Make Donations Great Again: Possible Rework Of Ranks

Hello,

As we know, just recently the store was forced to undergo major changes in order to comply with Mojang's EULA. As a result, Gold Coins were abolished entirely. This leads to concern among players, specifically "How do I get shouts/bombs if I can't buy Gold Coins?" Shouts and bombs (specifically dxp bombs) were one of Wynncraft's main sources of income, and they don't violate the EULA as shouts don't give players advantages over others and bombs affect everyone in the server (not just the one player).

Now, I have heard rumors about the items being placed into "mystery packages" where players have no idea what they will get. To me, this is an iffy scenario: some players will spend tons of money just trying to get a certain item. However, other players bought specific items with their coins. If they wanted dxp bombs, they could buy 10 of them. If they wanted to throw an item party, they would buy 10 item bombs. These players will not like the uncertainty factor of the packages, as they spent their money on one thing and one thing only.

(Again, I have no idea if the above is true, but rumors and new tags on items seem to lead towards that direction.)

Now, on to the actual suggestion:

At this point Wynncraft's main source of income would be the donation ranks. These give the dev team the greatest amount of money, with VIP costing $25 and VIP+ costing $50. But again, the inclusion of this "mystery package" implies that non-donor players may be able to "buy" the rank-exclusive particle effects. As a result, less people are motivated to buy the more expensive ranks, considering they could buy a package with similar benefits.

But... what if we gave the ranks a reason to buy over the packages?

My suggestion is that the donor ranks will "regenerate" one-time usable items (such as shouts and bombs). Every week or month (depending on the item) the ranks will obtain one of these items, and if left over time, the items will stack/accumulate. The concept of a fixed regeneration over a one-time deal may compel players to buy the donor rank over the package. This also allows the donors to use their items and bring back what we are afraid will disappear forever (dxp will be more frequent again and shouts will no longer be hoarded).

The VIP+ rank could also have a higher regen rate (they can either cut the regen time in half or they obtain double the items). Again, this may compel players to buy the most expensive rank, therefore resulting in more money for Wynn.

As far as I know, this will not conflict against the EULA because:
- Currency is still removed after the change
- Items will still be for a cosmetic purpose
- Items will also still benefit all players and not just one
- The items given to donor ranks will not give them an advantage over others, but instead make the players a more helpful aspect to the community

This is just my idea for better ranks. You can make both the packages and ranks available, but if you know that the ranks have "infinite" amounts of the package items, the mind will make the better choice and will be more compelled to buy the rank.

I hope this idea will eventually become true. I really think it will compel more players to donate.

Thanks,
Undyne

 

I thought that you'll just buy the items directly from the store, no need for gc.

 

Like I said above, I have no idea what they plan on doing in regards to "changing the store". This was just a suggestion regarding modifying the rank benefits so more people are likely to buy the ranks. This mainly is in regard to newer players or those who haven't really thought about donating.

I just thought this would be a way to motivate more players into donating. And in regards to buying the items directly, this can still be a feature if someone wants more shouts/bombs than given with the interval. The interval is slow enough so that people can have the items, but if they want more they will purchase them from the store.