Way to keep Planeshift free

[Xolon]

this might is a bit off topic, but i think Andrew did succeed.

He showed the world in what he was capable;
making a free java game, wich is played by thousends of players.

ok, there is an extra abillity to pay for some more, but imagine the costs he has to keep those 8+ servers running each day..
Big rs fans are willing to pay that $5 a month to help Andrew keeping up his servers. And Andrew in return adds new things to the game for those players..

I think he shows us the way multi playing can or should be;
Free servers for all and if u like to help the Dev\'s u can donate a bit to help them maintain the servers..

-xolon-

[Link]

Yeah homeless people live off donations so can the developers. (sarcasm)

[Cyonamie]

link, that is a good point....
but if you guys think about it, there are tons of people out there with servers that would be willing to help (maybe a few in return for something ingame)
 :rolleyes:  

[Xolon]

lets let them make an alpha game 1st  

-Xolon-

[cmhitman]

i hope they keep the idea
 of having it at the loading screen.
because all we would have to do is just replace it.
 

ps.
please don\'t make it so that we can\'t take them away and only let the ad pop up once a day ur sum\'n

[Gloin]

You could possibly put the [pepsi] ads in the tavern, like you can put then inconspicuously on some mugs or little picture frames...

unless the idea of ads in game has already been debunked!?   ?(

[Gion]

Aaah Glion.

Looks really like my name.

Lets hope we dont get any problems because of that in the future.

Gion.

[Link]

Originally posted by Gloin
You could possibly put the [pepsi] ads in the tavern, like you can put then inconspicuously on some mugs or little picture frames...

unless the idea of ads in game has already been debunked!?   ?(

As I have said before, Ads dont work that way, You have to have to pretty much open and stuff the whole time, you cant just stick them in the corner and expect them to pay you.They have rules oh where you have to place them, you dont really choose.

[entomophobiac]

Advertisement is a good way. But in-game advertisement is apalling...

A possible solution to the problem could be to put the advertisement in a startup splash-screen (just like Quake III shows you the startup of its engine). The PS team could then base funding issues on the amount of players. Thus, any company that wants to put their logo on the splash-screen would have to pay $X per player that is registered on the Planeshift server.

This is way better than having advertisements inside the game.

[Xolon]

what u guys think of sticking to one of the temas main goal?

Making a good mmorpg, wich has no costs for its players...?
Why do u all are so worried about p2p, when the intentions are clear of the dev team...

-Xolon-

[Link]

Well Xolon, This IS a free game, Since its free that doesnt mean money is just going to poor in on its own, we are just trying to help them out a little by suggestions ideas, IF YOU DONT LIKE IT THEN DONT READ THIS THREAD!

[Vengeance]

It is a known fact that in-game advertising will not generate any appreciable revenue at all, and the PS team is not pursuing or even thinking about anything like this.

- Vengeance

[Link]

We could go panhandling or something. All of us dress up as hobos and go beg for money on the streets.

[Kiva]

What a nice idea, Link. Why don\'t you just do that, and then we\'ll find something more valuable to do with our time

[Kiern]

lol grono, on a mean streak today or something?




j/k    just giving the stupid comments what they deserve i guess