Again people are missing the point though. I don't think Dorf is suggesting an actual p2p server like Euro was, where you HAVE to pay in order to play - he's saying that if x amount of people DONATE (yes, that's the literal sense of the term) x amount of money per month in order to fund the costs of a dedi, then there would be no need for a gameshop. Obviously this theory relies on the assumption that there is a server owner out there would be still be willing to run a server without making profits from selling items etc. Let's not get bogged down in that though, as it's by the by at the moment.
The idea being that the more people who agree to it, the less they actually have to fork out because the cost is being thinned out amongst more people.
Am I making this clear yet? Perhaps Dorf can back me up, either that or tell me I'm completely off the mark here...
By the way I am by no way "bumming" this idea, I'm merely clarifying what the OP has said because people aren't getting it themselves.
The idea being that the more people who agree to it, the less they actually have to fork out because the cost is being thinned out amongst more people.
Am I making this clear yet? Perhaps Dorf can back me up, either that or tell me I'm completely off the mark here...
By the way I am by no way "bumming" this idea, I'm merely clarifying what the OP has said because people aren't getting it themselves.