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[quote]I'm sure additional explanations will be required, in the meantime, homework:
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[quote]I'm sure additional explanations will be required, in the meantime, homework:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome[/quote]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome[/quote]
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Please stop optimizing your posts for insultingness. (Stockholm? [i]Really?[/i])
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Please stop optimizing your posts for insultingness. (Stockholm? [i]Really?[/i])
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[quote]the hope of commercial return[/quote]
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[quote]the hope of commercial return[/quote]
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This is, at best, a gross distortion of anything that was actually said and/or done.
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This is, at best, a gross distortion of anything that was actually said and/or done.
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- If you mean something by "commercial return" other than "generates a net profit after expenses," please supply that definition.
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- If you mean something by "commercial return" other than "generates a net profit after expenses," please supply that definition.
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- Else, provide evidence that any of the ZK devs have anything resembling a hope (or desire) for "commercial return." Actual quotes are strongly recommended.
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- Else, provide evidence that any of the ZK devs have anything resembling a hope (or desire) for "commercial return." Actual quotes are strongly recommended.
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For bonus points, support your contention with reference to (any known + suspected + possible-future profit the team may have received), divided by (the hours (over ~8 or so years) we have already spent on this project + the further hours that will have to be spent to generate the expected future profit).
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For bonus points, support your contention with reference to (any known + suspected + possible-future profit the team may have received), divided by (the hours (over ~8 or so years) we have already spent on this project + the further hours that will have to be spent to generate the expected future profit).
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[quote]"controlling the playerbase"[/quote]
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[quote]"controlling the playerbase"[/quote]
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Again,
supply
a
definition
of
"control"
or
else
provide
evidence
that
any
control
has
existed
in
the
game's
history.
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Again,
supply
a
definition
of
"control"
or
else
provide
evidence
that
any
such
control
has
existed
in
the
game's
history.
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On
the
list
of
things
we
could
be
meaningfully
described
as
having
control
of,
a
bunch
of
random
people
on
the
Internet
who
don't
need
to
pay
a
dime
to
be
here
and
who
are
required
to
provide
virtually
no
personal
information
beyond
their
chosen
username
and
password
(
not
even
email
addresses)
is
at
the
bottom.
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On
the
list
of
things
we
could
be
meaningfully
described
as
having
"control"
of,
a
bunch
of
random
people
on
the
Internet
who
don't
need
to
pay
a
dime
to
be
here,
who
can
vanish
any
time
they
want,
and
who
are
required
to
provide
virtually
no
personal
information
beyond
their
chosen
username
and
password
(
not
even
email
addresses)
is
at
the
bottom.
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How much does this game cost ?