Nobody's being banned from the game. The can play everything they want - except for Elite Mode.
If they want to play Elite Mode, then they should qualify for it by having a good ISP. Maybe they can even get in there by cutting off their messengers and other programs.
Remus has given a free ride to EVERYONE.
It hurts nothing to have a section here that you must qualify for.
To be on a team, a player must have a certain number of frags and reply on the forum.
Nothing different here: to be in Elite camps, a player must have a good Internet connection or be friends--essentially a guest--with someone who does.
In any case, this is a solution that should make everyone happy in the end.
Players with good connections can play knowing that bad connections won't ruin it, and players with bad connections are not being discriminated against. They're still allowed to play - just not with good connection players.
It shouldn't be offensive to anyone.
I bet you if any other game designer besides Remus made a game like this, there would be MANY more restrictions based on Internet quality.
After all, this is an INTERNET-based game. If you don't have the right equipment, including a good ISP and a good PC, it's nobody's fault but yours.
I've had to invest to make my PC better to play. Now some players with really bad ISP will either have to do something about or not be in an Elite camp.
Seems fair to me.
