Alfiecakes a dit :

Your suggested VIP banner is not very pleasing to the eyes :(

Cosmofox a dit :

I don't want this game to be an Animal Jam 2.0

Starlightcenturies a dit :

the general problem with tfm as a whole is that it's getting very out dated, thus not bringing in enough money. while a "vip" membership would help prolong its life, tfm is very much so out of its prime. adding a monthly membership is not the way to go about this. no one wants to buy a membership for a dying game.

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even though tfma's kickstarter only reached half, long time fans supported it (myself included) because it was new and exciting, not just because i wanted to support a801 (i still do and that was a factor, but i would not give a801 money on the single premise of supporting them).

though these are reasons why i wouldn't support a feature like this, i think there's a still a good way to implement a similar feature but not all the same.
for example, look at twitch's subscriber feature. or even patreon as a whole. a vip or membership option would not work in tfm alone. it has to be for a801 as a whole for it to work. tfm is on a failing framework and dying, there is little money and rewards left in it. if you wanted a membership system to work, you would have to set it up similar to patreon.
for example,
for $5 a month (yes, monthly. the original idea doesn't work monthly but that's not to say others don't) you could get:
- a special role on all a801 discords and chat (i don't believe 'segregating players' is an issue. it works fine for many other servers; my experience comes from twitch users. admins favoring 'vip members' is not a big issue. if you don't want to play favorites, then turn off donations. either survive as a company or play small favorites.)
- access to seeing more sneak peeks and more behind the scenes
- possibly monthly, small rewards in each of a801's games. one month you may get a small voucher for a cosmetic in bouboum, maybe the next you'd get 20 fraises in tfm. small things that entice people but don't generally hurt the company.
- maybe a little star by your username, or a slightly different colored user in tfm's profiles or the forums.

small things add up, and it doesn't have to be nearly as much stuff as you think. yeah, this still looks like a bit of a sellout. but *every creator, even a game company,* will end out looking like a sellout in their lifetime. you want to call a youtuber a sellout for getting a sponsor or setting up ways for you to give them money? sure. but at least they'll still be able to give you the content (in this case games) that you like.

/halfsupport.