They should still have access to DevEx. I understand that it's an OBC only feature to make more money, but they purchased a permanent membership. Unlike annual memberships, there's no way to cancel it unless you want to waste the 1-300 dollars you spent on the membrship.
Besides, they've already paid you quite a bit. Would it really hurt to encourage more lifetimers to try to develop better games to help your site?
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