[licker]

Its a tricky question I suppose, the pricing of a game such as this through a company such as Shrapnel.

In the end you'll only be willing to pay what you think the game is worth, I think the game is worth the $40 I spent (got the $5 discount), but everyone will have their own opinion.

GFX and Sound are fluff (which you point out), they can help or hinder though, compared to Dom1 they are drastically improved, so perhaps the people coming from Dom1 arn't the best to answer critiques on Gfx and Sound. Really though I don't see them as a hinderance, though they are not as nice and clean as in other titles. Again, its going to be a personal decision as to how much you need better gfx and sound over gameplay.

I think that part of what you are paying for is the continued support that the Devs will give this product. If their responces to suggestions from Dom1 is any indicator, it is likely that this Version of Dom2 (1.0 or whatever it is) won't be the final Version. Patches including not just bug fixes, but tweeks and new content will appear.

Anyway, you're questions are quite valid, just they are difficult to answer in an absolute sense...