The painful point that old programs run on older OS's way.. better cant be denied here. Alley is doing.. like dissertation level work here trying to bring this game "up" to "date" into realms of computing that didn't exist when freelancer came out.
You guys realise when FL came out that 16 gigs of ram was high for some servers? But my personal box has it now. GTA 5 uses 2 gigs of my 4 gig video card. and other examples that frankly fit the (how far we've come) meme.
Alot of stuff has changed. YET the impermanence of technology includes the fact some people who play this old game.. do it on old machines.. and is a significant factor to who plays here.
So.. theres the dilemma.. Compatibility goes so far.. how does one stretch that envelope without leaving people behind is the most prudent issue.
I dont want to kick em out. I dont think its right persay.