the game is not dead at all, it has been giving new life. but i guess some ppl do not want to move forward at all, they have something that runs ok and thats it, anything new threatens them. lets be glad there is some movement at alst, and since its seperate programs , ppl who like the old game better, np, you can play that. but the comparisons are soo offf, hwo the h can you compare a heaviuly modded game to a vanilla one? it needs to be compared to vanilla with the hq pack. and then its so clear this is miles ahead, and noooo stuttering and fab looking trees out of the box, great lighting, great water.