As reported yesterday, the latest from Peter Molyneux is unable to meet up the demand of curiosity seekers. To alleviate the technical issues, a donation page was set-up for those willing to pass along a few bucks, to go towards new servers.
Unfortunately, this move has ruffled the feathers of some players, according to ComputerAndVideoGames.com. They also have Molyneux's response; he claims that he was only following suggestions:
"So I said on Twitter we were going to put on more and more of these expensive servers. And a couple of people said we'd really love to donate, is there any way we could donate. So Dimitri here said 'oh, I can put a donate button on our website.' That was it. That's all it is. We haven't publicized that and we haven't advertised that."
The point of contention is how Molyneux himself and his studio, 22 Cans, both appear to have plenty of money to play around with. So the notion that they’re somehow cash strapped, enough to effectively ask for financial aid, is outrageous to some.
The sad part is how Molyneux's response seems to indicate that he was never a fan of the donation button in the first place:
"And it has caused a huge reaction which I kind of understand but kind of don't quite understand. We don't have a big banner outside the office saying please donate and I'm not using Curiosity to ask for money, we actually put on the cube a thank you to the donators – one of which was my wife – and then I started to think this is starting to get a little bit desperate. So we left it there on the website and we stopped promoting it or advertising it or anything."
The reaction does seem a tad bit ridiculous. One has to wonder where people are getting the impression that everyone behind the scenes is a millionaire to begin with. Sure Molyneux is a highly successful game designer, but do any of us really know that truly means, dollars and sense wise?
Plus the video from yesterday makes it quite clear that his staff at 22 Cans is just everyday people. They're not sitting around, in fur coats, and typing on computers that are diamond encrusted.
