Email from Wood for Sims

[Duckie]

in the last weeks our bandwidth goes higher and higher, but the support for WfS goes lower and lower. And I found a hacker attack on my server.   Therefore from now you need an username/password for the free files also. On the signup page you can choose the free membership and sign for a lifetime free account. I hope for your understanding. For WoodClub members it isn't required, your login works on the whole site.

hugs and und liebe Gruesse
Nofrena
Wood for Sims

I received this in my email. Looks like we're having an effect, Pirates!  

[Broomhilda]

HAHAHA, Now that is funny. :lol:  :lol:  More cost and less money. I wonder what could have caused that.  :twisted:

[fionaskye]

Yay for us!

[tngrspacecadet]

oo! pretty stuff! (heads for booty)

[Hecubus]

I saw that in my inbox too....arr!

BTW: WFS is one of the VERY few sites that successfully  made the crossover from TS1 to TS2.

[Lilyroseisapirate]

does she think this pity party email is going to have her users saying "zomg im so sorry bandwidth is high, here is 100 dollars! nevermind, take my whole check!" lol, her support doesnt need to be low, needs to be zero.

[Doursim]

Sucks that someone is attacking their site though.  I DO have sympathy for that.

[alia]

You can say what you want about WFS, but their stuff is well made and original.

And their subsciption fee has stayed the same since Sims1. I'm guessing she (I can't remember her name) has stayed on the same hosting service since her sims 1 days, and they are probably overcharging her.

Somebody in the know should write to her and point out the alternatives, (i.e.  cheaper hosting available and voluntary donations button). I don't know anything about hosting services so I'm not the best person to offer her advice...  :oops:

Honestly, I've always thought WFS was part pay because the owner just continued from sims 1 days, same as Sandy at ATS. Neither of them have seemed greedy to me.

[Pescado]

I don't see how that's supposed to reduce their bandwidth usage. You'd think it'd increase both bandwidth and CPU consumption when people have to now look at your shitty login page, too. Plus, doing the encryption and authentication for everyone is computationally expensive and will actually increase your load.

[Duckie]

I subbed to WFS way back during Sims 1. I did have a soft spot for her stuff then. She does do nice work and is a very nice person. I don't know the story about her hosting, etc. except that her sub prices haven't risen over the years.

All that aside I have gotten emails from her in the past saying things similar to the typical paysite owner excuse for charging for content. I don't know if presenting her with the alternatives would do any good but one won't know unless one tries, eh? If someone does present her with the alternatives they should be either fluent in German or a native speaker as I think that would be the best way to communicate with her. Less chance of any kind of misunderstanding due to language differences.

ETA: I agree with you Pes. I think that idea is her misguided attempt at foiling the "hacker" she claims is attacking her site. *shrug*

[redisenchanted]

I do like WFS stuff and I subscribed back in sims 1 days for a few months. Nofrena isn't like Sandy at ATS though. Nearly all of Sandy's stuff is free and if you donate once as little as $5, you get all the content forever.

Nofrena isn't as bad as Peggy or Vita, but she shouldn't be charging. Of course, she could always upload her things for free at Insim or MTS2 and never have to worry about bandwidth again.

[Frank]

*Prints off quote from WFS and blows nose in it*


Oh darn, WFS is losing......here's the world's smallest violin playing "My heart bleeds purple piss" just for you, WFS  >.<

[Duckie]

Another email from lovely Nofrena:

Dear evilredduckie,

<snip>Lots o' words boohooing about Sims 1</snip>

I'm a bit tired – for more than five years I try to make a good job, to
make a good website, to offer good things for a low price, some things for
free also, to reply all emails, to help for every problem and what is the
result more and more? The peoples sent us bad emails, talk bad about us,
there are pirate sites who offers our stuff and there are respectable
peoples they think this theft is the right way. What a crazy world...
And by the way: many many thanks for all users who supports WfS and who appreciate our work!

From now up to 31th august we have a much lower price for our cd's and
dvd. It's a summer special for all users who are at home in their holidays.
Look here for the offers: http://www.woodforsims.de/html/wfsdvd.html

From 1th august the amount for 1 month WoodClub membership is 4.80 Euro. I hope for your understanding – the real life is expensive and after I paid the PayPal fee the actually price is to low. The prices for more than one month will not be changed.

...  :roll:

[RedLove]

Real life is less expensive when you have an actual JOB.

[SnarkyShark]

Real life is less expensive when you have an actual JOB.

True, and when you decide instead to earn money leeching off a popular computer game's fan base, you should expect some rough waters. Especially when there's an ever growing crew of pirates on your tail. ARR!