I dabbled with a10 for about a year and then really got into it. I spent $100 on a second hand hotas, built a freetrack setup using a ps3 camera ($25)and built my own rudder using an old broken joystick. I suppose what im trying to say is, once you invest the time dcs is the by far the best game out there once you give it some time (you do need to invest time in it) and you don't need to spend a lot if money