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Jazuela · 09-22-2002, 07:14 PM

Ignoring all the diatribe and cutting the the chase regarding the issue at hand:

I agree with Mason's most recent idea, which is to have two different ranking lists. One for P2P and one for free.

However, where would the "donations accepted" games go? Payment isn't required, but they are still getting payment to maintain their servers, pay their coders, rent the hosting space, or whatever.

And even within those donations accepted games - there are some that stand a chance to make a profit (legally or otherwise) and those who only accept enough to maintain their expenses and reject any donations beyond that in any given month.

Then there are the games, like Achaea, that are free - unless you want more equipment or extra skills or whatever, and only then does it cost extra. Are those technically P2P, or are they technically free?

I think the more you try to limit or restrict, the more difficult and complex things become. But if someone can make heads and tails out of all this and come up with a reasonably simple guideline, it could work.

09-22-2002, 07:14 PM	#49
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 849	Ignoring all the diatribe and cutting the the chase regarding the issue at hand: I agree with Mason's most recent idea, which is to have two different ranking lists. One for P2P and one for free. However, where would the "donations accepted" games go? Payment isn't required, but they are still getting payment to maintain their servers, pay their coders, rent the hosting space, or whatever. And even within those donations accepted games - there are some that stand a chance to make a profit (legally or otherwise) and those who only accept enough to maintain their expenses and reject any donations beyond that in any given month. Then there are the games, like Achaea, that are free - unless you want more equipment or extra skills or whatever, and only then does it cost extra. Are those technically P2P, or are they technically free? I think the more you try to limit or restrict, the more difficult and complex things become. But if someone can make heads and tails out of all this and come up with a reasonably simple guideline, it could work.