by Lush » Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:12 am
I had the same mind set as you Slushie, but this way there is some actual exclusiveness and meaning behind Very Important Person, funds can be generated to help pay back Bladez' investment into the site and for future hosting of the site, activity is promoted through trying to achieve the post count requirement or by getting involved with competitions, activities and site contribution.
As Mitch said, people got their 5 dollars worth anyways, especially since the webstore has been down for that long we can at least be sure people got at least a good year or two of VIP features (then there are those who had it since it came into place). Might not be all that fair but the funds paid on old DD for VIP did not go towards this site or those running it.