The problem I think the QQers have is something like this...
The QQers (WoW players?) think that this is like going to the grocery store... You walk in, grab your groceries, wait in line, pay and leave. Since it's a business establishment that is just out to make money there is no special treatment given like allowing people to cut in line or to buy up all of a specific item that's on sale (limitations on amount of items that can be bought for the sale price) etc.
The reality is, it's nothing like a grocery store, mall, or other normal business. The setting is more akin to that of a park or campground. In another example;
The guilds camping these "coveted", "game changing" spawns- are much like people who show up early in the morning to grab the best spot at the beach. There is no requirement for them to have a line for other people to take the spot they've already gotten. It's expected that other people who show up at the beach late are going to piss off and find a different location to hang out in if someone is in a spot they would like to or usually normally hang out at. At the beach there is nothing preventing me from showing up as soon as the park opens and getting the most prime spot on the beach- and also nothing preventing me from passing my spot on the beach off to my friends who show up later to hang out with me. At the beach I'm under no obligation to talk to other beach goers or even acknowledge them sans respecting their personal rights. I'm at the beach to relax, perhaps hang out with friends who may show up and leave at different times of the day. I'm not required to socialize with the general public if I choose not to.
The complainers are trying to think of the server like a grocery store or book store. The problem is- there is no money being made here. It's an open resource freely available to everyone... If anything the server and it's camps are more like parks or beaches which everyone is available to use freely- but everyone has the expectation of being able to have their own private space, available on a first come, first served basis- until they decide to leave; regardless of when their friends decide to show up and leave.
I could go to a campground right now and rent out a space pretty much for the rest of the summer- even perhaps the best space at the campground. Is that unfair? No- it's life. You're not paying anything, you aren't owed anything.
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