>You yourself said.... "Some People". I believe it was you who
>posted the endurance of most charaters...which would seem to
>preclude any need for forced expiration.

I also posted that people have played a single character for up to two years, which is exactly what we don't want from a seasonal race.

>Naturally limiting slots as well as creation windows would
>undoubtably give you the same results without seeming so
>totalitarian. I proposed an alternative.

People have bitched forever about the limited slots of minotaurs, we decided to try another approach to it, now people are bitching about that. Personally, I'm ready to scrap the entire idea of minotaurs and seasonal races and remove them all. They aren't my baby, but I'm done with them.

>Might I suggest that you give consideration to some food chain
>Marketing examples. Pizza hut seasonal specialty pizza's come
>to mind. When sales dip, they roll out limited time special
>foods. this peaks interest and increases sales. But they dont
>come to your table and take your uneaten pizza if the offer
>expires.

If you want to go the food route, can you get a Shamrock Shake in May/June/July/etc.?

Sadly...I'm getting tired of seeing anything added to the mud anymore because it keeps ending up with people pissing and moaning about everything they hate about it without even trying it out. Every time I read these forums I end up more frustrated and I just don't need it anymore.