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Originally Posted by Tyhm
Valid or not, it's not a NEW point. If all we're going to do is rehash that GRAAL SUCKS, WE NOT PAY MORE, this thread may as well be closed.
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Well, let me speculate as to what I think the reactions would be to a monthly charge.
1. It will certainly shrink the player base considerably, particularly on Classic servers. This would have a negative impact on the inflow of new players, because the players on Classic servers are generally the ones that advertise Graal the most.
2. The amount of playerworlds on the serverlist will become smaller as a result of the player base shrinking. There wouldn't be enough resources to keep them all running, especially with most development falling into the players' hands. There also wouldn't be enough resources to keep them populated.
3. The amount of efforts in the development of Gold servers will increase substantially. This is a result of playerworlds disappearing.
4. The player base of Gold servers will increase, though not nearly enough to offset the loss of the player base by charging monthly classic.
5. Stephane will have a lot of people upset with him about the advertised product keyword "lifetime" being turned into "monthly" and therefore would have to pay extensive legal fees, that may or may not surpass the amount of money Cyberjoueurs would receive by charging monthly classic.