Allakhazam Defender of Justice wrote:
Just ask yourself this. Would you rather have seen Allakhazam fade out and become a shell of its old self over time, or would you rather help build it into the best gaming community on the web? I know what answer I gave to that question.
Obviously I do not want to see this happen, but then, what is the cost of this? I am still very much up in the air as far as keeping my membership renewed, though I am discouraged so far by what I have heard.
If the cost is, as you say, merely a peripheral connection, I can, in good conscience, continue supporting this particular site.
The problem is my feeling for IGE and its affiliates is far deeper than dislike. Their presence is a very real influence on MMORPGs that is almost impossible to quantify, but easy to identify.
I understand the specific advantage this site gets through this change, but I am worried about what will become of this site. As I mentioned in my previous post, how is it in IGE's interest to forgo advertising on thottbot, and other sites? This is the part of the deal that is not making sense to me right now.
Basically, I want to know what the catch is. On the surface, the deal seems almost too good to be true. More bandwidth, more paid admins, better content updates, all these are excellent things to strive for. But there must be some catch.
Edit: FYI - I would gladly have paid double for my premium access. It is so cheap it is almost a joke as far as costs go.
Edited, Wed May 3 22:20:41 2006 by Sarlos