What happens when....

[stache hag]

Okay, let me preface this with a pre-emptive apology if this has been covered or discussed before.

To my understanding, when someone who does not have a premium is busted, they are blocked. And, if they are busted and are a premium, what happens?

And, if they are not a premium and busted, why still allow them to play if they pay for it?

[shinmen]

Paying with money give you a second oportunity, like in middle age, when people was paying to the church for God´s forgivnes.

The other question is interesting for me too. How many "paying oportunitys" have a cheater?

[lackattack]

From the letter we send to multis:

If you have Free Membership:
We've limited your ability to play new games and post to the forum. The
only way to remove this limitation is to upgrade to Premium Membership.
Our Premium Membership fee shouldn't be too much for something you can
enjoy every day. Plus, you'll be supporting the development of new
features and continuous improvements to the website.

If you have Premium Membership:
We've blocked you from playing games with the members mentioned above.

I can think of at least one case where we stripped a repeat offender of their Premium Membership.

[stache hag]

Okay, so, basically, one time, slap on the wrist, more than once, probably losing your membership. I can understand that.

[shinmen]

justice and diplomacy. I like it.

[superkarn]

If this weren't the policy and some non-premimum dude gets busted then offers to pay to become a premium so he can play again... isn't there a word for that?

[wilsonb224]

yeap, its called capitalism and free market wealth gaining, more power to collecting premium fees, sorry to get all politcal here.

[superkarn]

lol i was thinking bribery

[wilsonb224]

bribery is just a priomitive form of capitalism, hahhha

[strike wolf]

I've looked at the alternatives for capitalism and really capitalism is the best system that has been established simply due to competition. Traditional economy just sucks. Command economies (like communist Russia) are good in the short run but tend to collapse due to lack of competition and public riots because they want more than they are getting. Also, what's with the similar avatars?

[hitandrun]

They must be multis! JK

[ZawBanjito]

I agree! Up Capitalism! Now if only there were a single country in the ENTIRE world that were actually Capitalist with a Capital C, we might see if it worked anywhere except on paper. Until then, let's keep repeating certain buzzwords... "Individual freedom!" "Market competition!" "Invisible hand!"

Oh my GOD, it works! I feel like I know what I'm talking about!

Capitalism... It's Voodoo, Now with New Lemon Scent!!

p.s. Way to stick it to socialist countries, like Cuba and North Korea! They might become viable opposition instead of famine-plagued disaster zones ANY DAY NOW! No one here was actually suggesting we should switch to socialism in this thread, or on this forum dedicated to completely unrelated issues... but best to DRAW THE LINE, here and now, against this INVISIBLE MENACE!

[stache hag]

Get out of my thread, commies.

[reverend_kyle]

<chants> HECK NO! WE WONT GO! HECK NO! WE WONT GO! </chant>

[shinmen]

I don´t think we can call this capitalism. I don´t imagine our administrator with a Porsche bought with the benefits of the website -Maybe he have a Porsche, but surely not for CC benefits-. Im better thinking that economic colaboration in the support of the CC is a good way to pay others for your fault. If you support CC you make posible we all can play and the comunity can forgive your fault. Other thing is if you are a compulsive cheater, so the only way for you is death. Be practical: imagine that all new players cheat first time they play and they all became members. That´s means CC will be here allways and lack will work allways improving the site. Don´t forget that everything have a cost and CC is not a exception.