i have never done that. i mean, yes the research and stuff takes forever but in the end, i feel like i accomplished something! silly i know, but its how i feel! i read a warning about it, then i was GLAD i had never done it! if i dont feel like just sitting there watching them, i do what im doing right now. i have VV3 running and im waiting to build up some tech points, so i have it in windowed mode, and as u can see im also doing other stuff, mainly looking at the forums lol