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Post by DEV Jlf2n on Oct 9, 2008 7:50:51 GMT -5
Ok so I have been thinking about the the donations needed to keep the server operating from month to month. Some have mentioned give a ways like they do on other servers. the problem with this is though is that it is a lot of work mailing out prizes etc so I thought of another idea that may be equally rewarding.
How about every month, for the people who donate say a minimum of $5.00 bucks, we put their names in a hat and the winner gets a custom item tailored to their PC? The item can be renamed to reflect the character and everything.
for example....
Say John Doe wins the Oct name draw out and has a 8th lvl wizard named Gax. What we would do from him is give him an an item, say a "Ring of the Wizard" which gives two first level spells and 1 second level spell. We would also rename the item " The ring of Gax" or some other name the player desires.
I think this would work out really well. What do you guys think? I know we don't want to create an atmosphere of making people feel like they have to donate, but raising 180 bucks a month isn't going to be easy either. I think we can all agree we want to see this place stick around. ;D
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davidb
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Post by davidb on Oct 9, 2008 8:32:56 GMT -5
For others I can't talk, I need no additional motivation than the PW quality. In fact, I wouldn't like to have any in-game consequences from off-game events.
But by all means, add a donation-meter so people knows when the server is running out of money. Something like: "hosting secured for 83 days"
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darksoul
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Post by darksoul on Oct 10, 2008 12:11:58 GMT -5
i love the idea, i think itwould motivate most people he wouldn't motivate. Also, maybe for every $5 that you donate, you get another slip with your name in forthe drawing at the endof the month. So, some people would be willing to donate a bit more!
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Post by borton on Oct 10, 2008 12:31:39 GMT -5
Well being able to play and donating is motive enough, but those with extra dollars that can do more than once a month i think its a grate idea liek a +3 ring of protection something of that caliber that unique to
BG great idea
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Post by broham2 on Oct 20, 2008 12:00:00 GMT -5
I've seen other servers that allow you to purchase 'property' in the main town for x amount of dollars.. it was a scaled thing, with the size going up with the donation. I don't know if that is feasible here (I know nothing about PW's, building them, or the admin required).. but its an idea.
It would allow characters to have their 'own' place, especially once persistant storage is in place.
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Post by DM haunted on Oct 20, 2008 12:12:27 GMT -5
Well , I do think we need a Donation Meter or bar that shows members each month how far along we are each month to reaching our payment quota.
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Post by whenwizardswar on Oct 20, 2008 20:56:45 GMT -5
No, its leaning towards playing favorites, and its pretty much bribeing players to donate money. it favors those with money as well which isnt all of us.
I personally object to this.
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Post by otomotetsuo on Oct 20, 2008 22:42:12 GMT -5
I am fully in favor of the "Health Bar" idea.
It would be a good tool to let us know how much longer our assets are secured.
As far as rewarding players for donating:
Donating is like believing in magic - and by magic I mean the gameworld that the SCC team has been striving to bring to life - if you continue to donate - the magic will continue to be there.
OT's two pence; and big thank you to everyone who has been so incredibly generous with us so far. *bow*
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Post by Jadeite Feyern on Oct 21, 2008 4:22:45 GMT -5
Health meter: Yes
I have no idea how much do you still need?
In-game favouring: No (!)
OMG!
Real life prizes: Why not?
Sometimes you need to invest some money go get more in return. Buying an ipod nano once per three months and giving it to a player is not going to kill the server - once it's made clear how much money do we got that is, what we don't know.
My opinion.
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Post by DEV Jlf2n on Oct 21, 2008 20:11:53 GMT -5
I can see the neg side of it. Right now the server has $340.00 in the PP account. As for a meter I have no idea how to rig that up.
it would be nice though I agree. Maybe Otomo would know how.
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blev
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Post by blev on Oct 21, 2008 23:03:17 GMT -5
Giving in-game stuff for donations is not good in my opinion.
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Post by Jadeite Feyern on Oct 22, 2008 2:56:14 GMT -5
I can see the neg side of it. Right now the server has $340.00 in the PP account. As for a meter I have no idea how to rig that up. it would be nice though I agree. Maybe Otomo would know how. Simple. Just make a flash stripe on the side of the forums, updated daily. I don't have flash though  |
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Post by davidb on Oct 22, 2008 2:57:26 GMT -5
Don't say how much money you have in the donation meter. Say how many days of server we have left, make it red when less than 45, yellow 61-90, green onwards. Full bar could represent six months.
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