[MrGannondorf]

yah, they're intended to con their developer's of good ideas and potentualy profitable intelectual property, then make them laughing stock as the pw dies and their work can't be recycled.
And the price for hosting is added in so it can help someone other than you make a decent living in addition to enjoying the irony.

Well, to put it bluntly, that is.
I think $99 bucks a year is a waist of cash, though, since if you have the skill to make a half way decint playerworld, you should just spend $30, once, and get a book on C++ and make your own online game.