Discussing the Train Sim World 4 Announcement (Do we really need this, Dovetail?)

Dovetail Games are really testing my patience, especially after announcing that Train Sim World 4 is real. This 'new' iteration of the TSW game includes decent core updates that shouldn't be locked behind a paywall; they should be released as a free update for the existing TSW3 instead of DTG trying to milk our wallets well past the point of being bone-dry.

The three core routes are all new to TSW, but they only include one form of motive power each (ÖBB 4024 'Talent', LNER Class 801 and Metrolink F125), while the Austrian 'S-Bahn Vorarlberg' route is the only truly interesting one in the pack. The other two are 'ECML - Peterborough to Doncaster' (the most boring section of a highly-requested route, because of course Dovetail had to stick up their middle finger at us again) and Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line. The AVL is 75 miles long, has 13 stations, only 11 trains a day in each direction and takes at least two hours to complete. How could anyone think making this route for TSW was a good idea?

Real-Life image sources:
Metrolink F125 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/3106801...
ÖBB 4024 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/1265840...