The thought was that it'd be closer to that, than the 12 times larger suggestion.
And yeah, I was definitely only taking hosting costs into account, because every instance is maintained by volunteers. I was also only thinking about large instances that benefit from economies scale and smarter management.
I took a quick glance at that thread, will have a more thorough pass later.
Well, I guess it's priorities. Destroying Big Tech would be pretty nice, but I'm really just here for the community.
Per user? There are instances running on like $10/mo virtual servers with maybe the same amount spent on storage.
I actually kind of enjoy the "scrappy diy effort niche" thing.
I think a dollar or two per year would suffice if all users paid it.
They absolutely shouldn't be able to, but companies are constantly pushing the boundaries and seem to be getting away with their bullshit bullshit depressingly often.
Is it even review bombing if it's for a legit issue with the game in question?
If I hqve to watch a black screen, so be it. Better a moment of peace than an ad.
Some users joked that they would rather see a black screen than an ad.
This wasn't a joke.
This looks more like classic spambots than AI.