Okay, lemme recap the OP real quick.
You are not a paying customer and apparently never have been.
You THEN insult the game (and thus HiTech) and then ask HTC to do you a 'favor' and reopen 8 player.
Mike, tell me why anybody would take your request seriously or give it any consideration?
(child like, rude, all caps follow up posts aside...)
The terms "petulant child" popped into my head just now.
I wonder why...