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vesselle · 12-02-2001, 09:17 PM

~~amaron~~

please remember something. you and i and other gamers in the us and canada are extremely lucky. we get broadband connections that are "cheap" and we can stay online 24/7 if we like.

it's not like that in europe and asia. i have friends in singapore, who don't even have dialups in their homes. they go to internet bars, and hookup their laptops and go at it. even tho it's extremely expensive for them, singapore has one of the world's liveliest online community with tons of mmorpgs.
{that's prolly one of the reasons LordBritish (Rich Garriot of Ultima/Origin Systems) has inked dev deals with Singapore companies. the man with the plan sees the future in online gaming.}

europe is another matter entirely. the euro players i have talked with can only afford to go online a few hours a week. it's expensive, a family has one line, and it's basically used for telephone calls. remember? it used to be like that with us, too.

just food for thought. americans are some of the luckiest people in the world, but please remember that what we take for granted is not available to many outside of north america.

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12-02-2001, 09:17 PM	#7
vesselle Hathor Join Date: April 6, 2001 Location: the desert Posts: 2,296	~~amaron~~ please remember something. you and i and other gamers in the us and canada are extremely lucky. we get broadband connections that are "cheap" and we can stay online 24/7 if we like. it's not like that in europe and asia. i have friends in singapore, who don't even have dialups in their homes. they go to internet bars, and hookup their laptops and go at it. even tho it's extremely expensive for them, singapore has one of the world's liveliest online community with tons of mmorpgs. {that's prolly one of the reasons LordBritish (Rich Garriot of Ultima/Origin Systems) has inked dev deals with Singapore companies. the man with the plan sees the future in online gaming.} europe is another matter entirely. the euro players i have talked with can only afford to go online a few hours a week. it's expensive, a family has one line, and it's basically used for telephone calls. remember? it used to be like that with us, too. just food for thought. americans are some of the luckiest people in the world, but please remember that what we take for granted is not available to many outside of north america. V***V __________________ my best friend is a junkie. what does your best friend do?