Basilisk Maintenance - October 19th 2018

[Omens]

We could build a Kickstarter project to finance the EMU :

Rewarding contributors with in game unique items (like city decoration starships) or some experience boost (skill box).
These rewards would be applicated to every server.

To survive we need to adapt...

[Vlada]

We could build a Kickstarter project to finance the EMU :

Rewarding contributors with in game unique items (like city decoration starships) or some experience boost (skill box).
These rewards would be applicated to every server.

To survive we need to adapt...

Like we explained in other threads, Kickstarter is for making new games, or whatever else new. We are walking a very thin legal line and we are trying to build an emulator of an already existing game, so Kickstarter, or anything like that is a no-go.

Also discussed, in another thread any kind of reward for donations can be (if a semi decent lawyer wants to see it that way) seen as us selling in game stuff, which brings us back to that very thin legal line.

[Tyrson]

Also discussed, in another thread any kind of reward for donations can be (if a semi decent lawyer wants to see it that way) seen as us selling in game stuff, which brings us back to that very thin legal line.

What about things that aren't items or "things"? I rambled off a slew of ideas in discord yesterday:

• If we make our monthly goal (IWMOMG), then the next month for one week there will be a super-silly TC Prime event. A topsy turvy server for one week. Some of my random ideas:
  • all meatlumps drop mando armor
  • exceptional/legendary drop rate is set to 50% and 10%
  • looted credits are 1,000,000 times higher
  • static mobs like acklay/dragons/elders respawn in a minute
  • SG82 rifles and vibro axes now have 100x the damage
  • buff schematics have 50x the stats to keep up with the freshly looted/crafted uber weapons and dots.
  • change the scale on creatures to make them 10x bigger
  • change some models around, like make shuttles into huge scaled up peko peko albatrosses
  I think they'd all be simple changes, no mechanics would be different. It'd just be some models/constants changed. It's probably more work than that, it's always more work than the naive laymen (me) knows.
  
  
• IWMOMG, next month we'll have a npc named Vlada that you can murder all you want in Coronet. No loot or xp, but it has a 5 second respawn timer and says custom salty things when it dies!
• IWMOMG, we'll have a huge battle and the winner (winning group) will have a unique statue placed in their town / GH until the next tournament
• IWMOMG, we'll have a nightsister dance party where everyone at the party will be turned into a random nightsister model for the duration
• IWMOMG, donors will get a special badge on their in-game profiles (We already do this on the forums with the donor gold bars)
• IWMOMG, donors will be entered to win a chance to have a npc named after them. The model/location of the NPC will be chosen by the donator. It won't do anything, it'll just be deco.
• IWMOMG, There could be a building (theater maybe?) or location somewhere called "Donor's Hall" where npcs are generated with the names of the previous month's donors. No npc customization like the last idea, just a script to change the names to match.

Of course I had other ideas for "things". Like an exclusive donor-only painting (non tradeable, i.e. no benefit other than deco). Donor "capes". We could probably use the vet reward mechanics to make a donors-only reward system. It could be based on dollar amount, but I like the idea of it tracking months donated instead. I think lots of smaller consistent donations is smarter than intermittent large donations. (unless the large donations are crazy large I guess.)

Anyway, just my two cents at the moment. The current outpouring of support is fantastic, but I think it's important to try and find ways to keep the enthusiasm going.

[Mobyus1]

Anyway, just my two cents at the moment. The current outpouring of support is fantastic, but I think it's important to try and find ways to keep the enthusiasm going.

I like some of these ideas, but personally, I think just having a monthly server-wide event would go a long way towards keeping people engaged.

You guys remember the Dark Cult of Massassi event?

->Open Spoiler<-

...or the Abandoned Rebel Base PvP event?

->Open Spoiler<-

...or the Sons of Jar Jar event?

->Open Spoiler<-

...or the Gorax Christmas event?

->Open Spoiler<-

...or Vlada's ADK Giveaway?

->Open Spoiler<-

...or the Ancient Artifact Event?

->Open Spoiler<-

...and more events that are simply hosted by guilds but maybe using some assistance from EC staff. You 'member? I 'member.

I understand the EC staff is currently very small and whoever remains has very little time, but perhaps adding some more volunteers there would help. I know I'm equally guilty on this topic as well, as I've done 3 ADK Giveaways in the past and planned on doing a couple more.

[Bladestonez]

I like some of these ideas, but personally, I think just having a monthly server-wide event would go a long way towards keeping people engaged.

THIS!
Building stronger ties with the community and being more transparent about problems those members can assist with (eg. Money, staffing) can't hurt anything.
No one wants donating thrown in their face, but I know from reading around a lot of us felt guilty for not donating enough or at all, we were ignorant to the problem.
There's no shame in doing what you did and asking for help, I suggest you do it more, for things other than money as well.

[Serrabell]

THIS!
Building stronger ties with the community and being more transparent about problems those members can assist with (eg. Money, staffing) can't hurt anything.
No one wants donating thrown in their face, but I know from reading around a lot of us felt guilty for not donating enough or at all, we were ignorant to the problem.
There's no shame in doing what you did and asking for help, I suggest you do it more, for things other than money as well.

I agree, I had no idea that the project was in trouble. As soon as I noticed I donated, I know I am not the only one that was ignorant to this problem either. I see no harm at all with a reminder here and there, it's not begging.

[Ivojedi]

I like some of these ideas, but personally, I think just having a monthly server-wide event would go a long way towards keeping people engaged.

We're talking about ways we can make events happen more frequently. Nothing to announce right now but stay tuned.

[Wolften]

TBH
some of those aren't bad,
Similar to your idea, There could also be a area called the Hall of Donors which maybe glorifies the top donors.