I run a small server and have been paying out of pocket and not taking donations for over a year, but at $15 per week I find it annoying.
I have 3 donation options, $5 $10 and $25, all of which currently have no donor perks because I just don't know what to get. Is there something that everyone loves as a donor perk? Anything people really enjoy having, that is purely cosmetic and doesn't change the game? I'm kinda lost, other than particle effects, but that's kind of a lame perk.
My goal isn't to make money, my goal is to fund my server. I pay $15 out of pocket every week, which is okay, but I'd really rather not. It might force me to cut my RAM back or eventually close the server -- I use it for playing with online friends, many of them which I've made through Minecraft. It's small and I've actually never asked for donations before, but I've had a few people ask if they could donate and what the perks were, so I set up a donation system... I just need to find some perks that people won't think are totally lame.
Thanks in adance!
PS: For the record, I think donating for perks is stupid. I donate to things that I find helpful or that I'm thankful for -- not just to get particle effects. But I guess donor "perks" are a good way to say "thank-you" for supporting the server. Just don't know what to do.
There's plugins you can get for particle effects, like hearts and stuff. You can offer pets, nicknames, joining when the server's full. I'd suggest just jumping around the larger servers and seeing what they've got in store for their donors.
There's plugins you can get for particle effects, like hearts and stuff. You can offer pets, nicknames, joining when the server's full. I'd suggest just jumping around the larger servers and seeing what they've got in store for their donors.
Yeah true. But people can easily buy pets and stuff... And I already have rank titles on my server. I'd give out a special rank (no special perms) for donors I guess.
I have 3 donation options, $5 $10 and $25, all of which currently have no donor perks because I just don't know what to get. Is there something that everyone loves as a donor perk? Anything people really enjoy having, that is purely cosmetic and doesn't change the game? I'm kinda lost, other than particle effects, but that's kind of a lame perk.
My goal isn't to make money, my goal is to fund my server. I pay $15 out of pocket every week, which is okay, but I'd really rather not. It might force me to cut my RAM back or eventually close the server -- I use it for playing with online friends, many of them which I've made through Minecraft. It's small and I've actually never asked for donations before, but I've had a few people ask if they could donate and what the perks were, so I set up a donation system... I just need to find some perks that people won't think are totally lame.
Thanks in adance!
PS: For the record, I think donating for perks is stupid. I donate to things that I find helpful or that I'm thankful for -- not just to get particle effects. But I guess donor "perks" are a good way to say "thank-you" for supporting the server. Just don't know what to do.
Oh hey that's genius... Is there some sort of plugin for that? If not I know a bukkit programmer that could probably help me.
Yeah my server doesn't have any um... beta testing stuff. I usually just put things on the server and if they don't work then bleh. XD
Yeah true. But people can easily buy pets and stuff... And I already have rank titles on my server. I'd give out a special rank (no special perms) for donors I guess.