with the last IRC meeting i need to explain more deeply what i mean for the incomes
first at all without incomes our game will not be able to evolve as we want it , we will relay too much on volunteers, with incomes we will be able to put "bounties" on tasks , what will incitate people to rivalize to do the best ! (graphist designer will gladly share they're image vs a $ image :) ) (my idea is to make an amateur game look pro).
i totally agree that incomes should not in anyways influence to fights , but they can influence a bit the game , let me explain :
in the system i imaging , weapons and armor need high grade nanotech to be build and repair (i know that repair suck but this is the only way to make people pay and repay each month), the nano technologies are in hand of a guild , this guild will requiert you to fecth materials to build your the high grade nanotech , those materials cannot be shared or traded,
so non paying people will have to fetch those materials to get more weapons/armor (the game will only gives you 1 weapons and 1 armor) and to repair .
we can then imagine the premium packs
(prices are just exemple)
1) free repair , 2$ months
2) weapons/armor pack 1$ per armor or weapon
3) motorbike pack 5$
there will be cosmetique packs too , but remenber that cosmetics will need work to textures and all stuff …
they can be introduce later in the game but the system i describe above will make a cash flow without any pain or work .
the advertising options has been invoqued by someone , personnaly i'm against , i don't want to sell kids brain to corporate , but this is only what i think and i will rally to the majority of course .
understand well that i'm not talking money for personnal interest (i will not have access to the money anyways) , but if we want to achieve a good game , money is the nerf of the war :), with a bounty system we will be able to achieve our goals more easily while keeping a quality standard .
we can imagine a non-profit system with an open system for the money or something like that , but we really need to think about the income from start , because if we later put a system as i describe just image the flame in the community , but if people will have it from start (even if no payement system exist yet) is will not be a big deal.
