Atheus, on 05 March 2013 - 05:50 PM, said:
I see, so in your mind, "Pay to Win" means literally winning automatically after you pay. That certainly illuminates a lot of things - mainly that you're either a troll, or just not worth discussing this with.
My bad. I'm sorry I thought Pay to Win meant that you could buy something with real-world cash that is otherwise unavailable which would give you a measurable competitive advantage, not literally automatically winning after you pay, but Hamm3r has cleared this all up. Big misunderstanding! It's totally fine like this. I look forward to MC only clan tech that isn't "P2W" btw. Seems reasonable after reading these reasonable posts.
I've seen this over and over and over on these forums. I'm forced to conclude that many MWO players really have no actual experience with other F2P and/or don't know what P2W actually means. I'm sure if they did, they would never make these silly arguments.
To repeat, P2W does not equate to an I WIN button. It means being able to purchase with real money an advantage (however slight) over whatever can be purchased without the use of real money.
How are you guys misunderstanding this.
Anyway, the OP is seemingly reasonable throughout his post but his entire premise is flawed.
Not all feedback given is disrespectful, and even disrespectful feedback is an indication that some issue exists. You've entirely ignored nuance to focus on what you feel is negative.
Founders have indeed bought a game, just like any other Founder program in any other F2P game. To deny this is to deny consumer rights, i'll chalk that error up to your age.
Your paragraph about Free Players is 90% a caricature of what you THINK they do or how they act, with nothing but negative examples.
Even MC bought gives us certain rights as consumers including the right to complain and make our concerns heard.
"There are good people out there enjoying the game as it is. Then we have folks that deem it fit to instead state that PGI is something lesser."
Look at this utter silliness you've written down. Don't you feel ashamed at making such blatantly Black And White statements? There's no nuance at all in your post, no space for concerns and respect when you yourself make such divisive declarations.
Don't be complacent with all the support in this thread, you just told people what they desperately wanted to hear and they loved you for it. You'll make a great politician some day.