Ok, no subscription but please a Donate Button! (please, read before to vote)
- Thread starter chris79ita
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Yes It wouldn't hurt us but It would hurt the image of their company. Like I said there is plenty of option already if you would like to contribute more financially.
Christmas is coming. If you have all this free cash to 'donate' to FD, hit the store and buy copies for your friends.
This.
The game hasn't even been released yet, most of the people I have spoken to will not buy it until after release, they do not want to test the game. So I imagine there are many other people with a similar mindset.
Then the DLCs or beta DLCs will be released eventually - one being FPS which will no doubt open the doors for avatar cosmetics and the like. All will be another source of income for FD.
If FD need help then they will ask. And to suggest added donations would "speed up" development is unfounded as other titles of a similar genre are not an example of this, without naming names.
Agreed - more money can actually over shadow shrewd and prudent thinking - building a small highly skilled and motivated team of the right stuff is better than having armies of 'don't really care just here to make money' workers.
One of the reasons why I dislike the idea of funding a game by means of vanity items, is my experience with SOE's PlanetSide 2. It started out as a high quality military shooter MMO, but ended up looking like a silly parody of itself. Now most of the soldier characters are running around in garish neon-colored armors with cartoonish patterns, or driving equally goofy-looking vehicles while honking their ridiculous-sounding horns. Immersion ruined.
That being said, I doubt that FD will follow the example of SOE. The developers seem to care deeply about maintaining aesthetic and immersive visuals. Still, I'd prefer for the game to be funded by subscription fees so that there won't be such a strong incentive to create mass amounts of vanity items. The vanity items won't be as noticable in Elite, though.
That being said, I doubt that FD will follow the example of SOE. The developers seem to care deeply about maintaining aesthetic and immersive visuals. Still, I'd prefer for the game to be funded by subscription fees so that there won't be such a strong incentive to create mass amounts of vanity items. The vanity items won't be as noticable in Elite, though.
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If you want to give Frontier money (because you have too much I assume) then buy stuff off the cash shop like shins. If you've bought it all then buy another copy of the game.
I undestand what you are saying, but I think in the long run it would damage FDs reputation. Right now I could not name one sucssesfull company which accepts donations (not talking about Kickstarter or donations for charity)
Imagine a big company would ask for donations, what would you as an inverstor or potetntial costumer think about that? Sorry but this is a really bad idea.
Cosmetics/merch shop is the best alternative I could think off, its not p2w, lot off ppl will buy skins, bobble heads, shirts etc.
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Having a "flashing donate" button on the front page of a company who already have a working online store with goods would look really bad and would hurt their image. And you are right I woud never donate if there would be an option because that would be ridicilous to choose when I can support their company buying their game multiple times or any other items from the store. I have already bought skins for full price 15+ after one of my happy game session because I felt this company deserve more than I have aready give them by buying beta1 I didn't feel I need skins for my ships at all (I had been playing solo and I would see it only at outfitting anyway) I just wanted to contribute("donate") more.
Edit: Donation is usually working for individuals or small teams who produce free softwares and not a "big company" like FD. (kickstarting is kinda donation btw
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