Crysthal wrote:Well I once mentioned that I'm playing on a private server too (just by the way - without telling ppl to join this server or bashing retail at all) and got permanently banned from the official Forums.
It's one thing to allow us to exist. It's another to allow us to be discussed on their official forums.
Simply existing doesn't really hurt their bottom line. Most of the players either have no intentions of ever being a customer or will decide to become a customer after trying out the private server as a "demo." However, advertising out existence on their forums actually hurts their bottom line because those are their currently paying customers. Telling paying customers that they can play without paying would put a dent in their sales.
Also, it's the principle of the matter. They know about us, they just choose to ignore us as if they don't know. That's the only way we can live in harmony.