Its almost free now..

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

I pre-ordered and purchased two collector's editions (one was for a gift), a Logitech G940 and subsequently a GTX570, solely because this was Cliffs of Dover by the IL2 team; and wouldn't have bought the latter two unless I thought it was worth it.

I've done some whining and moaning myself since release, but as an old fan of the series, I don't regret spending a single penny if what I paid for the two CE's helps assist development.

As it happens, I was given a copy of IL2 in 2001, then bought Forgotten Battles and 1946 but only when they went down to less than £10.00.

Bringing the price down to the level of 'bargain' will mean it'll be sitting on a lot more people's hard discs whilst we wait for further software improvements and hardware development. Long term, surely this can only be a good thing for the promotion of the genre, as it was in my case.

I've no doubt that I'll be first in the queue for any expansions/sequels too. I'll probably kick myself for paying full price on release, have another whine/moan and then do it again.

So, I went from bargain hunter to pre-orderer, why not others?

What if they fail in optimising this sim? Its theoretically possible...