[Shankstah]

Bu-Bu-But I'm POOR!

[getthere1tme]

I think it's fine as is. I get in #1 most of the time, and when I don't, I just auto-join and go play on #2 for like 15 mins until I can. If you're really looking to change it, then how about a tier system?


Bronze status : Donate 0-x dollars - Slot priority over regular users
Silver status : Donate x-y dollars - Slot priority over regular and Bronze users
Gold status : Donate y-z dollars - Slot priority over Silver, Bronze, and, regular users
Platinum status : Donate z+ dollars - Slot priority over Gold, Silver, Bronze, and regular users. Complimentary Hell-Met plushie.

Add in some other perks per user level. Forum colored names, little medals by the names for donation level, custom titles. Some gifts per donation level, SourceOP T-Shirt, the Hell-Met plushie, the Half-Duplex punching bag, or something. After working as a senior mod for scorehero.com, I was surprised seeing how many people would donate just to have the little star next to their forum name change color from red to blue. This system also keeps benefits for people who gave a large or moderate sum a long time ago and keeps the server slots at the same number. More reserve slots = less newcomers playing often = less potential donators but I'm sure I don't have to tell DF that.

[Hell-met]

As fun as it sounds, all these glowy treats wouldn't really make the server "NOMODS"

hlxstats is already pushing it

[Adder]

As fun as it sounds, all these glowy treats wouldn't really make the server "NOMODS"

hlxstats is already pushing it

What.

[Hell-met]

Read GT's post for more information

[Adder]

Read GT's post for more information

32 players on each team isn't pushing it more than HLxstats? Considering the extra players alters the gameplay way more.

[Hell-met]

All valve games always supported 32, even before source

[The_Joker_Killing_Joke]

Easiest in my opinion is monthly reset of donator/reserved slot status. Let the donation be around $5-$10.

If you can't afford it, don't worry you can still play on the server. It's not like you get banned for not donating.

[chernobyl_blessing]

I would love to donate even though i dont play on pc much but still i will pitch in what i can. I am all for helping out sourceop and friends.

[CheapWoman]

I dislike the monthly payment idea, but requiring x amount of money per year might not be a bad idea. Since the minimum donation is low to begin with, requiring $10 or even $20 yearly would not be bad at all. If people donate a large sum at the beginning, then they should just be covered for the equivalent amount of years.