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Post by Beagle on Oct 28, 2003 23:39:57 GMT -5
Hey all, This is going to be a merciless plug for the game, but....
The situation as it stands now is that we're trying to make enough money off of NinjaWars to cover the cost of hosting it. Right now, the host is being kind of letting us off for free as long as we keep the traffic down.
But, we're nearing 2000 user accounts. We expect to have 2000 accounts in about 2 weeks.
What this all means is that in order to provide you players with a game that can support the amount of players you all desire, we're going to need to start buying more bandwidth and disk space.
This isn't a request for money though. All we need you to do is click on the google ads we have on the page every time you visit ninjawars.net We get a little bit of money for each click, but it will be enough for the game to pay for it's own upkeep.
That's all we're asking for. You don't need to donate money, just a few clicks to pay for hosting. In return, we'll just keep making the game better for you. ;D Thanks for the support everyone! And thank you for playing NinjaWars.
--Woof
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Post by hi on Nov 2, 2003 13:01:57 GMT -5
is this game free?
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Post by Beagle on Nov 2, 2003 13:19:57 GMT -5
By all means!!
We don't want to charge people to play NinjaWars. But that means we need to find other, more fair ways to support to the game as well. You don't have to click on the advertisements by Google on our site. We don't track who does it and who doesn't. But as the community grows, we would really appreciate help from our player base to keep the game running smoothly.
Like I said, we're not trying to turn a profit here. We just want to get NinjaWars to be able to support itself as it grows.
--Woof
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Post by Ninjew on Nov 2, 2003 15:31:47 GMT -5
If a yearly subscription isn't to high, I would be interested in having that as an option.
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Post by Beagle on Nov 2, 2003 17:19:00 GMT -5
We haven't worked out what subscriptions would offer to our members yet and you probably won't be seeing paid membership benefits for another few months as we rework the system to allow for greater flexibility.
One thing I was thinking of was having large player avatars, 2 (male/female) for each ninja class. If you are a free member, you get the default avatar, but if you're a paid member, we can offer you a larger selection of cooler looking avatars, or allow you to submit your own artwork for approval and use.
Again, that won't be added for at least another few months, when we start working on what's casually being called NinjaWars2. For now, we don't need a lot of money at all. Clicking the google links and voting for us when you get a chance is all we're asking from our most active players.
The best support you can give us is simply your enthusiasm for the game. The more you enjoy it, the more motivated we are to keep this game evolving and going strong. That's what we really want. We want to be able to offer you the players a great, free playing experience. Thank you all for playing NinjaWars!
--Woof
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Post by Ninjew on Nov 2, 2003 23:41:17 GMT -5
Well if that's all you want that great with me, cause I love this game.
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Post by daredevil on Nov 13, 2003 0:51:12 GMT -5
Another method I saw for a game to generate money was to charge real money for special weapons. I realize this opens a whole new can of worms like billing and collection, but in the future this could add to the appeal of the game.
Just my 2 cents Daredevil
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