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Addone_Abaddon · Dec 10, 2006, 11:04 AM // 11:04

I had just read the thread about monthly fees and everything.. and I thought. Well, people probably do do this, I dunno if there's one on the guild wars site, but a donate to anet button ingame might be a good suggestion, rather than paying a monthly fee. Or on the guild wars website if there isn't one already.

Anarion Silverhand · Dec 10, 2006, 11:27 AM // 11:27

I'm not sure what you mean, but there isn't a monthly fee for playing Guild Wars.

Savio · Dec 10, 2006, 11:51 AM // 11:51

Arenanet is doing just fine financially. The only reason people are starting these monthly fee threads is to try to get Arenanet to add more content and for some reason think monthly fees will accomplish that. Donations are a generally unsuccessful way to get money for a business.

Also, it helps to have a thread title that's more than just "Hello".

duncan99 · Dec 10, 2006, 12:16 PM // 12:16

buying the game is like donating, so if u rly like to donate buy the games a couple of times for your friends or something

blastm · Dec 10, 2006, 02:22 PM // 14:22

Just go and buy additional characters slots; skills unlocks, etc.

Gorebrex · Dec 10, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35

Alot of people ask for things(Austrailian server, new language-specific districs, ect, so how about this? A button in the in-game store that will let you donate $1-5(US) for the purchase of a new server(or more bandwidth), to help ease lag/disconnects. Its not solely a monetary problem, Im sure ANet has/can get plenty, but the money raised would be for a specific purpose. A LOT of money could be raised for bandwith/server purpchases this way(2 million sales, say 500,000 actually play(gift purchaes, ect), that $500,000 right there at $1 each, a VERY small amount to give, and can be done at any time, as opposed to waiting for new chapter to come out, or spending time looking for an older one.

Yanman.be · Dec 10, 2006, 02:38 PM // 14:38

Gorebrex, I don't think the lag/disconnects/err7 is a problem of money at A.Net's side.

milan · Dec 10, 2006, 02:41 PM // 14:41

Insane idea. Sorry. I don't donate extra payments to my telephone company and I sure as hell don't pay extra to the people who I buy hot dogs from just because they 'might' need it.

All this talk of Anet needing money, I've no idea where it's coming from

Keep in mind also that any 'donations' would be taxable as income, why not just send the shareholders a cheque directly?

lacasner · Dec 10, 2006, 04:10 PM // 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savio

Arenanet is doing just fine financially. The only reason people are starting these monthly fee threads is to try to get Arenanet to add more content and for some reason think monthly fees will accomplish that.

Savio, you are smarter than me but if they (the fees) won't what do you think will?

*Darcy* · Dec 10, 2006, 04:35 PM // 16:35

More money will not make ANet add something to the game that would cause more problems than it would solve.

When you suggest improvements? to GW, try explaining how you would prevent the problems. For example:

LFG channel - how would you keep traders out of it

Alias_X · Dec 10, 2006, 04:49 PM // 16:49

If Anet had a monthly fee, they would be required to produce more content more steadily. Popping out an expansion every six months wouldn't work, they would have to have regular updates and consistently stream new content to the gamers. Anet is based on the free to play system, and any sort of donations would not get us results comparable to if GW was P2P.

BahamutKaiser · Dec 10, 2006, 09:17 PM // 21:17

People are assuming that it takes a monthly maintenance to upkeep a game online, it does require monthly capitol, but good investors know how to create capitol and provide service without charging monthly fees.

If GW expands to new areas, or adds new features, they will charge for it in the chapter that they come in, or turn revenue from the sales of their chapters in new places, this is not the first game to provide online gaming service without a monthly fee, Blizzard has been doing it since the internet became popular, and Anet is a detached group from Blizzard, they know what they are doing.

If you want to donate something, or in some way support the game more, you can always buy extra copies of the game and buy extra character slots and PvP packs, Anet will gain plenty of capitol from sales, and provides almost nothing additional in terms of bandwidth and service in the sales of character slots and PvP unlocks.

"Donate" all you want, but if your trying to bribe Anet into including some new feature, I am pretty certain they will choose to make their money selling to their overall fanbase rather than a private interest.

brokenmonkey · Dec 10, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22

Lol Think of it.. Holidays are coming...

"Ok, I have 200$ that I'm going to give away to help someone. Here you go Kids In wheel chairs.. hmm oh wait Anet!!! You can have it=D

jk, but Yea, as people said, help them financially by buying Character Slots, PvP unlocks, and games.

lishi · Dec 10, 2006, 11:01 PM // 23:01

just buy some more char slot.

i assure you the few kbyte needed for storing your information wont ruin arenanet

lishi · Dec 10, 2006, 11:01 PM // 23:01

just buy some more char slot.

i assure you the few kbyte needed for storing your information wont ruin arenanet

achilles ankle · Dec 10, 2006, 11:45 PM // 23:45

Why on earth would u just want to give money to a very succesful top video game making company...i mean..think about what u are saying and think about what you are asking ppl to do. i..really just dont understand it lol do you have like a huge conscience or are just really into giving b/c christmas is coming ...idk but i would never do this. its like donating part of your paycheck to bill gates b/c you think he may need it.

oh and ye i agree giving them more money will not make improvements.....it will just renforce the idea that they will keep making 1 more game. i mean how many more do you think will come, its already streched enough i think.

achilles ankle · Dec 10, 2006, 11:46 PM // 23:46

-double post-

Gorebrex · Dec 11, 2006, 01:46 AM // 01:46

It seems some people may have thought that I was saying in my previous post that ANet "needs the money". I have NO idea how that happened, as I was saying nothing of the kind. Im sure weve all had/heard/know of people who have had lag/disconnects, and all I was suggesting in my earlier post is that if we want it so bad, to prove it to ANet by saying, "Hell, we want better servers/more bandwidth enough that we'll pay for it." Sure, they can afford it, but is it on the "To do list"? Probably not. Maybe theyd say, "If they want it THAT bad, why not? They put up the money, lets do it." And I DAMN sure didnt mean a monthly fee! I wont touch those kind of games, beyond a free trial period). I said before that ANet has plenty of money, so I dont know where alot of this comes from, but what I m suggesting ISNT A MONTHLY FEE, its basically putting your money where your mouth is. If we want better/new servers enough that we're willing to pay for them ourselves, thatll get their attention, Id think.

Antheus · Dec 11, 2006, 03:32 AM // 03:32

Maybe we could hold a benefit concert for them.

We are the Guild Wars, we are the devs
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start playing
Theres a nerf we're making
We're saving Rurik's life
its true we'll make a better Chapter
Just you and me

Curse You · Dec 11, 2006, 03:42 AM // 03:42

I you really want to "donate" money to them, go out and buy 10 copies of Nightfall. Don't play them, just buy them because the money from the sales goes to ArenaNet.