Forum - Space Odyssey MMORPG - a massive free online space game

Well, i think that instead of paying $20 for a years worth of Membership, pay like $1.50 a month, which would be eesier and more n00bs and newbs would do, if they saw $20 to be a member they would think," Well if I find this game boring it would be wasting money so I'll wait for a while before I do". But if it was like $1.50 a month it would be more helpful as a steady income of credits a month instead of spending like 1.2 trillion over a year, and also they wouldnt need as much money on hand, because over here thats like  12 English pounds, (sorry my keyboard sucks and cant write the pounds sign) which is like almost 3 weeks pocket money (yes, child labour is still illagal, sadly, I could use some extra cash.).
and you'd get at least one more customer, Me
Please implement this I so badly want Gold. And my parnet dont like me using too much money on the internet,
*cough* paranoia....

hmmm... an interesting suggestion, to say the least, but I am sure this will come strictly down to E's personal preferances.

either way, shaneblack, I suggest you make sure you fully understand how to play the game, before you donate.  this isn't like those otehr games that the only way to be good is to donate, you can donate and still end up doing horrible in comparison.

yes i no and i think ive got the hang of this and anyway whats  50 pence?
Thats all i costs for like 12 bill......

the thing is there would definitly have to be a different bonus for getting gold then if this happened thoguh, because the credits you get are for that round only, if it was monthly ud get small amounts over time, and most people see the (what htey see as large) amount of credits so they donate...

Yeah well, I kinda get what your saying but 12 bil for me would be quite good, and if i got that say every month plus all gold bonuses, for like 1 pound ($2) I would definetly do that like all the time, I just dont like to spend a lot of money at a time, and for me $20 is quite a lot, because I don't reguly get money.
$2 wouldn't exactely put me down every month would it

Ya, that'd actually allow me to maybe, possibly, quite conceivably get gold. ^_^"

Mom'd see $1.75 a month as a lot less then $20.

But it would create a lot more transactions and could cause trouble at his end. Not to mention you'd have to use a credit or debit card instead of check or money order if you wanted a reacurring monthly charge. Though it might be nice to have the option...

Just donate for this, gold is for those people who want it, knowing they will play long enough to use it. Plus, to make the 1 month one recurring, he'd have to make the 1 year one the same.

No, what I'm saying is he'd take out say $2 a month, though reacurring, but not all at the same time, (and the $2 a month is rough I think its about $4 out) because I don't like using quite alot of money in on go ecspecially on the internet.
And, yes, I would use it alot seeing all the bonuses making some aspects alot easier e.g. the time consuming Ship designing and buying, plus the extra 12 bill a month (again very rough).

Shane, I get that, but that wouldn't be fair to those who buy a gold account normally, for 2 things. !, if you make that version reoccuring, it would make this one as well, and it says it is not, so that would mess a lot of players up. and 2, even if you are only paying 2-4-whatever a month, being able to use all the same stuff a gold member can without paying full price,w wither you get full credit bonus or not, isn't fair. You could just get a gold at key moments and gain a huge advantage for less money then a person with normal gold. the gold account requirements to obtain are fine. You'll just have to shovel out more or live without i, you can win without a gold account.

1) I meant it HAS to reoccure, I'm not trying to get an advantage, it just makes things soooo much easier, it should add up to $20 over the year, its just my parents don't like using money on the internet, ecspecially like 10-13 pounds which, again, for me is quite a bit to be using on the damned net!

If it has t obe recurring then its just gonan cause problems, like all you would have to do is cancel payment...

awwww.... can i ever win... how about it HAS to be ONLY $2 a month no more $20 a year OK.
I NEED IT....

you dont need a gold to do good... and if ya really do need it pay for 1 year...

The fact of the matter is it wouldn't be fair to the other players who have gold now. That's what matters, is that it is fair to SO as a whole. If you can't save up enough money to get the gold for 1 year, then you can't have it, that's the way it works.

I can't win...so I'm just gonna leave.....

Then leave. This game isn't one of those, you come in, play a bit, and win ones, nor is it you need to pay to win. It is easily possible to win without a gold account. And shane, this is my 3 and 1/2 round and the first time I've been right by and in the top ten the whole round. Last round was the first time I even made the top ten. You cannot expect to be good enough to make the top ten after only playing less then a complete round.

ya, if you want a game where all you have to do is pay them, and you are instantly above everyone else, play something else, like www.tinywarz.com (http://www.tinywarz.com).  that game is like that.  if you try to just pay to win here, all that will happen is you will get more frustrated, and even more so that you wasted 20$ when you still didn't actually know what to do with it.

but as a side note, this is still E's personal preferances.  If it is that much of a problem, maybe E could offer to run a 'tab' for you, this 'tab' would not go for any donations, until the full 20$ is accumulated, which then it is used all at once for the gold account.  then it would be to E and everyone else you paid 20$ all at once, but to your parents, you spent 2$ a month instead.  just as I said, no benefit would come until AFTER the total amount is acquired.  you would also have to contact him in advance to let him know what is going on.

I don't expect to get to the top 10 by doing that, Its just that, well I can't be bothered to explain, but I'll shut up now seems as all I can do is get told that I'm wrong about everything.

no, explain. If you think you have a good reason then explain. We get your parents don't like using a lot of money over the net at once. But we can't give people the same benifits for less money. It's just not right. But yes, something like what ars said would work.

you can make top 10 in 2 weeks without a gold account I did my first round.  I didnt have a gold account until someone got me one a few days ago. you have to play the game, get with an experience player that will help you and wait for the right time to strike.  and be able to build the best ships in the game. and not just that know how and when to use them.

one of my alts is over 3 billion power atm, non gold, adn that is from maybe 3 weeks of playing, i could get it higher too, but to lazy to do missions os i waste turns in galaxy... its not that hard to get up high w/o gold... and if ya need benefits adn can donate 2$ a month, dont get gold, donate 2$ nad get 25 billion or the going rate evry month....

ok. I'll do what u said and donate a bit, theres no point getting frustrated over a game so, i'm gonna stop arguing, unless i think of a surefire way (which i doubt) and if i really cant deal without gold hen I'll save money and try to convince my parents and i no what thinking and no, i'm not on my period lol j/k i realise i'm a guy

Maybe you're scitzophrenic? Lol, jk/ But yea, some sort of tab program, like stores have (aka layaway) would work, where you pay what you can a month or a week or what not until you get the required $20.

would be easyly abused to gain credits

how? the thing would more then likely be only under permission from E, where you would donate the $$, then he simply doesn't give you anything for the $$ until you get the 20$, then he gives you gold status, like as though you donated the 20$ all at one time, when the tab is finished.

if for 2$ you get gold someone could keep getting gold for 2$ and get the reward unless the cred reward went down a bit