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Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper
They managed it before the same as RU. Volunteers and donations.
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That's not a fair comparison at all. RU has a very small number of users. TG handles submissions from all over the world, with recordings that can be days long. There are logistics issues (receive/send out shipments), manufacturing (awards/memorabilia/what not), as well as organizing events. This is far far beyond the scope of a volunteer force. Without some sort of volunteer certification you run the risk of cheats and favoritism like before.
Maybe it's just me, but I certainly would not want to sit for days on end watching joystick movements, button presses, and game video feed watching for cheats, at no charge.
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Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper
Are you going to be willing to pay these prices to have your name on the TG website?
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No, not ever.
Fair disclosure, I am pretty biased against the idea of world records in general. All it comes down to is an entry in a database and maybe a sheet of paper with a congratulatory note.
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Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper
You can justify them charging these prices all you want but I think the majority opinion is there's no market for it. There are many alternatives to TG that don't charge anything so why pay for something you can get for free? Sure, there will be a few that will be duped into thinking that when you have the high score at TG it's a "World Record" and will pay for that honor but will it be enough to keep them in business? I don't think so but it's just my opinion. Only time will tell.
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I'm not trying to justify them. I have no interest in their organization or world records, and if they disappeared for good I would not care at all.
I guess I just don't get the outrage over them charging for what is a
very luxury concept in the first place: proving/saying you have the high score.
I do agree that there might not be any market at all for such a service if you have to pay for it. Time will tell indeed.