I would pay $59.95

. Here's the reason. I see the effort. When I say "see" i mean, I actualy feel it in the game. I am however, a bit concerned that an ex-army guy would make such rash comments about the game not being realistic enough. There's two classes of people in my opinion who play this game, those who would like the game to so closely simulate reality that the only thing between the game and reality is the pain. Then, there are those who see the game for what it is -- A GAME. The original intent of this mod (at least as I see it) was for those of us who are not millitary folks to get a flavor of the reality of war. The goal seems to be to get more mature players (as the 0.7 manual says) in the game. This is a tough task. No matter how hard you try, you will always have trigger happy fools playing just for the sake of playing. Then you have those who are serious about their role on the team. They want to feel that they're part of something. These (to me) are the two roles in this game -- and as we see from the posts they constantly butt heads

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I see the game in a serious light. I want to contribute and when I don't, I feel that I've let down the team. Yes, it's a "game" -- but it's MUCH more than that. It's a way to learn how to operate on a team. I have not played 0.856

. I've hosted it (Stable Files) -- Seeded it! -- BUT I HAVEN'T played it

. Mostly, because I'm afraid it will not run great because of the new demands on my system. In any event, the DEV's have done a great job with this mod.
My final thoughts. Because I run a mirror, I FULLY understand the financial implications money plays in any large scale operation. One of the most irratating things I've ever come across is the misconseption of many open source minded folks (which I am one) have about money. FREE is only a term of perspective. I get to play Project Reality for free --- but the DEV's who made the game didn't. They had to SPEND hours and PAY the PRICE for my fun. These are terms we all try to shy away from. So, if you're freaking out about this post, it says a lot about you.