[zenith]

teamhood Wrote:

Weebay Wrote:Actually my donating in the last few months has been tame. I did find myself debating on a big one, but decided against it.
Maybe if there was an option for it and substantial benefit over the normal 100$ one, I would of been more tempted.

I've brought this up numerous times. There is really no incentive for me to shell out $100, which we find out in turn actually helps Zen and Err because they pay less of a % to PayPal.

If you take any basic sales class this would be taught. Consumers are not always morons and it is so easy to up sell or cross sell if the incentive is simple and easy to understand. If you have the $100 donation = more than 5 x $20 donations you will without a doubt see an increase in the $100 donations, which in turn would equal more money for the game creators. We all know you make money off this game and all we are asking is for some incentive and a Thank You for dropping a $100 on your game. This is not out of line and I believe that everyone that has donated $100 in the past should understand that going forward only will there be a bonus as there will be no retro pay.

I would drop a $100 right now if you gave me a reason... otherwise it will be just a $20 when I feel like it.

I actually have a degree in marketing and a minor in advertising lol, so I do understand your concept. I'm not saying my idea was the correct or incorrect decision, but it was made to keep things simple. My fear is too many options will begin to overwhelm players... especially the newbs.

The $100 donation option was intended for convenience and simplicity. Players do donate odd amounts directly through paypal (rarely), and they know exactly what they will be getting bonus-wise without having to resort to some weird formula. They just have to notify me beforehand, since it's not automated. Since we've started it's happened 9 times.

Err and I have tossed around the notion of having a variable donation page where you can enter in any amount and immediately get credited. However, this adversely effects referral bonuses (odd amounts don't convert nicely and need to be manually entered). Also, the donation system was not designed for variable amounts, so some quirks probably would occur unless it was re-written.

If variable amounts were integrated, it would still be based on the $20/$10/$5 system. Any extra bonuses (for instance at $100) would need to be simple and go in steps (no weird formulas).