In addition to the fact that you'll need it to play most MP games and mods, I recommend it just for what it contains. Great maps, missions, weapons, gameplay improvements....Well worth the money.
That photo has been going around the internet for a while now. What actually happened was that the Sidewinder wasn't fitted properly and when the F/A-18 cought the wire it went flying off the deck
(Hi again BTW...I haven't posted here in ages)
From a guy who's only prior experience with FPS games was the Novalogic Delta Force Series(LOL), I too was extremely frustrated with this game at first. It takes time, but once you get the hang of it you quickly get hooked. Glad you like the game, and welcome to ghostrecon.net
LMAO!
Have you tried Norton? It's the best darn anti-virus program I've ever had. Never let me down. I had McAfee on my old computer and it causes more problems then it fixed.