The Staircase to Heaven

It's common sense. Here, on Byond, it's scarce.. a timeless rarity. I just want to know how these "people" figure shit out, in that head of theirs. Alright, one thing being the Byond Member benefits.
There is an owner of a game. He boosts, edits himself, gives himself all the highest ranks, and does the same for people he likes. He takes away freedom of speech and bans just because he has higher authority, than everyone. He comes to a game, which he has no powers on and complains about the Byond ranker benefits are unfair and threatens to leave. Who is this guy to even judge, about fairness, anyway? The majority, of Byond, is not adults. Their membership is most likely purchased by family, or a friend. The good majority of Byond cannot make webpages. The majority, of Byond, cannot make their own games. If they were given a source, used an open source, or stole a source... they would be shunned for ripping games and they will have the extra troubles, that arise, when you let others code for you because you cannot. Then, we look at the benefits, of being a Byond Member:


* Customize your ad-free website with layout elements, images, colors, fonts, and more!
* Influence game popularity by listing your favorites.
* Upload custom avatars.
* Display a custom icon or avatar beside your forum and blog posts.
* Create forums for your site where other users can interact.
* Allow other BYOND Members to join your site and submit games and blog posts.
* Join other BYOND Members' sites and contribute to them.
* Get extra advertisment for your website through shared community pages.
* Post game reviews.

File Hosting

* Plenty of storage space for your BYOND files.
* Choose which files are listed on your Member Website.
* Choose which files are hidden - only downloadable by you.

Full Featured Pager

* Send instant messages.
* Pager friends list allows you to easily find your friends and join the servers they are on.
* Watch your favorite games so you always know when they're online.

Other Perks

* Special Members-only events throughout the year.
* Exclusive discounts on BYOND products and services from time to time.
* BYOND games can easily offer special benefits to BYOND Members.
* More to come! We are constantly working on new features to improve the BYOND Membership experience.

So, if you cannot produce your own games or cannot make a website, there clearly isn't much left to appreciate besides the in-game benefits. The member isn't exactly getting their money's worth. My games will always keep Byond members and subscribers, in mind. It isn't about bribery. Bribery is more like telling them, "Hey, if you rank my game number 1, I'll give you something cool. If I ever see that you don't have me, as #1 anymore, there's going to be some damn problems." My games give benefits for being a member, for being a subscriber, and ranking the game. It's up to you, to decide, what rank to give. You don't even have to rank.. Like I've said, you get a reward for just being a member. For your support, for the game and for the Byond community, here is a generous gift... That's all it's about. But for the love of God.. If you wanna be the judge of fairness and ethics, on Byond or my games... be fucking real.. be fucking fair yourself.

After this week, I regret to inform everyone, that I will be retiring from Ninja Rebirth: The Perfect Soldier. I am fully cooperative and am willing to give the new host/hostess any files and saves that they should need. I don't understand what the hell that last host was doing... But I seem to get more than 20 players for more than 10 minutes. I seem to be getting players that didn't play for a while as well. My server lagged horribly and they all still continued to play. This game is not dead... Nor is this game dying. The players are dedicated and I thank them, for their continued loyalty and support. It just needs a staff that is fully committed and actually gives a shit about the players, the game, and respects the owner. I am not pleased, with the direction, this game has turned. Instead, I will be concentrating on other projects. To all of the players, that I have met and to the staff that I have seen come and go, it has always been a pleasure. ^_^

All plans, to release my games, have been scrapped. Instead, I'll just code for a handful of friends. AuraUzuki, Rikvdv2, and Lil Bop, to name a few.