Yeah, ELITE doesn't really offer anything substantial, especially to PC communities. On consoles, it's cool because there's no other alternatives for its features, like recording. However, on the PC we have programs such as FRAPS that record in higher quality and for longer durations. The only "benefit" I see is that ELITE includes the DLC maps in your subscription, but if the sub costs $50/yr and the two map packs cost $30 TOTAL, you aren't saving anything.
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