The Al'Kabor Project (PC/Mac) EQmac - EverQuest done right

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Originally Posted by Mandalore93 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As I stated on their forums, how does this move look good to any outside player? Compare that to the cost of inconveniencing 20-40 people who have already shown they're ready to put full time hours into the game.

Probably because I could care less who runs my code. I don't do the database or the running of the server. I don't have full confidence anyone choosing to run my code because I shouldn't have to - that's not my responsibility.
The code is being coded to support people who want to take the code sometime down the line and make their own server with their own rulesets; for example you could easily take an older revision, merge in fixes you want, and make your own server.
Ignorance, and being unwilling to make your own server, is different than P99 where you are told to start from scratch with no database and no codebase. If you're unwilling to make the server YOU want to see, you won't find it, I guarantee that. I spent the last couple years going through the same thing.

Personally, I'm not interested in running a server; haven't been for the last... 3 years? And forcing me to pick a 'side' in your conflict with the folks running the play server is a bit arrogant and unreasonable when I want nothing to do with either the play server or your problems with the play server... unless it's a code bug and you have a solution planned.
You're welcome to critique the people running the play server, but the moment you start attacking my code project - which benefits everyone and prevents a situation like this happening - that's where I draw the line.
As I have said also, I do not care if there are 0 people online playing. I spent 1 and a half years of my life without a playerbase, and I think another year and a half wouldn't kill me as long as a noble goal is achieved of preserving the EQMac playerbase.

It is completely unreasonable to ask me to do something I have no interest in because you want to see it happen. End of story.