discussion Credit System for purchasing Members+

[cscsz22z]

i just wanna play some games. dude...

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[Filiphey]

i just wanna play some games. dude...

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Same bro, same

 

[MasterTonberry]

Thanks a ton for making this thread ErzuzB- I appreciate the info and the explanation!

 

[crockk]

Hey guys is point useless now ?

 

[xifov76536]

Would def be nice is credits were retroactively applied but this system seems quite generous so not really a big deal.

 

[james0121arnold]

Awesome

 

[Skrotum]

is point useless now ?

You can take part in the lottery with them.

 

[Irruga]

If you already had the Members+ Rank from the previous system, YOU WILL STILL HAVE IT!

I had access to the Games+ section yesterday, and today it's gone again
Is that a bug?

 

[ErzuzB]

I had access to the Games+ section yesterday, and today it's gone again
Is that a bug?

How did you get access?
You have neither the 10 posts and 16 hours for the normal path nor the 10 trophy points and 8 hours for the lurker path.

Or did you had access in the short time the games+ was free? Because you don't keep the access, but the earned member+ rank (which grands access).

 

[Irruga]

How did you get access?
You have neither the 10 posts and 16 hours for the normal path nor the 10 trophy points and 8 hours for the lurker path.

Or did you had access in the short time the games+ was free? Because you don't keep the access, but the earned member+ rank (which grands access).

Okay so my access to it was a bug itself xD

 

[User_89876]

How did you get access?
You have neither the 10 posts and 16 hours for the normal path nor the 10 trophy points and 8 hours for the lurker path.

Or did you had access in the short time the games+ was free? Because you don't keep the access, but the earned member+ rank (which grands access).

Yesterday for a short period of time the section was open for everyone...

 

[Irruga]

Yesterday for a short period of time the section was open for everyone...

I see
Thank you

 

[Nihili]

Yesterday for a short period of time the section was open for everyone...

Sad that it was only temporary.

 

[-Wyrm-]

Sad that it was only temporary.

Just a tease to make you want it more and work harder... or a mistake by the admins (sshhh, admins don't make mistakes).

The new system has it's drawbacks (what system doesn't), however, I think it may have found more of a balance than just a one-time effort to gain access. Making users constantly engage and be active on the forums has benefits for the admins and owners as well. One of those would be activity level and active users for selling ads/banners on the site. Nobody is going to advertise/sponsor a website that has 30k members, and only 2k of them have more than a few hours of time on the site in their 2+ years of membership. Forum stats have gone way up in the past week, user time online, posts created, reactions to posts, etc.. All of these stats going up, and staying up, makes this a much more viable resource to sell ads/banners. Then the website could support itself, and not rely on donations/selling access.

This is step one towards this place being self-sustaining. The direction chosen from here, depends somewhat on us. Those of us that want access without engagement can buy it, generating money for the site, making it less likely we'll see ads/banners. Relying on and reminding everyone about donations every month is a chore, and not a stable, guaranteed, way to keep a website online. I can see a path towards, and fully support most methods of, making this place self-sustaining. If we want this place to be here next year, we need to look beyond our immediate wants.

Sorry for the rant. It is not aimed at anyone, just a few thoughts.

TL/DR: Active users help this place continue existing. Don't whine about maintaining/improving something you enjoy using.

 

[Nihili]

Just a tease to make you want it more and work harder... or a mistake by the admins (sshhh, admins don't make mistakes).

The new system has it's drawbacks (what system doesn't), however, I think it may have found more of a balance than just a one-time effort to gain access. Making users constantly engage and be active on the forums has benefits for the admins and owners as well. One of those would be activity level and active users for selling ads/banners on the site. Nobody is going to advertise/sponsor a website that has 30k members, and only 2k of them have more than a few hours of time on the site in their 2+ years of membership. Forum stats have gone way up in the past week, user time online, posts created, reactions to posts, etc.. All of these stats going up, and staying up, makes this a much more viable resource to sell ads/banners. Then the website could support itself, and not rely on donations/selling access.

This is step one towards this place being self-sustaining. The direction chosen from here, depends somewhat on us. Those of us that want access without engagement can buy it, generating money for the site, making it less likely we'll see ads/banners. Relying on and reminding everyone about donations every month is a chore, and not a stable, guaranteed, way to keep a website online. I can see a path towards, and fully support most methods of, making this place self-sustaining. If we want this place to be here next year, we need to look beyond our immediate wants.

Sorry for the rant. It is not aimed at anyone, just a few thoughts.

TL/DR: Active users help this place continue existing. Don't whine about maintaining/improving something you enjoy using.

What a beautiful mind you have there, and there's no irony just to be clear.

 

[ErzuzB]

Sad that it was only temporary.

Just a tease to make you want it more and work harder... or a mistake by the admins (sshhh, admins don't make mistakes).

Actually it was because too many users bombarded the staff with DMs and tickets full of questions, complains, applications for membership, bug-reports and so forth. So they knew the system wasn't working as expected and was only causing extra trouble for the staff and disabled the need for a rank.

 

[Couldyounot]

I'm just grinding until I get it and then I can stop paying attention

 

[-Wyrm-]

I'm just grinding until I get it and then I can stop paying attention

...but if it's a monthly/bi-monthly thing?

Then you'll have to re-engage with everyone again after only barely getting your little corner of isolation straightened out and the pillows fluffed. Most of us are well-meaning, and don't bite (much).

...join us... join us.

 

[ErzuzB]

...but if it's a monthly/bi-monthly thing?

Then you'll have to re-engage with everyone again after only barely getting your little corner of isolation straightened out and the pillows fluffed. Most of us are well-meaning, and don't bite (much).

...join us... join us.

The one from the shop (and the remnant one from the previous system) is permanent...

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[thestrokes2]

Hey guys is point useless now ?

Can just save in case they add any other goodies to the shop.