i personally like the free forums. i see too many forums with a 'pay section' that you can only see after you pay.
i came to buddyforums for the first time and it was the community that convinced me to join. there were so many developers banging out profiles left and right. it was open, no secrecy, no special club you had to be able to afford before you could join.
ive shopped around for other bots, mainly to check out the competition. who knows if they got the right bot unless they are informed about the others, right? the free open community is one of the best things about honorbuddy. what do we actually have to gain by turning away potential customers?
everyone wants to feel special, like they belong, like they know something other people dont. but honorbuddy forums shouldnt be the place for that.
keep this forum open and available to all people, rich or poor, customers and potential customers alike.
besides, blizzard only needs to buy one key. what special ed web developer is going to rewrite the html to include a private forum area for the low price of one honorbuddy key?
and just so you know, ive tried a few other bots, and hb is the best ive experienced. even with all the bugs we get every update, its still over the top.
if you want to talk about crazy money making schemes. tell staff to dump HB32 and create HB64. change the name and charge another 25usd per key. they would make millions because they have loyal customers. that would make much more money than a simple one time 25usd.