Server Needs MORE RMT, Not Less
 

So, it's true this server went from a policy of:

"Don't try to pay real life money for in-game goods or you will be banned from the server"

to:

"Please pay real life money for in-game goods, the server as a whole will benefit"

I understand why people might get upset at this policy reversal, but I that's looking at it the wrong way.

Think about it: if SOE's lawyers don't sue P99 over this, then that pretty much legitimizes a way for P99 to make money. This would mean P99 could finally make money, not just beg for it, for new servers, hosting costs, and maybe even a paycheck for staff members, all by having their own Kickstarter campaign.

Others have already suggested "slot machine" style plat sinks in the game; why not have them but with real money? You donate $50 to the P99 "Slot Machine Development" kickstarter campaign, and as a reward you get 50 credits. You can give those credits to an NPC in-game for a chance at cool items (guises, fungi staffs, xp potions, etc.).

As long as it's all no-drop there's no real harm: who cares if the guy next to you can look like a dark elf or regenerate a little faster? As long as they can't sell their winnings it won't hurt your enjoyment of the game (and it will help the server).

Thoughts?

Troll attempt is troll.

Why, because I'm finding a silver lining in something a lot of people are upset over?

I was upset at first too (thus the post's start) but I'm really starting to think this is a genius way of testing a system that would let the staff make money off us. And I'd argue that's a good thing.

There's as much silver lining in "if p99 promotes RMT and doesn't get sued, p99 can make money off of it" as there is in "if i shoot myself in the face and don't die, i'll be famous"

If you don't like it then get the fuck outta here. Wut r u casual?

Can we ban these A-Team retards please?

no.

Do you mean that categorically? In other words, IF it was no drop items only and IF it was only certain "collector's items" you'd still feel P99 was shooting itself in the face? What if you throw the fungi staff out so that it's just things like the Guise and one-use potions?

I don't want people paying for fungis with real life $ either, but don't the staff deserve more than just whatever donations a few kind people give? Not to mention all the users, who would benefit from the new servers, increased bandwidth, etc.

What's the harm in letting a few rich people be dark elves to achieve that? Heck, dark elf masks don't even give you a meaningful vision upgrade on this server ;)


***EDIT***

Oops, posted this before seeing Sirken's post. I'm still holding out hope though, just because:

A) I think this server could use more money than the few donations they get (and maybe I'm wrong, having never seen the P99 balance sheet, but I just imagine there's a lot of cost to this operation; server cages aren't cheap)
B) If it works with one kickstarter, why can't it work with another?

why did i even open this thread?