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Hello all.
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Hello all.
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After coming back from a long ban, I re-joined the Zero-K discord with a refreshed intent, one to behave properly and perhaps talk to the community every so often. A few days went by and there were people asking about advertisement in the Zero-K development channel, and I mentioned that I feel that the developers have a mixed/unsure desire to promote the game. Shortly after this, I also exclaimed in the general channel that the game was half-dead at the time (there were 10 people online). This landed me the boot and I was out just as soon as I came in. I can't say that I was too bothered, but I felt as if saying the truth shouldn't have received such a harsh reaction. This led to me question the developers' motives and mentalities for this game in general.
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After coming back from a long ban, I re-joined the Zero-K discord with a refreshed intent, one to behave properly and perhaps talk to the community every so often. A few days went by and there were people asking about advertisement in the Zero-K development channel, and I mentioned that I feel that the developers have a mixed/unsure desire to promote the game. Shortly after this, I also exclaimed in the general channel that the game was half-dead at the time (there were 10 people online). This landed me the boot and I was out just as soon as I came in. I can't say that I was too bothered, but I felt as if saying the truth shouldn't have received such a harsh reaction. This led to me question the developers' motives and mentalities for this game in general.
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To backup my points about advertising & playercount from the Discord:
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To backup my points about advertising & playercount from the Discord:
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This game has existed for over 10 years, and over this time, about €24897 have been pledged in total donations. That's €20564 in the ZK server funds jar for 2009-2019 and €4333 in the support ZK jar. Since I'll be using these figures, I'll have to account the server funds jar for up to and including 2023 (as the current jar is only for up to 2019). Let's assume the costs are up by 50% from 2019 (€1060 * 1.5) and it's been 4 years since then. That's an extra €6360 needed for server funds which leaves us with:
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This game has existed for over 10 years, and over this time, about €24897 have been pledged in total donations. That's €20564 in the ZK server funds jar for 2009-2019 and €4333 in the support ZK jar. Since I'll be using these figures, I'll have to account the server funds jar for up to and including 2023 (as the current jar is only for up to 2019). Let's assume the costs are up by 50% from 2019 (€1060 * 1.5) and it's been 4 years since then. That's an extra €6360 needed for server funds which leaves us with:
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€4224 surplus in the ZK server funds jar alone when accounting for every single year from 2009 up to 2023 inclusive.
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€4224 surplus in the ZK server funds jar alone when accounting for every single year from 2009 up to 2023 inclusive.
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€4333 surplus just as general donations from the support ZK jar.
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€4333 surplus just as general donations from the support ZK jar.
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This is over €8557 euros which are not being used for anything in the current moment.
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This is over €8557 euros which are not being used for anything in the current moment.
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What's
the
purpose
of
keeping
such
an
amount
of
money
locked
away,
with
no
purpose
at
all
but
just
to
sit
there?
Sure,
you
could
argue
the
server
funds
are
meant
to
just
sit
there,
as
they're
for
the
server.
But
that
would
still
leave
us
with
over
€4333
available
for
purposes
such
as
advertisement,
art,
whatever
you
can
name.
Players
donate
to
the
game
for
a
reason,
they
love
the
game
and
wish
to
see
it
thrive
and
grow.
I
see
it
as
an
enormous
waste
of
potential
and
sad
that
the
funds
the
players
have
given
to
the
game
are
not
being
used
to
solve
a
common
game
problem
such
as
playercount.
I
have
also
heard
from
a
player
that
the
low
playercount
has
meant
a
lack
of
competitiveness
in
the
game.
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What's
the
purpose
of
keeping
such
an
amount
of
money
locked
away,
with
no
purpose
at
all
but
just
to
sit
there?
Sure,
you
could
argue
the
server
funds
are
meant
to
just
sit
there,
as
they're
for
the
server.
But
that
would
still
leave
us
with
over
€4333
available
for
purposes
such
as
advertisement,
art,
whatever
you
can
name.
Players
donate
to
the
game
for
a
reason,
they
love
the
game
and
wish
to
see
it
thrive
and
grow.
I
see
it
as
an
enormous
waste
of
potential
and
saddening
that
the
funds
the
players
have
given
to
the
game
are
not
being
used
to
solve
a
common
game
problem
such
as
playercount.
I
have
also
heard
from
a
player
that
the
low
playercount
has
meant
a
lack
of
competitiveness
in
the
game.
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This also goes back to the beginning, to where I stated that the developers have an unsure attitude when it comes to using donations -- I think this shows it.
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This also goes back to the beginning, to where I stated that the developers have an unsure attitude when it comes to using donations -- I think this shows it.
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To round it off:
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To round it off:
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As I have said in every other long post; ZK is a game I enjoy and love, the economy system and lob pots especially. For the game to get anywhere, I believe that the developers must make their stance on advertisement clear. This is so that there is no false hope amongst players and they know what to expect with their money (even if it's nothing).
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As I have said in every other long post; ZK is a game I enjoy and love, the economy system and lob pots especially. For the game to get anywhere, I believe that the developers must make their stance on advertisement clear. This is so that there is no false hope amongst players and they know what to expect with their money (even if it's nothing).
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This post was not meant to harass or insult. It's an honest take at what I have felt, seen & heard from a few others. I genuinely hope this game gets more active and enjoys a larger playerbase in the near future.
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This post was not meant to harass or insult. It's an honest take at what I have felt, seen & heard from a few others. I genuinely hope this game gets more active and enjoys a larger playerbase in the near future.
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KIBO
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KIBO
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Removal from Discord & ZK Advertisement