I saw those numbers, and I can believe it...even at the height, Chilastra never seemed to be all that populated. Unlike Sony and Blizzard, you guys at least seem to listen to the majority of the fanbase and make plans accordingly. My wife just told me that you are making CH happen, so kudos there. It's been long awaited, and part of why I gave it up for a while.
If somebody reading this is trying to decide whether or not to donate, then consider this: We have been forced to give so much to big companies like SOE, Blizzard, NCSoft, and the like for games that promised much and failed to deliver, but still charged us $15-$20 a month to figure out that this polished turd would never deliver, and was just roping us in for another ride on the corporate baloney pole. Isn't a homegrown, fan-oriented service like SWGEMU that asks for nothing but our patience (since it's all VOLUNTEER) and the occasional donation of a UNSPECIFIED amount worth a little of our charity?
In short, YES! If communities like this fail to support themselves, where will you be down the road when no new communities like this spring up? Riding the baloney pole, that's where.
I'm off to chip in $10 bucks. You guys should give what you can... $1.00 is still 0.83 (after paypal fees) in the right direction.
-Dan
P.S. Guys, Put a Donate button at the top of the home page, I'm too lazy to hunt for it! (I found it at the top of the Forums page!)
