What do you define as blocking?? I can't run KDX while GR and a game are running, but I can while GR isn't running and a game is running.? That's a pretty cut 'n dry definition to me.
In one of your previous posts you said you didn't pay for KDX yet, so I assume you run it under the demo version or with a hax. If you don't pay for a service you like that much, then I don't know why you are nagging in the first place. The amount of bad examples that some ppl just gave had nothing close to gameranger's services or what those services block.
If you were smart and went to de McDon's for a burger and knew they were gonna ask xtra at Taco's, just hide the burger and go to Taco's. And eat in the park.
The fact that Scott has to use a strategy to sell his premium membership is normal. The only option he had a year ago was to bring a in-game voicechat. Not everyone would pay premium just to see time-stamped messages or a bolded black name. That for sure, so he didn't have any other option then making himself a bit unpopular and blocked an app that only worked when you had premium. Its a normal strategy and a lot of firms use it in all kind of ways. (the app is only blocked in-game)
What if he used another tactic:
- Block non-prems from hosting rooms, that would piss-off some more ppl then he did now.
- Block non-prems to one chat-room on gameranger,
- No buddylist for non-prems
- No private messages for non-prems
- No games for non-prems
- ...
All the things I just mentioned will piss-off a lot more ppl then he did when he blocked nf for non-prems. Haxial doesn't need to complain actually, its thanks to gameranger they got a lot more customers. Because ppl use it to play, otherwise it would have been an app like carracho or hotline. Where you have to pay aswell.
And if GR were subscription only I would pay it, I can afford it in a heartbeat and I love the service.
You love the service, but still you don't want to pay 50$ for it. That doesn't show much respect for the developer.
But I can't put a price on my own rights.
Own rights? You use a program for free and you say it violates your rights? Then I say:
DON'T USE IT if its violating your rights! Try finding some other app, or play trough multiplayer, because as long as you don't pay for it, you have no rights towards the app.
Simple as that. Its life and it happens everywhere.
Let me give you an example now:
You find an iPod on the street, looks like someone lost it. After a few runs you see the battery is always going dead after 30mins. Now what would you do...
If you bought the iPod you would go back to the store, with the receipt, and ask for a new battery or a refund.
But since you found the iPod, you don't have any rights to go and clame you want a new battery or a new iPod.
With Gameranger its the same:
You found gameranger online, you download it. You find it ammusing and are online every night. Chatting and playing fun games. Then you notice your voice communication doesn't work anymore when you use it on gameranger, in-game. You can try to go to Scott and complain because it doesn't work anymore, but then again, you didn't pay for gameranger.
So you don't have anything to complain about, since you didn't support his work. Because you know the voice-communication still works if you pay or if you play without gameranger.
Another example:
If I develop my own MP3-player tomorrow, and decide to block every other MP3-player while running my app. But I put my mp3-player free for download on my website. Then no one, absolutely no one can complain about the fact that I block other MP3-players. Because I give it for free AND you choose to use it. I can also give you another option for ppl who pay for my new app, they can use iTunes library or import the library directly into my new app.
Its the same with Gameranger, you can use gameranger for free with the games but without voice-communication. Or you can use your games without gameranger and voice-communication. Or you can pay for gameranger, have gameranger in-game voicecommunication or your own choice of voco.
I hope you understand my point now, I've typed enough for today.
I like gameranger very much, that's why I paid for the service I like.
th.Sent
