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Originally Posted by Stinney
So Max, you have stated that you will play on EuroChim, but as you know words are cheap.
Also the method SWGEMU propose to implement to get around the monopoly is for the people running the monopoly to authorise official servers.
Independent servers have to go through some sort of screening process and the people running the monopoly (SWGEMU) are the same people to grant that qualification?
It still sounds terribly unfair to me.
Push come to shove, when someone hears about an Pre-CU emulator and they have a choice between:
SunCrusher
Euro-Chim
TrueGalaxies
X server
Y server
Z server
Where do you think 99.9% of people are going to go?
And if the other .1% are who decide SC is not for them, they're directed to a choice of other APPROVED SWGEMU servers.
Dress it up however you like but its still a monopolistic strategy.
The only way to get around this problem is not to host a server at all. If the motives of the SWGEMU team are as honourable as everyone says, then theres nothing to be lost.
However, if there is some underlying strategy going on here, then SWGEMU will continue on this path.
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Look at it this way. SWGEMU developed the code, they have every right to decide how to use it. They are just giving this community what they asked for...a hosted server of their own. I am from another server community and I am fine with it. If you've been paying attention the past few months you knew swgemu was going to host a server. How could they not?
Relax and let things play out. I will be enjoying playing Sun Crusher and Nova in the meantime and help in any way I can.