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Post by Dominikk on Jan 25, 2016 19:22:02 GMT
Hello everyone, in the next days we are releasing our newest feature - the donations. We decided to do so, because running one server and soon a second one is quite expensive to afford. The running costs will be up to 45 Euros every month soon, which is hard for us to pay. So we would be happy about every little donation, it doesn't need to be much.  What we tried to do with donations, is that nothing OP or pay to win should be given out. Most of the gifts are just cosmetic things. All gifts will be handed out within 48 hours personally by a smiling GM, make sure you are active within 5-10pm (CET) during work days, we are delivering the whole day on weekends. Every donation which receives a gift is less or equal to 10E. If you don't need any gift and just want to support us, then there will be a button for donating a custom amount of money too. Here is a little spoiler of things we will hand out as gifts. Note that you aren't buying gifts with a donation, gifts are just a voluntary refund from the DEVs!All items with a kingdom specific template come in a kingdom of your choice. Spyglass Gnomes Hota Statue (no dragons yet) Silver coins Tower Wagon Sleeping Powder LMC SMC Salesman Rod of Transmutation Clay pit Peat pit Tar pit Can't wait to donate??? We need some testers for being the first donators, so we can make sure our semi automatic process is working right PM me! |
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Post by Nuinethir on Jan 25, 2016 23:02:41 GMT
I have been waiting to donate to this server since I joined it. I am really happy with everything this server offers (uptime, friendly and helpful community/staff, events, etc.) so it would be my pleasure to help out with the overhead. I would be happy to test out the donation process, ping me anytime. |
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Post by traveler on Jan 26, 2016 16:35:53 GMT
im in will talk to you soon  |
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Post by linx on Jan 26, 2016 19:12:26 GMT
Every donation which receives a gift is less or equal to 10E. Can you clarify this? Are you basically saying that there is no rewards for donations greater than 10E? Are the rewards donation amount specific or do you just donate and pick from the gifts? |
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Post by Nuinethir on Jan 27, 2016 1:06:32 GMT
Every donation which receives a gift is less or equal to 10E. Can you clarify this? Are you basically saying that there is no rewards for donations greater than 10E? Are the rewards donation amount specific or do you just donate and pick from the gifts? He means that aside from regular donations with no gift (where you choose the amount you want to donate), there are fixed donation amounts that include gifts, each no greater than 10 Euro. |
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Post by velan on Jan 28, 2016 11:00:29 GMT
Suggestion - add mission structures to rewards - pylon, obelisk, etc. They can be nice decorations and currently can't be built as we don't have missions.
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Post by tranderas on Jan 31, 2016 21:39:19 GMT
I recommend removing silver coins and sleep powder from the list as it's a little pay2win. Cosmetic items and statues are fine but both of those items give clear advantages to players.
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Post by weatherwax on Feb 4, 2016 18:25:18 GMT
I recommend removing silver coins and sleep powder from the list as it's a little pay2win. Cosmetic items and statues are fine but both of those items give clear advantages to players. I agree with you to a point, I was never big on using sleep powder and it is more pay-to-win in my eyes as well. The Silver, not so much. If you take WO for example. it doesn't offer anyone an edge other than the ability to buy shiny things or pay deed costs. It sure hasn't made me an OP player, you still need skill to backup that shiny stuff.  For me personally, I like to be able to casually play here and would like to (and will) contribute a bit of donation out of appreciation. I can also see scenarios where new folks may not be able to make silvers in game due to proximity of their settlement. A player that wants to deed near already established friends which have roads and guard towers leaves little option to make additional silver in the short-term. Long term, they could get more into the economy as skills develop. I'm glad the silver option is there, I can help out financially and get my deed to the size that I want it and be done with it. Just my 2 irons on the subject |
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Post by weatherwax on Feb 4, 2016 18:28:20 GMT
Off-topic question (maybe), would the DEV's be interested in a tower swap with a paid donation? I wish I noticed "Tower" in the list of potential gifts before I built my tower. If its a hassle, no worries. I always liked the MR tower over the Freedom tower myself.
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Post by Dominikk on Feb 4, 2016 19:35:25 GMT
Changing tower skin would be no problem for us |
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Post by broksonic on Feb 4, 2016 19:50:59 GMT
I suggest adding banners (kingdom colors) to the list. Either outside wall styles or pole styles that can be planted. Say 5 for a 5 Euro donation.
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Post by weatherwax on Feb 4, 2016 20:48:25 GMT
Changing tower skin would be no problem for us Thanks Dominikk, I'll keep that in mind for the near future. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 22:56:06 GMT
+1 To Broksonic's suggestion. I'd love to have some HOTS banners around my deed.
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Post by metrix on Feb 15, 2016 0:08:29 GMT
:/ go figure WO is gonna break a few of the donations on here with the upcoming alchemy potions to change the terrain to various resources.
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Post by Rikko on Feb 15, 2016 1:56:16 GMT
Not really. You can buy a Rod of Transmutation, magical chests, etc. from the trader for silver, or you can donate and get them without spending silver. Once the new alchemy shows up, you can spend weeks gathering the right juice and making enough potion to transform one tile, or you can donate and get four tiles instantly. |
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