing though, I think people will go back and forth between the two.  We are going to finish out our WoW campaign and then I'll start looking at DoW more closely.  But until more minis come out for DoW, it will not get played much around our store.

DoW just had a new box set and mini set released, so I think it is only natural it is getting more attention now.  WoW is due some releses this fall and will get more attention then.  Both are great games and very fun to play, so most I know do not do an either or,but many have both.

WWII has had my attention more lately for these reasons, but once some new WoW stuff comes out we will be playing that more again.

     I hope more planes for WOW come out before the Stuka does. As of now I dont have one but if the Me109s have a Stuka to escort I wont be able to not ditch my Sopwith for a Spitefire. The group has alot more WW1 planes but a Stuka? I'm only human.

Necronis said:

I find your fixation for the Stuka weird.... Give me a good old Me 262 anyday instead.

As Chuck Yeager said about the 262, "The first time I saw a jet, I shot it down."

LOL!!!

The more the WWII collection grows, the more I love this game!

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     Im a visual creature- got into this game after the models came out and picked my plane based on the color scheme. As long as its dog fighting I think we can keep the group centered on WOW, but when a few guys start throwing escort scenarios out there for the group- well, lets just say Ive got my Spitfire already picked out.

ejacobs said:

Lol Funny. The interesting thing is that the 262 probably beat Yeager to the sound-barrier, one broke it in 1944 during a dive to help a friend in trouble.  Computer models have showed that it was possible so it probably happened. Everything points to that the 262 was flying faster than the sound earlier than the X-1.

I still prefer WW1 but WW2 is fun too :)

Pour Le Merite said:

There are a number of claims of breaking the barrier before Yeager, even his record doesn't claim to be the first to ever go through the barrier  - he was however the first to demonstrate it properly in level flight, guaranteeing control and breaking the barrier without breaking the plane - the level flight outdoing any of the war based claims and the demonstrating it bit being the reason he is credited over Welch. 

myrm said:

Yeah, he was the first breaking it in level flight. But that was not what I said. Breaking it for the first time is what counts in my book, and surviving it of course.

We can all discuss this without coming anywhere but I said a M262 broke the sound barrier during a fight and then returned home years before the X-1. That doesn't really make the 262 a supersonic fighter but it could and did actually break the soundbarrier even though it probably risked the pilots life.

Pour Le Merite said:

Just because you said it (or for that matter, the guy who made the claim originally said it) doesn't make it so.

csadn said:

There have been some research on it and computer simulations prove that it is possible. That and several witnesses should be enough.

He reported what happened when he landed (and in the report it is exactly like when you break the barrier). He didn't have much of a point to lie about such a point in the middle of a war. Sure, we can always doubt it but it is possible and also likely.