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Quote from: raul7legend on June 04, 2012, 06:49:28 PM

Quote from: Nick3306 on June 04, 2012, 06:08:59 PMIt cant be a permanent rank because someone can always donate more than you making you not a top donor.

Or it can simply be a rank that the highest donor gets it.

That is my point, it would constantly be changing.

Quote from: Nick3306 on June 04, 2012, 07:39:21 PM

Quote from: raul7legend on June 04, 2012, 06:49:28 PM

Quote from: Nick3306 on June 04, 2012, 06:08:59 PMIt cant be a permanent rank because someone can always donate more than you making you not a top donor.

Or it can simply be a rank that the highest donor gets it.

That is my point, it would constantly be changing.

Which would make it competitive bringing in more money for the server. or it could be like the votes and be monthly and there will be a list show the top 5 donators each month and only the top one gets the "rank" so we would have [top voter] and [top donator].

Quote from: Wratkie on June 04, 2012, 08:08:42 PM

Quote from: Nick3306 on June 04, 2012, 07:39:21 PM

Quote from: raul7legend on June 04, 2012, 06:49:28 PM

Quote from: Nick3306 on June 04, 2012, 06:08:59 PMIt cant be a permanent rank because someone can always donate more than you making you not a top donor.

Or it can simply be a rank that the highest donor gets it.

That is my point, it would constantly be changing.

Which would make it competitive bringing in more money for the server. or it could be like the votes and be monthly and there will be a list show the top 5 donators each month and only the top one gets the "rank" so we would have [top voter] and [top donator].

Or, you could just donate to get a custom title and make your custom title [Top Donator]

What you jsut said is almost off-topic. The point is for a reliable and prestigious rank. Not just a title.

nice

Quote from: **BT5** on June 04, 2012, 09:04:51 PM
What you jsut said is almost off-topic.

Hardly...  We're talking about donating to get something special in front of your name.  You can already do that.  With one donation I could change my title to whatever I want.  Why would I want to donate a ton of money to get a "special title" that nobody really cares about, and will vanish after a month?  There are better reasons to donate.

I agree that the Top Voter rank is special, because you have to make an effort to earn it and ANYONE on the server is capable of earning it.  Top Donator?  That's just the person who's willing to max out their credit card on a computer game.  It's also pretty unfair to those who aren't of age for a credit card or are just incapable of donating.  Trust me, I was on a server where there was a [Donator] rank and everyone who donated got capes.  There was more whining in the chat window about not being able to donate than there were actual conversations.

...and before you argue.  Yes, income for the server is always a good thing, but I think there are better ways it can be accomplished.  New donation items, such as the multi-home project that's being worked on, as an example.

That is, if donations (or a lack there-of) is even an issue at the moment...

The Rank would not be pointless, I would distinguish you as a top contributor to the server. Something is worth what people will pay for it and in terms of a Top Donor Title, I believe the prices will be fairly high. The overwhelming support for the idea proves that the title in its own right holds merit among the community and is a viable and sustainable idea. Also in order to make the Title more prestigious special permission's could be allowed that wouldn't impact server playability (I.E. Enabling Fly for the Top Donor.) People will always seek out a way to be unique and set themselves apart from the rest, this is just one more way to achieve just that.


It would not Constantly Changing hands because it takes money and money isn't infinite; It would settle out fairly quickly and stabilize between a few Top Donors. Also In order to mitigate only having a top Donor title you could install a whole ranking system based on how much has been donated. These numbers could be adjusted base on how quickly the server population achieves each rank.

The Ranking Could Work as Follows:

Prime Donor - #1 Contributor


Than Each Level Below that could have thresholds.

Diamond Donor - $ 200

Gold Donor - $130

Iron Donor - $60

Coal Donor - $30

Quote from: MimesisX on June 05, 2012, 01:13:13 AM
The Rank would not be pointless, I would distinguish you as a top contributor to the server. Something is worth what people will pay for it and in terms of a Top Donor Title, I believe the prices will be fairly high. The overwhelming support for the idea proves that the title in its own right holds merit among the community and is a viable and sustainable idea. Also in order to make the Title more prestigious special permission's could be allowed that wouldn't impact server playability (I.E. Enabling Fly for the Top Donor.) People will always seek out a way to be unique and set themselves apart from the rest, this is just one more way to achieve just that.


It would not Constantly Changing hands because it takes money and money isn't infinite; It would settle out fairly quickly and stabilize between a few Top Donors. Also In order to mitigate only having a top Donor title you could install a whole ranking system based on how much has been donated. These numbers could be adjusted base on how quickly the server population achieves each rank.

The Ranking Could Work as Follows:

Prime Donor - #1 Contributor


Than Each Level Below that could have thresholds.

Diamond Donor - $ 200

Gold Donor - $130

Iron Donor - $60

Coal Donor - $30

I don't think you realize how the donation system works on this server.  You donate to get things like;

- Money in the game
- A "Hat" option
- Customizable Titles
- Mob disguises
- etc.

Those ARE your rewards for contributing to the server.

Sure, I'll agree that there might be a lot of support for this, but there's also a lot of support for giving Lava buckets and Creative Mode to regular players, which will never happen.

To implement this idea (which most people probably don't realize) you would have to completely revamp the way donations are handled on this server, making it a simple monetary donation instead of purchasing extras, and I think a lot of people who paid to have their extras (like myself) would be strongly opposed to that happening.  If you want to donate every month then go buy yourself something, and if you're so concerned about having "TDonator" in front of your name make it the Title option for $20 and just do it.

I'm gonna leave it at that...

Quote from: ViperZeroOne on June 04, 2012, 09:01:29 PM
Or, you could just donate to get a custom title and make your custom title [Top Donator]

You can't, there is only 8 letters limit.

Why would it be so difficult to keep track of the monetary contribution of each players and bestow the title without revamping the system. Donating in any form supports the server, you would not need to remove your "Extra's" in order to implement this. Simply have a system in place that tracks each players contribution amount and than based on the highest value it would bestow the title.

Currently we are more focused on rolling out more donation rewards. If you are waiting for a rank I wouldn't hold your breath.

   I don't expect change over night, but I do know that unless the idea is put forth and fought for it cannot ever come to be. I'm very happy to know other changes and improvements are being worked on and I trust the community and leadership will fully appreciate the value of what we've stated here.

Could we have a preview of what is coming up?
I am really wondering what would be an option.
And if not all the donation packages together, do it partially.

Dont mean to drag up old topics. But this could be pretty easily implemented, I have done most of the code for recording donation sums on the smp side of things already.

Will consider it when we update the donation rewards again.

To Improve this idea use the same idea as [Top Voter] Its [Top Donator] it changes every month so its Top donor maybe have a benefit to it say Free $10 in Donator Items.
Thats just a final idea i thought while reading this post.