So you expect to pay forty-odd quid for six years (plus) of stable, consistent online support with *no* monthly subscriptions or DLC?
See what I say about entitlement issues?
Relic isn't a charity. If, as you say on your video, CoH is your hobby then support it. That means investing some money in it occasionally.
I don't think it really gives an advantage, and even if it gave a slight advantage I wouldn't think it was the end of the world like some people seem to think. But my main problem with this DLC stuff is it is being released on launch? Wut?
Even Call of Duty doesn't try to sell you a map pack until 3-4 months after release. I'm not saying we shouldn't have DLC and I don't expect 5 years for only $60, but we shouldn't need to pay $60 and not be given the complete product. This has almost stooped to the level of Tiger Woods series DLC. "Includes X number of courses on disk, but you can only play half that number unless you pay another $5-8 for each additional course"