Simultaneous turn in a turn-based strategy game.

Isn't greed one of the sins?

A person spends time and effort on a project instead of focusing on their personal life and work. How is this work worse than the one we get paid for? Otherwise, it would be easier for him to work on other projects that he can use to support himself.

A reasonable alternative to a paid lobby could be adequate sponsorship from the community to compensate the person for the time spent. Moreover, the person enjoys HotA more – that's where he spends his time for free.