Sorry, I thought my comments were confined to specific, focused and factual observations. I always thought flaming was just general character assassination, ad hominem attacks made because the attacker has no factual basis for disagreement. After all, there is no way I should be able to purchase this game (so soon after release especially) for $15.00. The fact that I did is powerful and unprejudiced support of my allegations. The tragedy is that UBI did 90% of the work necessary to make a product of legendary proportions. So much of the simulation is of astounding quality, which makes "features" like losing game saves much more egregious than they normally would be. If the simulation was terrible we wouldn't care if the saved games were lost.
I would gladly have waited six more months for a great product and paid $50.00 with a smile for the privilege. I share your concern that the forum not degenerate into insult fests and apologize for any offense. We captains are known to be passionate about what we do you know!
Time to get SH4 loaded up and take a stroll around the Pacific!