AfterWorld Survival Forum

This poll is for my own curiosity.


Would you be willing to commit to donating every single month an agreed amount if there was some sort of deal struck.


EG Special Items, Votes in the games direction to give a couple of examples.

I think the idea is to model a monthly subscription system after Star Citizen's subscription options. That game has no required subscription fees, yet hundreds (maybe even thousands) of people are paying $15 or more per month just to help fund the game. Those people get early access to some of the upcoming features in the form of a "private" newsletter, but they don't get any in-game benefits since it's a one-time purchase game where everything that can be bought now will be available within the game and obtainable by playing it; i.e., no real special privileges.

Since this game is not a one-time purchase, players who pay a monthly subscription would still get AWD for the dollars, but could also get to vote in closed polls created by the devs for whatever purposes they needed them, just as they used to do with closed testing groups. Giving a monthly donation could guarantee that you are part of the closed testing group(s), but those payments wouldn't be required to be in the group and in-game testing and feedback should still be given greater emphasis and rewards.

But the larger idea is that if the devs knew that they would have a monthly income stream, regardless of what state the game is in during any given month, they could focus their energies and time into development rather than trying to work out deals with outside funding sources - sources that will almost certainly have return on investment goals that are entirely different than our goals as players.


P.S.: I only voted for the $10-$20 per month option because that's what I know I can afford right now. When my finances improve (whenever the hell that is, haha), I'd be more than willing to raise the monthly amount.

Any help is appreciated in such cases.
If we help DL to ensure some of their monthly expenses then maybe they could assign one programmer to fix the code in some time...

There are a few people that have always been very loud on pushing their point on this forum, but they are not, and generally never were donators.
I think it best that people that will put money in do the talking now, and people that just like talking should maybe sit back.

Zen

Hi Jarod, just suggesting that when people offer to put up their hard earned then people with contrary thoughts might be best keeping them to themselves, its not really their time to speak , so to speak.

I'm always interested in your thoughts Jarrod

Zen

That was my original take too Jane, but I realized later that he's referring to that small minority of players that expects to receive everything they want without putting anything in but their own play time (which of course is all benefit to them anyway). The Internet has given us all so many completely free resources and games that many people are becoming awfully demanding, and I think Zen is just suggesting that they pipe down with demands and desires if they aren't willing to show their support with even a few dollars.

there is no points to donate.
okay, we donate. and whats next? after half an year they say sorry guys its still not enough to handle. we`re closing this thing down.
they wasted money all these years and what we see now? they`re closing this project.