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#1 CruciasNZ

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Posted 31 January 2013 - 01:38 AM

Subscriber group no longer exists. It has been replaced with the following:
  • Premium Member
  • Donator

Premium Member
These members gets to browse without Ads, use the Premium Member forum, have custom username and download things. Other features will be added as I think of them (basically as I add them to the site, there'll be no added restrictions of current features).

Custom Usernames will persist after a subscription lapses, but all other cool features will expire as they are linked to the group.

They also have a new banner.
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Donator
This is a tag given to recognize people who have given us money to run the site or competitions without any benefits to them. (eg a real donation). Members who put forward prize money should use this option and PM Staff about it. This group now has the old Tau banner.

Downloads

https://www.gothicwa...mydownloads.php

This allows us to have Members & Admins upload and download software, and other cool things. All uploads require Admin approval (basically moderation), and all uploads can be reported to Admins for Copyright Violation.

I'm going to use this instead of just giving out links in random threads for various downloads. This way it's far easier to find the things we have on the server for you all. We can also do completely free files, so you won't need to be a Premium Member to access everything.

One really cool thing is that we can do Faction Downloads; we can make categories only visible and usable to a specific Faction (though upload moderation still applies!).

It's possible to allow the forumscore system to be used to purchase download access to files. It is up to the individual uploader if they wish us to restrict it, point cost it, or publish openly.

What Happens To Previous "Subscribers"?

Right now everyone has been migrated to the new Premium Member group from the old Subscriber group. How things used to work was that you would use the donate button and I would get an email, telling me I would have to manually assign you to the group; then when your time expired I would manually remove you.

Basically this new process is just automating the old process. When you pay through Paypal it will send the site notification and assign you to the right group for the right period - as opposed to me having to check who is coming off every month, or manually assigning you. Basically we handle people paying us money in a more efficient and timely manner.

The current costs for Subscription are being discussed by The Inner Council, but they likely won't differ overly. Based on our records $20 was the most common donation, so that became the annual one. While we want people to be part of our community for a long time, we recognize some people only want to play for a few months; this led to the cheaper and shorter subscriptions. We also recognize there's a few beasts amongst us who shelled out way over their "fair share", so we created a lifetime subscription and those people will be assigned to it so they don't have to pay again.

The most important thing to note is that paying money is not going to be forced on anyone. Only new features added for Premium will be restricted to Premium; plus some downloads depending on the uploaders desire.

Do Not XBL-Message or PM Me Website or Community Issues/Requests.
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