[tomc1985]

> If it is popular to have say a World Tree in a pool as your spawn point and said map is a popular one you would still have instance ownership even if the map itself is free software. Having your own instance would be found preferrable to most compared to a common flooded one with millions clipping through each other and trolls rampant.

I don't really understand how lack of ownership strips the ability to shard instances.

> because they are the ones making, running, and maintaining the goddamned servers in question!

They are, because they are most capable. But do not underestimate that others do so as well, often in a much more just and equitable fashion. (See: The Pirate Bay/private trackers vs Spotify or Youtube)

And watch what you call juvenile, that perspective explains the world so much more clearly than any explanation that the guilty might offer