[bigarv65]

Yes, when a better flight sim comes along it starts all over again. Grand Prix Legends set a standard for racing sims when it came out, and is still raced today thanks to the mod community. The same applies to Nascar Racing 2003, which is much more than nascar racing now, thanks to the modders. And it's taken years for something worthwhile to come along (rfactor) and start winning over players. IL2 will have a long life even after something new comes out. Of course, I'm going to have to pick up a terrabyte HD soon.