3.5 USD a month is a lot?

Wow, this brought back memories of me rubbing my hands against my old Nokia battery in middle school to heat it up and get a couple extra %.

Huh, you’re right. I see that now.

Because it can be a PR stunt and be s good thing.

I seriously doubt they’d give up this close to the end after years and years of work.

I disagree. Of course it’s a PR stunt, but it’s a good thing for everyone involved. Bethesda gets positive PR and the mod team gets a free copy of a remastered version of the game we all love.

The thing is that my o2 saturation doesn’t drop between yawns, which is what leads me to believe that’s not it.

That’s easy to check. I’m currently insanely jet lagged and super tired, yawning every few minutes. My pulse oximeter is indicating 99% saturation, so that’s not it.

Edit: on the other hand, I’m a flight attendant, so my body is used to lower oxygen atmospheres, so I usually have >98% O2 levels.

Well yeah, you won’t play the game without buying it. The hardcore mode update is free, though.