Donation incentive? (read my 2nd post)

[Grog]

I feel the need to post the following:
No.

[Saif_Mahlik]

Fully agree with this, it will prompt more people to donate and help HandH survive and get more updates along the way.

[Danno]

If they urgently need money, many of us would probably donate if they prompted us to. It worked for Wikipedia. A special coloured name on the forum or whatever little thing would probably handle the rest of the donations and could be used as a last resort. They've chosen to handle things the way they are, and I'm sure they know that any MMO can be profitable with minimal effort.

[evilrich]

Find a clay/soil/mine with VERY high quality and sell it's location on ebay and then turn all profits to H&H development!

this. lol selling bronze bars on ebay would also work for newbs

[Davichococat]

Maybe a cosmetic useless fancy cape and a special color on the forums(and maybe in-game?like blue ).

[cgbnab]

if they were going to have microtransactions in this game it should be for item recolors or custom village flags or building/crafting recipes that allow you to make cosmetically different items that perform the same function as existing ones. something visual only.

Perhaps have a little "donation" shop that could have everything from variations on decorative furniture, to customization options on village items and such, to the ability to add skulls on spikes to the tops of your palisades (would still require a skeleton to acquire the skull from, but only someone with the ability could mount it).

[Danno]

People may choose to attack the players who have fancy decorations if they can be acquired, or simply out of spite. People may also give these players special treatment by paying tribute and offering protection. I think it's a bad idea to let money mess with gameplay. Especially in the first case; people may feel cheated/scammed if they lost something they paid for. People may even hold back from donating in that situation.

[Risgryn]

People may choose to attack the players who have fancy decorations if they can be acquired, or simply out of spite. People may also give these players special treatment by paying tribute and offering protection. I think it's a bad idea to let money mess with gameplay. Especially in the first case; people may feel cheated/scammed if they lost something they paid for. People may even hold back from donating in that situation.

This is wise. I'm pro donation incentive, but nothing that can be used as currency or that enhances the abbilities of the avatar. The visual improvements might instead be focused around the character itself. Maybe costomizeable hair?

Conclussion: Nothing that makes the game imbalanced.

[hasaosan]

if they were going to have microtransactions in this game it should be for item recolors or custom village flags or building/crafting recipes that allow you to make cosmetically different items that perform the same function as existing ones. something visual only.

and hairdoes and faces

and for girl chars... BIGGER BOOBS

[orderr]

I'd pay for this game. If it stays free theres just going to be more and more lag as the playerbase grows. They need more money so that they can get a better server. No stuff that is impossible to get without paying, just something like a passive advancement system for payers that reduces the LP grind.