Hileict said:
Yes, but that's still extremely insulting. Paying for high quality when LRR released theirs for free. Merchandise is the real answer, not gimmicks and marketing ploys like a shiny custom title and access to a secret forum. LRR also does that for free, it's called the LoadingReadyRunners. You EARN access through contests. Merely paying is just a sell-out.
Paying money to get rid of ads that otherwise generate money in a similar fashion is a sell-out? I guess it's more of a BUY out really. I'm still firmly of the opinion that anyone who uses the phrase "sell out" to mean something other than "We are out of stock because we sold it all" is naive in the extreme.
Some people just want to be mad about things. There's a great item from SA where a Sim City advisor says, "I'm angry! Angry about cities!" That's basically it in a nutshell. You're angry because one group of people did one thing and one other group of people did another, both acting out of what they think is their best interest.
Is high quality video even a big deal? I bought this for no ads and to support the site. I suspect few people were complaining about the video quality before it was offered to them at a premium. It's the same gripe with DLC.
Things aren't free, except for, of course, the 99% of everything on the Escapist that you're still getting for free. This is an optional convenience fee, and I LOVE convenience.
