Wasting money on ridiculous System Upgrades is so Archaic. The game needs to be "playable" on even lower end performance machines within reason.

If a PS3 player can: 1) Insert Disc 2) Install 3) Update 4) Play with gfx/UI/client optimized for native support. Then why should the PC demographic be so drastically different?

"Crystal Tools" was a smart business move, but honestly I think a lot of our heartaches is due to the system just now being adjusted for use in MMO development. I also believe that Crystal Tools lack of MMO optimization is exactly why SE was so behind in development. They have been having nothing but issues trying to make the Engine compatible with the complex needs of nextgen MMOs.