And I expect to be able to play it on an equal footing with all other players without having to pay any sort of fee. But I don't get to enforce my interpretation on other people any more than you do.
And whether or not you like it, so are most other commercial muds. The fact that they choose not to is something I appreciate, but that's another issue.
No, I have taken it by its literal meaning. If Guild Wars advertised itself as "buy the game for $X, then play for free as much as you like", would you have a problem with that? If Threshold stated in its adverts "One-off registration fee of $50, then play for free as much as you like", would you find that misleading? If Gemstone IV posted an AD which stated "play for free for your first month", would you find that objectionable?
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