hmm... there's a lot going for donating still... but yea, I'd agree now- long term donating isn't fantastic, apart from for quick cash and extra endurance/intel. Once you're past lv 15 or so, keeping yourself in donator days from market and buying your own houses is more than doable.
Personally... I like it that way. I hate online games that practically REQUIRE donations in order to be successful- that puts younger kids (primary players of online games) and students at a serious disadvantage. Donating a little early on can set you up nicely for a long time, without breaking your bank, and then donating is less necessary later on.
If you really want to donate a packet though, as Fading and Cass have both proved- it doesn't win you any friends, but it DOES pay off big time- you can bulk your work stats up, improving your crimes and training tenfold, buy the best weaponry before time and get the best houses. Not to mention instant get of jail anytime you need, happiness refresh, energy refresh now and then...
Donations are working fine as they are, in my opinion- donators don't need any further perks. |
