Last time I checked, EA didn't have any serious simulator games in their product range. You simply can not compare a game which is only for the purpose of entertainment, with a game that is more than entertainment, actual simulation of a real world environment. Fantasy and entertainment games just won't compare with what HTC is doing, and there we have the apples and oranges agan. If you can't see the difference or at all understand what I'm saying, maybe AH just isn't for you? For me personally, AH is just one game that I play. AH or no AH, I play several different games of different genres but because of the nature of my aviation interest I just can't live without AH. It is that unique of a game, much more than a game if you ask me. Again, if you don't see what it's about then by all means, subscription is after all optional. Like someone else pointed out previously, paying for the product means approval. You can't buy a service, tell the provider it's nothing but crap, and keep paying for it.