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Willdy

  • September 2011
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« November 04, 2017, 09:45:33 AM » #14654
Would definitely love to see the servers come back as I've mentioned before, but from an Admin perspective I can completely understand the problems faced.

Thank you so much for the opportunity and possibilities Nonsense <3

Well, the people have spoken. We are covered for about 4 months of server uptime  :)

Ayyy, that's promising.

It is my understanding that there were indeed other reasons the server went down such as your time to work on it, lack of support from others, etc. I know a lot can change in a year so I'm hopeful that maybe something amazing is going to happen with our community.

As always, if you need anything which I can help with then feel free to drop me a message. I'll probably talk to you later todsy about various things and so be ready for some Willdy!

PapaRussia

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  • May 2013
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« November 06, 2017, 07:43:59 AM » #14678
Haven't seen alot of MY since it went down, Ive talked alot with snowi though about ballrace on TU. Redownloading everything tomorrow to have that rush of nostalgia return. Welcome back MoronYard.
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Persious

  • September 2011
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« November 14, 2017, 05:22:58 PM » #14744
I'll go and try it out, damn long time since I was here.

Willdy

  • September 2011
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« November 14, 2017, 06:20:15 PM » #14745
I'll go and try it out, damn long time since I was here.
OMG PERSIOUS! <3
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Fabio

  • November 2012
  • 100 Posts
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« November 15, 2017, 02:17:45 PM » #14747
I believe the only way to be able to cover monthly donations is by having a subscription based service, it should not be too expensive (no more than 5-10$ a month).

If every active player that loves this community pitches in monthly there should be no issue getting the monthly costs covered.

Master Mark

  • October 2013
  • 259 Posts
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« November 15, 2017, 04:50:01 PM » #14748
I believe the only way to be able to cover monthly donations is by having a subscription based service, it should not be too expensive (no more than 5-10$ a month).

If every active player that loves this community pitches in monthly there should be no issue getting the monthly costs covered.

I disagree. I also fundamentally dislike the notion of subscription services being pushed everywhere. I like the system that is currently in place, where users can choose to support the server and receive a variety of features permanently.

Fabio

  • November 2012
  • 100 Posts
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« November 15, 2017, 06:56:16 PM » #14749

I disagree. I also fundamentally dislike the notion of subscription services being pushed everywhere. I like the system that is currently in place, where users can choose to support the server and receive a variety of features permanently.

That system does not work for a community this small, MY would either need more popular gamemodes that aren't buried in the server list or a large amount of people need to start playing smash and slope (won't happen)

Master Mark

  • October 2013
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« November 15, 2017, 08:52:52 PM » #14750
That system does not work for a community this small, MY would either need more popular gamemodes that aren't buried in the server list or a large amount of people need to start playing smash and slope (won't happen)


MoronYard is a game server, not a service. There should not be a disparity between "subscription" users and regular users. Donations for gold bars and VIP ranks are different as they aren't continually charged, and they're less off-putting. Not everything has to be packed into a subscription service; it's not the answer.

If I went to a community website for a game server on any game and saw that they were taking donations for some reasonable incentives for the sake of keeping the server alive, I would totally understand. It's reasonable.

If I went to the same site and it was trying to justify a subscription service that costs as much per month as it cost to purchase the game itself, I would never return to that website. Simple.

Subscription services are divisive by nature. Surely there are better solutions... If you look at the donation progress so far, after only a few weeks, I'd say we have more than enough time to work out the kinks of the system.
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Fabio

  • November 2012
  • 100 Posts
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« November 16, 2017, 06:08:15 PM » #14760
That system does not work for a community this small, MY would either need more popular gamemodes that aren't buried in the server list or a large amount of people need to start playing smash and slope (won't happen)


MoronYard is a game server, not a service. There should not be a disparity between "subscription" users and regular users. Donations for gold bars and VIP ranks are different as they aren't continually charged, and they're less off-putting. Not everything has to be packed into a subscription service; it's not the answer.

If I went to a community website for a game server on any game and saw that they were taking donations for some reasonable incentives for the sake of keeping the server alive, I would totally understand. It's reasonable.

If I went to the same site and it was trying to justify a subscription service that costs as much per month as it cost to purchase the game itself, I would never return to that website. Simple.

Subscription services are divisive by nature. Surely there are better solutions... If you look at the donation progress so far, after only a few weeks, I'd say we have more than enough time to work out the kinks of the system.

I never meant removing the current system, although that may have been mistakenly implied.

In my mind I imagined more of a "save the server" subscription, like subscribing to a charity.

I'm not a fan of subscriptions being forced down our throat these days either, I was imagining an optional service here.

Master Mark

  • October 2013
  • 259 Posts
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« November 16, 2017, 06:46:45 PM » #14761
This community is not a charity case. If we strengthen the viability of the servers, improve the systems in place, and make an effort to outreach to a new and growing player-base, there is no reason to do this "save the server" nonsense. That's like giving up from the start.
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Brando

  • September 2013
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« November 17, 2017, 08:39:41 PM » #14767
This community is not a charity case. If we strengthen the viability of the servers, improve the systems in place, and make an effort to outreach to a new and growing player-base, there is no reason to do this "save the server" nonsense. That's like giving up from the start.

I agree with Mark here. If people were interested in a charity esque system, they can do it themselves by donating what they want every month themselves. By no mean do we need a system that forces monthly payments to obtain a benefit, as Mark stated too many companies are finding themselves doing this already. The system we have now is working efficiently enough to last us more than a year as is, and with the idea of a new series of relics i'm we'll have even more donations coming in. I think we're in a stable spot where we don't have to be concerned about the donation system for a good while.
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I vote for calm!

Meatwad

  • October 2011
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« November 19, 2017, 05:05:34 PM » #14819
I'll do what I can to donate. It'd be nice to see this stay up.
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