peripheral benefit of coughing up your 20 dollars...
i think that seeing as lack is now making a living off this there will be more benefits to premium membership coming soon. you might as well take the plunge. as it stands, premium = as many games as you like and passwords. its not exactly fair to give more stuff to non premium members when the guy needs your 20 bucks to buy his new gucci loafers
having re-read it several times now, i fail to see how you can challenge my point. anyway, have another:
IMO - anyone who has battled to the rank of colonel derives a good deal of pleasure playing cc and obviously spends a fair amount of time on it. if he/she wont cough up 20 dollars in those circumstances (to support the site after all, because thats what your 20 dollars helps do isnt it?) then what incentive can there be to allow said member privileges based on his risk playing abilities alone..?
i say if you dont want premium then dont buy it but dont expect premium membership features, simple as
You realize non-premium members can join private games, they just can't start them? How often does it really come up that none of the people involved in the game are premium?