[Aristoi]

After looking over the GOLD edition features, I frankly think that the only reason to buy it (assuming you already own it) would be to support Aaron and due to the future lack of support for SEIV "Normal".

Yes, I realize there are new features that some people would be willing to buy, but I personally don't find them compelling enough. And I love SEIV!

I also think it is unfortunate that there will be no future support for the normal Version. It smacks of abandonment.

As for drones and TCP/IP, whether it was promised or just implied (which I don't really know), it's splitting hairs. A lot of people thought that it would be put in at some point. Of if not, at least it would be in SE5, and paying more money for that would be acceptable. To put it into SEIV, though, and charge for it... I can certainly understand the frustration that it creates among some players.

As for breaking up the CD to return for a rebate, that's just daft. If someone is going to go to the time to fake a cover so that it fools the Shrapnel people, they earned the $15 bucks.