Just so you know, you originally said "How else would you suggest a
server make money" and it sounded like you are trying to make money off
with the server itself, not to pay server costs and similiar. Things
like that raise issues with other people so choose your words more
wisely next time.
As for motd, sometimes it renders ok, sometimes not. There's nothing to
be done with it except keep the motd tidy and not too compilicated.
Images and text is fine, rest.. perhaps not.
-ics
13.9.2012 19:20, Cameron Munroe kirjoitti:
I know that this wasn't the intent of this thread but it gets a little
annoying that every time is comes up we have an idiot who goes "Ads
are gross and you know what I don't care how servers try and survive,
they should just remove all perks and ads and die." I mean literally
that is what I swear they think, and they just need to simply think
about it for a minute and they should realize "Hey, they are doing
this to pay for the server and therefore this keeps up the server."
but NO, they go "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Ads."
On 9/13/2012 1:21 AM, Carl wrote:
The problem is that the ads some servers display ARE intrusive.
Being shown the MOTD window every time you die is bad user
experience. Being forced load a video either lags out a user or kills
the connection entirely., even if they dismiss the MOTD window.
Even then, I would posit that the MOTD window was not designed for
nor is ideal serving ads. Its for the message of the day. Ads have
just been shoehorned in there because no one has thought of a better
approach.
If they are intrusive report them or leave. There are tons of servers,
currently gametracker states about 9K.
Running a server to try and make money is a weird prospect to me.
If you meant to ask how to pay for server costs then: get a job, or
build a community where your players don't mind helping to contribute.
I already have a job, but I was looking for something else in your
statement. To pay for the servers like the idiot below wants you need
to give out perks. Most communities don't just have a donate box and
give nothing out in return. So a Ad once every time you join and
during map changes is excessive? How about nighteam's perks.
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