Thank you for your reply, Timconwell. To be honest, I hope to make full use of the Blueprint system. However, since I have the money to buy VS Professional, as well as VAX (what does the X stand for?), I feel like it would be better to get it now and not need it, than need it in the future, and not have the resources for it. Guess I’m weighing the pros and cons. Is having it (with VAX) merely a convenience? As in, everything I’d need to do to release a stellar game can be done via Blueprint and VS Express? Would the Pro reduce development time, debugging time, etc. or is it just nice to have?
The other pros of owning Professional would allow me to switch to Unity3D and UnityVS ($100 plugin for working with the engine). So, having the professional software gives me more options in the future, should I need them.