This has become a tree thread, and pages of the thread are on trees.
Maybe Luthier are Oleg can add something to this discussion, but either way you look at it. The trees are a huge improvement over IL2 and it has been great.
Sure we want all the graphics, but remember we have to allow for a minimum system requirement to meet sales goals. If the system requirements are too high it will eliminate purchasers.
So, I like the old system of making changes within the config file for the level of detail.
Also, remember we did get updates over the years from IL2 that were graphic improvements.