[konidias]

I don't understand why people are getting so upset.

Lighting effects and the sort are getting more and more frequent. It's getting to the point where if you don't have lighting effects, the server you're playing on will drastically decrease in quality.

Okay, imagine you're playing my pw Oasis. I use transparency for all shadows, I use light effects for spells, and I use transparency for swimming in the water.

If you had no lighting effects, all the "shadows" would be solid black, the spells would be solid graphics, and when you swim in water, it would look like you're just laying on top of it. If you're willing to sacrifice quality for a small increase in framerate, then don't complain to me when you think my pw is bad because you don't have lights.