Never struck you as bright? Hell, I can't even begin conceive of how to make the stuff Cyclone does. Just about everything I've ever seen of hers has been of good quality, and as far as I know she makes all her own meshes. Also, I'm glad to hear that I was right about not every FA being all about making money for TSR
Actually though, this sort of opinion from paysite owners and contributors doesn't shock me at all, I've heard from several personally that say they know filesharing happens and don't even really care too much as long as it isn't shoved in their faces the way Pescado does. I think there are many people that have donation files that quietly accept that behind the scenes filesharing will happen, and no big deal. Someone still has to pay for it, after all. It's just when we wave it like a red flag in their faces that they get upset.
So yeah, I think that it is good for us to understand that the paysite owners are just people too, and not big evil monsters. Just like we aren't dirty thieves. Even when our ideology differs, we are all still people trying to enjoy a game and a community.
*edit* Plum, I think that means she mostly lurks
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