Amen StarFox.
Agreed. Never got the logic of converting a F2P asian title like Tera into a P2P and then expecting subscribers to just accept it.
I do like the sentiment and while I am tempted to often sandbox myself back in the world of MUD's and the tingle of the old Might and Magic 3 era, I cannot stand by and let the very medium which has moved beyond entertainment into something more fundamental get hijacked right in front of me.
Granted, I and you and everyone who shares your thoughts have a tiny voice but I try to channel a little late Lincoln and let my buying power speak for me. I may not like the media ma...
"Brands are the strongest thing that someone can sell."
Completely agree. That being said, personally now is the best time for indies to shift community power into brand power beyond the limited (albeit vocal) communities they arise within.
That being said, as I gamer first and writer second it makes me spit every time I use the words 'branding' 'franchise' and video game in the same sentence :)
Or in fact, drop this whole 'exclusive or no deals' nonsense entirely!