2006 was pre-Minecraft territory. Monetizing DF at that point in time would have been highly unlikely. Also the game wasn’t built yet. Maybe they could have mo

2006 was pre-Minecraft territory. Monetizing DF at that point in time would have been highly unlikely. Also the game wasn’t built yet. Maybe they could have monetized earlier than this, but what does it matter? Maybe trying to monetized earlier would have killed the project or resulted in a game very different from today. Either way it doesn’t matter: there are different paths to success and not every one of them is an option for every game. DF found one though, and that’s what matters.