Benefits for Donation/Payment (SA:MP Discussion)

[Jones]

Well same applies, the community needs an income to overcome its issues wether its script or servers.

I don't think you understand what a community is. If we wanted to be paid to script we'd get a job but we want to script and we want to help the community..

[[WS]Jacob]

The community leaders can pay for better managers, and better webmasters.

I see no problem with the current ones. They have the dedication without the need for payment.

[Pingster]

Things you don't expect veterans to post 101

[Gandalf]

So that is the excuse? I live in Norway, and I play with a 150 ping with my 25mb/s network.
Well same applies, the community needs an income to overcome its issues wether its script or servers.
And at the same time the benefits of donating can be a motivating factor for activity and success.

First of all if you check the license of the SA:MP server it is actually illegal to do what you suggest. Now I know that most of the big servers should be taken off the list if they would enforce it.
The ping is the connection to the server, that will not change by improving it.
FYI we currently have an 8-core, 16GB RAM  with 100Mb uplink which rests in a data center. At this time processor occupancy is 33%, memory is 40% and netowrk is 12.5%. This means there is still capacity enough.

As for income, we currently get back about 40% of cost from the ads we run. The rest amount is either from donations or our pockets.

Apart from that we do not feel we should extort money from minors by offering in-game advantages, it would also bring pretty huse issues with respect to players being banned  or a reset of accounts. All things we do not want to get troubled with, as it is not our source of income but a hobby. Some people go to a club and spend Eur 100 every week. We spend considerable less to provide constant fun for a lot of people.

[ClazzyJogel]

I don't think you understand what a community is. If we wanted to be paid to script we'd get a job but we want to script and we want to help the community..

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers, as there are several other communities, managing to keep a server problem free.

[Zaila]

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers.

What truth?

What i've only seen from you is bullshit as you have not been able to provide evidence for your 'truth'.

[ClazzyJogel]

As for income, we currently get back about 40% of cost from the ads we run. The rest amount is either from donations or our pockets.

Sad to see that you have to pay for your own servers, whilst servers that you can compare with Argonath in size gets overflowed with income, and you have all the potential and opportunity with this community.

[Devin]

Sad to see that you did not read his post.

...as it is not our source of income but a hobby. ...

[Gandalf]

Sad to see that you have to pay for your own servers, whilst servers that you can compare with Argonath in size gets overflowed with income, and you have all the potential and opportunity with this community.

We are ware of what happens elsewhere, it has been happening since we opened Argonath. Our choice has been not to go down that path, and if that means people will not donate, so be it.

[ClazzyJogel]

Sad to see that you did not read his post.

I shouldnt care that much to be honest, he is missing his opportunity, not me.

I have no idea how this topic become what is it, but to get back to my original idea, which was to pay for IG money, seems like it will not become reality, even thought the same idea is used in several other servers, and heck even GTA:V online!

Good night, I'm out

[Devin]

Why suggest something if you don't care about listening to answers? The logic is non-existent.

[Antonio.]

How about no?

If money doesn't determine anything in-game, then developers shouldn't sell it and players shouldn't buy it.

[Mario_Rinna]

So in the love of the community, I feel this is neccesary.

If you love it so much, why don't you just donate yourself? Or do you want something in return?

[Sam..]

First of all if you check the license of the SA:MP server it is actually illegal to do what you suggest. Now I know that most of the big servers should be taken off the list if they would enforce it.
The ping is the connection to the server, that will not change by improving it.
FYI we currently have an 8-core, 16GB RAM  with 100Mb uplink which rests in a data center. At this time processor occupancy is 33%, memory is 40% and netowrk is 12.5%. This means there is still capacity enough.

As for income, we currently get back about 40% of cost from the ads we run. The rest amount is either from donations or our pockets.

Apart from that we do not feel we should extort money from minors by offering in-game advantages, it would also bring pretty huse issues with respect to players being banned  or a reset of accounts. All things we do not want to get troubled with, as it is not our source of income but a hobby. Some people go to a club and spend Eur 100 every week. We spend considerable less to provide constant fun for a lot of people.

Gandalf Seriously i cant neglect this and gandalf i need to talk to you please can you come over pm? Its not about me not about the unban its something else

[Haythem]

even thought the same idea is used in several other servers

Then i suggest you go enjoy paying IRL money to gain IG money in these " several other servers " ..