I am so fed up with all these people who *complain about p2p accounts and how Stefan is actualy trying to get some finincial support for Graal! :grrr:
When will these people realise that Stefan has put *A Lot of time into Graal. Running a *FREE Online Gaming service for 3-4 years isn't cheap, and with Graal getting more and more players, larger servers, faster connections, and more time is needed to maintain Graal-- not to mention...
MONEY. Servers, Connections, etc. arn't free, just because everyone is used to services like Hotmail* that are free doesn't mean that they don't make money. Hotmail, Geocities, all these *Free Services pay for the services with AD's and selling your email address to advertiser so you can be SPAMED to bloody h311
We should THANK Stefan every day for not making Graal filled with AD's and having annoying Popup Ad's in the middle of the Game, because he could be making much more money THAT way.
If anyone thinks 2$ a month is Expensive, they should take a look at any magisine subscription fee out there. If you play Graal more then 2 hours a month, your getting much more out of it then a Magisine too.
If Stefan let Free Servers use all the features of P2P Servers, why would people subscribe? Is he wrong for offering slight incentive? I would be surprised if Stefan breaks even at the end of each month when he compares what he could be making working for a software firm during the time he spends on Graal.
"So you want to use P2P Graphics? Fine.
Oh, well we have P2P Graphics on our free server, can we use the Gani's? Fine.
Hmm.. We could Really use lighting effects! =D"
When does it stop hmm?
Stefan could be charging much more for the subscriptions and still be getting away with it. He could have also done away with Free Servers completely.
Instead of thanking him for making an enjoyable game people spit on him, his work, and his methods every single day. Grow up. Maybe when you people have jobs and are in the real world you'll know what it's like having bills to pay. Or maybe even being forced to ask people to help pay you to save something you love. :grrr:
Sorry, just had to let that out
Urizen