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You know you're on shaky ground when you have to resort to analogies like that. C'mon.
If you made the following two polls, do you think the results would be remotely similar?
What business model would you most prefer to play under:
- Free
- Pay-For-Perks/Arms-Race
- I have no preference.
What type of game would you like to play?
- The game must have Geomancers, whatever those are.
- The game must not have Geomancers. I hate those.
- I don't care if geomancers are present or not.
Whether you will publically admit it or not, the reason this topic gets discussed a lot is precisely because a lot of people care strongly about what business model they play under.
Also, IRE's misleading advertising does impact free games, by diluting the word "free". (I like the analogy of a "free" restaurant, because you can sit at a table and ask for water. "Oh. Did you want food? Well...") As long as you insist in this deception, you should expect to be called on it.
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