So is it worth $50?

Well after all this positive feddback and seeing the large ammount of MP servers on the list , Im definately thinking of buying this Map.

Can anyone pls tell me the actual DL size of the PG map ?

My PG map folder reads 22,3 GB after unpacking. I believe download is 12 gb. Have fun on this great map! Dont listen to the vinegar pissers :)

I have 16 gig RAM, and constantly crash.

16 gigs here too. Not a single crash so far off or online.

I run PG with 8GB DDR3, fairly light single player missions but I usually empty the tanks in the hornet and haven't crashed once since getting both modules.

PG + F18 Runs brilliantly on my system, obviously over the larger cities frames will drop a bit, but still smooth and no stutter, perfect for low flying at high speeds.

I had regular crashing on DCS 2.5 when switching from AMD to Nvidia a few months ago however using a driver wipe utility and a clean re-install of drivers, the crashes ceased.

So is it worth $50? In its current state.

Only one way to answer that. In my opinion, Hell Yes.

The map is excellent in my personal opinion. Performance is impressive given the level of detail in large cities, and in particular given the map is so newly released.

Is it worth $50? Worth can only be a subjective decision. For me it's absolutely been worth it. I've had great fun just flying around on sight seeing tours, never mind bombing stuff & shooting stuff down. I can imagine piles of different operations that can be concocted in this area: everything from COIN, large scale fleet engagements to huge international conflicts so quite apart from MP servers I expect it to be one of the most popular maps for single player missions well in to the future.

I think ED did an excellent job with the Persian Gulf :thumbup:

3. Some repetitive patterns in the secondary – sub-urban structures. In other words there are sections that look like copy/paste. I assume it’s going to be addressed with future updates.

You know, I thought that too for the first few days. The rural farms and settlements looked super repetitive and pattern-y. Then I looked at those areas on google maps and holy shit! That's exactly what they look like! Perfect rectangles in vast seas of beige, and inside those rectangles are a bunch of identical repeating farms and structures. It looks like someone copy/pasted the google satellite imagery!