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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-21T22:44:20.000Z",
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  "textContent": "> We do however greatly value all contributions made by users - they’re not insignificant and do help cover the costs of our server infrastructure. Until this month, our funds were quite low...\n\nHere's another potential consequence I hadn't thought of. As long as the game was free on Steam, the players that come from Steam were compelled to make a donation if they liked the game. Now these players are going to think \"I've already paid the price they asked for OpenTTD, why should I donate on top of that?\" (Little do they know that they are actually paying for an unrelated product, and that the money goes to an unrelated entity.) After this one-time donation from Atari is used up, you might find yourself with a greatly diminished rate of player donations.\n\nIf I were there, I would have tried to negotiate for a recurring payment tied to the infrastructure costs.\n\nStatistics: Posted by odisseus — 21 Mar 2026 22:44\n\n* * *",
  "title": "General OpenTTD • Re: OpenTTD - Steam and GOG",
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