11-04-2004, 06:31 AM
Thecla,Nov 3 2004, 07:40 PM Wrote:Final shminal.
Of course I can choose what I want to do, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. As I said, FilePlanet has every right to get compensation for providing a faster download (relative, say, to Bliz's BitTorrent distribution) of the huge WoW client to those who choose to subscribe, and they have no absolutely no obligation to provide me with any free bandwidth. What I don't like is the exclusive nature of the arrangement between Bliz and FilePlanet. But I guess game beta's are mostly about marketing anyway.
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Playing Devil's Advocate:
Name 2 other sites that could and would have done what FilePlanet did, i.e. hosting such a massive file with an expected user download rate in the THOUSANDS. Then you can complain about exclusivity. ;)
I hate Fileplanet just as much as the next guy (maybe more; just look at my rants from the last 3 days!), but I signed up for a one-month subscription to get into the beta. It had NOTHING to do with FP and everything to do with Blizzard, and in all honesty, I really don't care who hosted it, so long as I got it. ;)
I would PREFER if it would have been someone other than FP, but really, who else is there?
Roland *The Gunslinger*