NEW VR vs. Monitor poll - REQUEST ALL ACG MEMBERS TO VOTE!

[Jaydog]

The only problem in my opinion with VR is that once you've tried it ... It's just not worth going back. I felt that way with the Vive, and with the new generation Indexes/G2s/Quests etc... It's even more compelling.

My thoughts exactly...which is why I'm very much not looking forward to Tobruk without VR

[Boyezee]

I must be the only person that has VR but still prefers using a monitor

[Bully]

I have VR but don't use it while flying the campaign though certainly prefer it for anything else. I find it limits the ability to spot and have access to the buttons and the joystick and throttle that do stuff. Maybe I need to upgrade to a G2...

[Trystan]

I have VR and love it and the different perspective it gives you. I realize using VR puts you at a disadvantage against head tracker users, but I would rather have the better immersion. And the enhanced depth perception makes takeoff, landing, formation flying, etc. much easier.

[Paddy]

I must be the only person that has VR but still prefers using a monitor

Why's that Boyezee? All I hear is VR is the bees knees and, although happy with a monitor myself, there's a tidal wave a-coming that I'll eventually get swept up in.

[Ginger]

I must be the only person that has VR but still prefers using a monitor

Why's that Boyezee? All I hear is VR is the bees knees and, although happy with a monitor myself, there's a tidal wave a-coming that I'll eventually get swept up in.

VR is the bees knees for immersion no doubt , but graphically it's not a patch on a monitor and don't be fooled into thinking so.

[Boyezee]

I must be the only person that has VR but still prefers using a monitor

Why's that Boyezee? All I hear is VR is the bees knees and, although happy with a monitor myself, there's a tidal wave a-coming that I'll eventually get swept up in.

Pretty much what Ginger says, VR no doubt is great experience wise but I prefer the higher resolution of the monitor and it's far more usable, I find having a VR headset uncomfortable after a short time and don't like having screens so close to my eyes.

But I have a Rift CV1 and maybe the newer sets are better, but for now I see VR as more novelty than something that replaces monitor gaming.

[Jaydog]

I must be the only person that has VR but still prefers using a monitor

Why's that Boyezee? All I hear is VR is the bees knees and, although happy with a monitor myself, there's a tidal wave a-coming that I'll eventually get swept up in.

Pretty much what Ginger says, VR no doubt is great experience wise but I prefer the higher resolution of the monitor and it's far more usable, I find having a VR headset uncomfortable after a short time and don't like having screens so close to my eyes.


But I have a Rift CV1 and maybe the newer sets are better, but for now I see VR as more novelty than something that replaces monitor gaming.

Rift CV1 compared to the newer generation headsets is apples and oranges. I went from the Rift S to G2 and it is night and day difference in clarity and no screen door effect. Much depends on settings. Of course clarity will never rival that of a flat screen monitor, but there is something to be said about being in the cockpit vs. watching your dog lick his nuts next to your feet in the middle of a dogfight using track IR.

I suspect clarity will get better in the future in VR, butbots probably 5 years away to rivaling flat screens.

[Sure Shot]

Still quite happy with my G2. VR has improved my abilities by a good margin. Spotting isn't even that bad on the G2 compared to my old CV1. I see things before even some people on monitors. And other times I'll be blind as a bat. Identifying can still be hard, but it's so much better than my old rift was. Really the only downside is checking six for me, although having to look back is fun.

If I had to go back to a flat screen I'd be disappointed, but for the sake of the group I'd suck it up and just use my old IR.

[Kit Pepper]

I also like to remind folks that although the VR goggles are somewhat cumbersome and uncomfortable, you tend to get used to them. And afterall, the real pilots had to wear goggles too. So in that way, it's more immersive.