This is bit of a touchy subject but also a interesting one i think.

Ive played in quite a few EMU's to date and some of them do this and some dont. What some of them do is have a option of giving players who donate a specific amount of money to the server and in return get a ingame object of sort. This ingame object can be a exceptional weapon, armor, buff crystals, or any object that is "elite" in quality. The donation would have to be at least the minimum, set by the server admin and kept track of. Say if you donated 100 bucks to the server, then broke would log in and trade you a exceptional T-21 (this is just a example of course).

Like i said though, this is a touchy subject with some people. Some people either just dont like to donate or cant donate so they never get to take advantage of this special way to obtain good equipment. Ive seen arguements in games and their forums feuding that some people could do more damage or kill people quicker or whatever, simply because they happen to donate a few bucks to the server costs.

In some cases, this is a good idea but then again, sometimes ideas like these can backfire and cause problems. I was curious to see what GR had to think about set donation amounts and receiving elite ingame items of your choice for your donation.

Not a flame but this is a pretty bad idea i mean people cant donate sometimes like some other people i know i'm tied up with money and i can't spare any, so would that be fare oh i dontate a 100 bucks and i get a Elite wepon that no one else can unless they donate?. I voted No this would ruin the game and PvP and alot more they should leave how it is Donate if you want but you dont have to.

But i am glad you brought this up this is a very good subject on what to see what people think but like i said i dont think it would be good.

Only reason I don't go along with this is the fact that some that aren't as fortunate might feel left out and feel as though they are obligated to donate more just so they don't look cheap.I would rather someone see someone spend their extra money on food for their families,but then you're always going to have that cheapskate that can afford a carton of cigarettes but can't help out with funds.i would hate to have to work overtime to compete with some kid with rich parents-plus it would be hard to explain to the wife what the t-21 thing I spent $100 is

pa-ding.

have a lottery every 6 months or so for all those who donate a certain amount of money.

that keeps the decent weapons rare whilst allowing perks for those who wish to donate.

I feel that donations = in game items is a bad thing. This is the same thing that happened with the expansions. For example, since I didnt shell out 30 bucks for ToOW, I didnt get the level 88 leet weapons. Again, this is comparing to the t-21 for donating. I dont want another 'i-have-to-spend-money-to-PVP' thing.

this is one server that will not be asking for donations like other servers... im sure he wont turn away donations though...

but GR did not ask for donations... one reason why i am here... all the other servers i have seen ask for donations to keep their server running and guess what.. already seen some dying... and some dont even have a server up and running anymore hehe...

gifts are gifts to everybody who plays... but making it a select few who get something nice for a donation while others dont...

maybe a credit bonus in game would be nice where you can actually spend money would be ok... but items that would put you over the rest is already in game and already inbalances pvp.... legendary weapons...

this will force a WOW effect... you have to do the high end dungeons to be able to pvp with the rest that have those high end stuff...

well that means everybody will have to donate to use those weapons...

Yea, thats what i thought.

Most of you are the majority of what i hear about the donation thing and what kind of problems it can cause. The biggest reason is that most people are on fixed budgets and cannot afford to donate money for a pixeled item.

Ill take Lineage II for example. The A and B grade items (these are the best stuff) cost on a average of about 150 bucks apiece, thats real money folks for a ingame item. I would even find it hard to write a check of that amount and only get a pixeled item for real money.

I voted to also keep this idea off the GR server. Ive experienced this enough to know that some people will always be tougher and better than me, but i would like to know that its their expertise and link to better resources that made them beat me other than they had a bigger wallet than i did.

yeah always somebody with bigger wallet size... hehe.. but good thing is... it is possible to get that elite weapon without a donation system... just loot hunting... get that random legendary weapon...

While I agree with most of the responses here, I don't think Hilt's idea is completely out to lunch. Who says that a digital "show of appreciation" for a donation must be something that will give an advantage in gameplay?

For instance, there could easily be a new custom badge that could decorate the characters of a player who donates. This is not an elite weapon, and not even credits. It's worth nothing more than message of thanks from the whole community, which is what it should be.

"... has contributed to the cause of Galaxies Reborn"

I think thats cool. Maybe a special poster or a flag.

Hilt you gonna be reb or imp?

anyway nah i didnt think your idea is way out there.. i do think they should give something for donating in game.. it is a nice gesture... devanstator said it right... maybe an item that doesnt effect economy or pvp...

Yes it shouldn't be something that helps the player. Like Devan said , a badge. Or a custom piece of clothing ( nothing special ) , furniture , ... or if it's possible: You know those stuff that a ID could put above your head the swirling transparent thingy Can't remember name , but using that as a reward , make a custom one that shows something from GR or so.

I think special items for donations is a bad idea, I think most people would agree with me there. The only thing you should recieve for donating is simply a good feeling of satisfaction, know that 'you' helped out the organization. Because if your just getting items for donating, your not really paying to help, your just paying to get something in return. And i'm almost certain I read in another thread that this wasn't even an option. Its a good idea and a bad idea, but I think most people will dissagree.
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although morally true, think who you are talking about. players will do just about anything to progress in any way possible in this game, if they are after exclusives, they are most likely going to pay through their teeth in order to get them.

the majority of motivation comes from rewards. thats obvious for anything, dogs refuse to walk unless you feed them, etc.

Always have been and always will be imperial.

I did in fact make a alt toon and turned him reb but i used him for sneaking around reb groups and collecting info....spying if you want to call it that.