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Sneeza™ 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:47pm

Discussion: Premium Rank!

As per the announcement, this is the place to discuss the upcoming Premium rank which will be replacing the old donation system. Please read the announcement before asking questions here.

Zemnmez's FAQ

Why transition to this model?
The fact is that once a critical mass is reached, donation perks are just not sustainable. TF2 Outpost reached that size long ago, and this is the best way we have found to continue the website without destroying it. In addition, item trades are very problematic and a legal grey area in terms of income, we can't continue to be taking them in such volumes.

I have already donated, what do I get?
Users that have donated in the past will be given Premium credit worth around 3x what they donated. If you donated less than $10, you'll receive 6 months Premium credit. If you donated $10-$20, you'll receive 12 months and if you donated above $20 then you'll receive 24 months of Premium. If you donated at all, you will receive a minimum of 6 months free credit.

What perks do I get?
30 minute autobump and 25 extra trade slots and a premium rank in addition to some extra features we're working on on top of the no-ads you've always had.

What is the price?
$4.99, but it's not yet fully decided.

I want to use paypal, can I use paypal?
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Wasn't my donation foreverl?
No, it never said that.

Closing this thread because it's just turning into people flaming and not reading this FAQ.

Last edited by Sneeza™; 11 Oct, 2013 @ 2:57am

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Fang 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:52pm

What are you going to do about those who can't use stuff such as BluePay?

UncleSam 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:52pm

A monthly subscription??!! D:

Doomgooey 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:52pm

No items for payment? Quite a lot of people are going to be saddened by this, including me.

monkee 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:53pm

What about old donators? I donated like 10 to 15 keys. What will happen to that?

Last edited by monkee; 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:53pm

NinjaNick 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:53pm

I have to say I am already paying to many monthly bills, I liked it when I could donate $10 and be done with it. Now you are not getting any money from me.

♥♥♥♥ UC Berkeley 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:54pm

I don't know about the no items donation, as I think that's what a LOT of people used. A lot of people don't have BluePay.

Tralalero Tralala (lag spikes) 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:54pm

This is bullshit.

Imagine Hoovies 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:54pm

If we donated prior to all of this, and we dont want the premium thing that will just dissapear in like 6 months, can we have a refund? or soemthing like that?

Doomgooey 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:54pm

I see quite a bit of people on the annoucment saying that they won't donate anymore and that it was a waste of items now that the new system will be taking place.

Blatch 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:55pm

Autpost.

Yeah, I'll have to say that Iiked the old donation system better, even if this system is going to earn you guys more money. Because of this, I'll never be able to have permanent auto-bump. I'd suggest that you guys set it up like Scrap.TF. They give you permanent priority if you donate a certain amount above the normal monthly payment to actually get priority.

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KNTRL 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:55pm

Pretty bad news :\ . Paying with item was a cool feature :(

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Zelda1548 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:55pm

Originally posted by Evil Elmo:
What about old donators? I donated like 10 to 15 keys. What will happen to that?

You get 6 months if you donated less then 10, 12 months if you donated 10-20, and 24 months if you donated more then 20 dollars.

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Sneeza™ 22 Sep, 2013 @ 4:55pm

Originally posted by Santa Heavy:
What are you going to do about those who can't use stuff such as BluePay?

Paypal is still supported, as stated in the announcement.

Originally posted by Evil Elmo:
What about old donators? I donated like 10 to 15 keys. What will happen to that?

You will be credited. Look at the bottom of the announcement. You'll be given roughly 3x as much Premium credit as your donation was valued.

Originally posted by NinjaNick:
I have to say I am already paying to many monthly bills, I liked it when I could donate $10 and be done with it. Now you are not getting any money from me.

That's completely understandable - if you donated in the past, you will be given Premium credit worth around 3x as much as your donation. If you donated more than $10 you'll get at least 12 months of Premium.

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