i dare to disagree too. what is of Importance is totally subjective here. I should had explained also better that i was not refering to gigabytes of avi recording (ofcourse could use FRAPS or any other of the many good tools out there to video record anything) but the playback Falcon4 and ED provides. Full 3D & timeline controllable debrief style replay. And even in the case of movie making, replaying this way gives you the option to change cameras and angles and thus have proper access to a played flight / mission to properly enjoy making a movie. (its also awesome to my view that players can share tracks ... and this is '98 technology)
For some, its very important to have their moding lives made easier. They get their kicks by moding. TK has shown he understands that and takes it seriously into consideration so he has been providing improvements & tools for modders. Others get their kicks for example making movies. To me personally and subjectively all the expected improvements are kind of equal weight no matter the field. For example If TK won't give me playback or better environment i will just appreciate and have fun with what other improvements he provided and just keep on asking politely (i am not the only client ofcourse)
Personally i spend alot of time and find it totally fun replaying missions (or game sessions in general, in any kind of simulation, eg driving) and view them from a third person perspective, pausing, changing cameras, angles, check what was going on in the theatre, on the targets and other areas at the time of the X event, or how the y event looked from a specific aspect , setting up screenshots etc I don't see why my taste of fun is less important than other clients