wow, being a subscriber is awesome

[MrDudeMan]

its so much faster, it was definitely worth the 30 dollars for a YEAR!

NO ONE ELSE DO IT, i want all the bandwith!

 

[Frosty3799]

<< its so much faster, it was definitely worth the 30 dollars for a YEAR!

NO ONE ELSE DO IT, i want all the bandwith! >>



i agree

 

[jamesbond007]

...must....resisit....the.....power of AT!!

This is very temping...I am still on the freebie lines.

Glad you enjoy it!

 

[Frosty3799]

<< ...must....resisit....the.....power of AT!!

This is very temping...I am still on the freebie lines.

Glad you enjoy it! >>



dont do it, more for me

 

[RU482]

it's good yes

 

[MrDudeMan]

i always looked at this offer in the today menu and just blew it off


i dont know what came over me, but i decided it was time to subscribe


the buddy list is the best feature i think (besides the 1000000% increase in speed)

 

[Orsorum]

Why, yes, yes it is.... why haven't the mods locked your thread, yet? :disgust:

 

[aphex]

<< it's good yes >>

 

[Kelvrick]

I like how these pointless NEF/advertisement threads are allowed to exist. Mods don't mind that we're getting our buddies to give them money.

Anyways, I can't talk. I'm a subscriber.

EDIT: Forgot. Post++

 

[minendo]

I subscribed to this thread. Does that make me a subscriber?

 

[LordMaul]

<< MrDudeMan >>



Don't we already have one of these?

Oh, wait.

 

[olouie]

Wow!... just signed up..... my time is worth this little bit of money hahaha

 

[MrDudeMan]

its funny how stupid some people are here...im sorry but a topic like this doesnt need to be bashed like everything else

someone always finds something negative to say, and unfortunately you cant subscribe to block those people out

keep your negative crap to yourself, i dont care to hear it

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

PHENOMENAL NEFFING POWER!!!

 

[geno]

[ben stein]Wow.[/ben stein]

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

<< its so much faster, it was definitely worth the 30 dollars for a YEAR!

NO ONE ELSE DO IT, i want all the bandwith! >>



Personal experience has been that the subscriber route for web sites is pretty much the last nail in the coffin. Sure, you pay $30 for a year and 6 months later the site goes away because of lack of funding. I have paid for subscriptions on two other sites, and within months they had gone away. I'm done with it. It's not the answer and there are two dozen other sites offering the same exact services for free.

Not to say that I don't love the AT forums, they're pretty much the only part of the site I use. I have noticed them getting more and more bogged down over the last few months, which is disconcerting, but I will continue to use them while it's tolerable for free because I enjoy the people here and have made many friends. I just don't think it's a good alternative to take away from the free users to enhance a paying user's experience, which is obviously what's happened because of the major slowdown I've seen lately. It's not wrong to offer a subscription based service, and $30 is a drop in the bucket, I'll grant you, but whether it's $5/year or $100/year, that's not the issue. I would be far more likely to pay $30/year and probably more if it were done on a volunteer donation basis. That's just me I know, because most people won't pay either way. Regardless, I can't imagine the number of subscribers is overwhelming at this point, and if that's not true, I'll be suprised.

 

[wyvrn]

I made a big stink about not subscribing, but did anyway I figured out all the money I saved using the hot deals forum, and $30 was easily a fair amount to give back to the site.

What my main worry is that as more people subscribe, the site will slow down to presubscription levels. But either way it was still a fair investment, all things considered. I don't like subscription services, but this one was worth it.

 

[yakko]

I miss the ads.

 

[aphex]

<< I miss the ads. >>



Almost as much as i miss the slow speed...

 

[b0mbrman]

Lt Dan: I thought I'd try out my sea legs.
F. Gump: But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.

 

[gopunk]

I have noticed them getting more and more bogged down over the last few months, which is disconcerting, but I will continue to use them while it's tolerable for free because I enjoy the people here and have made many friends. I just don't think it's a good alternative to take away from the free users to enhance a paying user's experience, which is obviously what's happened because of the major slowdown I've seen lately.

i haven't used the normal servers for a few months, but i remember them being really really slow, before subscriptions were even offered. and if i'm not mistaken, subscribers have two dedicated servers. it shouldn't be taking away from the normal users...

 

[MaxDepth]

Evelle: Do these blow into funny shapes and all?
Grocer: Well, no, unless round is funny.

 

[FoBoT]

yes, yes it is