Why do we need the patch?

[Ameriken05]

Yes, an incredible game. I remember how long it took to escort B-17s deep into Germany over various targets. You would get hit by swarm after swarm of Messerschmits or FW-190s and watch helplessly as long smoke trails would spit out of more and more of your bombers' engines. Sometimes they would fall slowly out of formation and you would do your best to protect them until you could do no more. The ultimate moment came when all bombs were released in the midst of a flak storm and you watched your target get carpeted with explosions. The Battle of Britain campaign was simply amazing, taking off and encountering swarms of German bombers. I remember getting into some pretty intense dogfights with their escorts. You only had so much ammo, but with the firepower of that Spitfire... WHAMMO! The radio chatter was amazing, the realism unrivaled (ammo, fuel, wind sheer), the career progression addicting. THAT was a game gentlemen, that was a game...