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How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:54 am
by Thefeelofcotton
First off, I am grateful for all the work the developers and GMs of this server have put into making this as close to vanilla as possible. Secondly, I also thank them for not letting this server be "pay to win". My question is how is this server sustainable for the long term without a subscription fee or a donation area? I get that if they have ads on the site they get revenue that way through impressions and click through rates etc. I'm just wanting these guys to keep up the good work and keep this sever going for a long time.

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:09 am
by ceen2
Maybe they have proper jobs with a decent salery :idea: .

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:20 am
by Thefeelofcotton
If that's the case then great! But when would they find time to work on bugs for the game? Not saying it's impossible just maybe not necessarily feasible

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:25 am
by Mage21
You can donate, as they do have a paypal up.

No rewards tho.

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 1:41 pm
by WorstmageNA
takes about 500 dollars a month to maintain this server. they get about quadruple that from chinese donations

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 2:04 pm
by Molagmal
Where can you donate then? I can't find it anywhere. I feel like I ow these guys some money :P

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 2:08 pm
by Dreez
apparently not available anymore
https://en.nostalrius.org/paypal.html
"Donations are no longer accepted"

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:05 pm
by dispenseri
I too wonder about this. Is it funded by some rich guy who loved vanilla or something? That's how I imagine it. :P

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:10 pm
by melak
Would really like to know as well :)!

Re: How is Nostalrius sustainable?

PostPosted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:26 am
by Melgarh
Actually that's how most of these niche projects and hobbies go. Like a convention I've helped organize and manage - thanks to our jobs we were able to throw our own salaries into the pool and provide much better experience for lower price point while getting that warm, fuzzy feel of helping people and bringing entertainment into their lives =)

When you've money, turn it into memories, best investment!