I didn't bother to read through the whole thread, but I got the gist.
Cmustard, would you like to buy the machine I cannot afford? Persuade my phone company to hurry up on the DSL so I can graduate from the "telegraph" line? Many of us don't earn high wages, and therefore don't have premium gaming packages. Therefore, HTC has done a wonderful job of KEEPING IT SIMPLE. It's playable for everone overall. It's kept me hooked for four years, so far. 
Exactly , im not saying ruin it for anyone else , im saying have the option to put it on in graphic details , dont have to turn it on. Awile ago we had animated water , that took a little more frames to run but it was an option , same thing here , make it an option for people who can handle it was my main point here .... Think!