The thing about the warez version of this game, adding to the fact that pirating such an awesome piece of software like this is just plain wrong, is the fact that you can't play direct IP over the Internet with it, you can only play over WestWood's internet gaming service. You can try playing over some goofy IPX tunneling program, but I've tried it, and it's crap. By paying $20, you get to log into Westwood, and it takes like 45 seconds to get a game going. It's worth the $30 I paid, and it's definitely worth the $25 after shipping.