[TwinsX2Dad]

Originally Posted by Zath

charging $20 for access to a server that you probly pay $7 a month to have is highway robbery. I know my webhost cost me about $7 a month and I have 800mb storage with a 40gb transfer a month. So if your gonna play like your charging people for accessing your server... Don't rip them off. It boils down to this... You are charging for the material thats on your server.

Um, wrong on all counts. They are not charging for the files - I've not seen anywhere that I was not allowed to give away the zip files myself, even though I am not about to do that. It is for pure access to the download area and I can see the point of charging for it.

And, until you've been in business, please don't start hammering people for what they charge for something. It is what is known as supply & demand, capitalism, whatever. If enough people find it isn't worth the money, they won't patronize the site. It matters not if they pay $1 for something, then sell it for $50. You really don't want to know what your local retailer is making in profit. It costs less than $1 to make a case of Coca-Cola, yet you're probably paying (on average) 12-15 times that much.

It is people like you who find car dealerships a rip off for their 8-20% profit on the manufacturer's sticker of that new car, yet have happily spent thousands on your music CDs which cost about 40 cents to produce. Or you buy those $5 packs of smokes which cost RJR & Co. less than 30 cents. How about that beer? Did you know the cost of the can or bottle is more than the swill inside?

I believe everyone needs to chill out and get back to reality. If you don't want to add this hack, then don't add it. If you'd rather go out and search for the 500+ games available for this hack, then by all means, have at it.

These are all OPTIONS, folks - no one is twisting your arm to do any of it.