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New Donation System
Big Bidoof
post Oct 10 2012, 03:55 PM
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Today we're ready to unveil the new donations system for GPX, which we've been working on for the past week or so.

Due to flaws in the old system that, in hindsight, made it completely unsustainable, and the disturbingly large (three quarters or more each day) of users who block all advertisements (without which GPX cannot exist in the first place) on the site, we've decided to implement a new microtransaction system to help keep server costs maintainable. This new system will allow users to activate special effects, referred to as a Plus, for all users of the site. These effects include doubling the amount of Pass Orbs or Poke Chests you're able to earn, having infinite use of Heart Sweets, being able to hatch eggs before they're an hour old, and many more.

Users will be able to buy Credits, either for themselves, or another user, that can then be spent towards any Plus the user desires. In addition, buying Credits in denominations of ten or more will allow you to disable ads for 60 days per ten Credits purchased. Once a Plus' counter is filled up, that Plus will be active starting at Reset, and for the three days thereafter, along with a randomly-determined multiplier. After this three day period is over, that Plus' counter will be reset, but the counters of the other Plusses that weren't active will not. We felt that extending it over three days, as opposed to just one day would be much more fair, so that in the event that you should spend Credits on a Plus, but then be otherwise occupied for a day with school, work, or other affairs, you can still take advantage of it for the remaining two days.

All users will receive these benefits, regardless of having purchased any Credits or spent any towards the Plus, with the exception of users who have contributed under the old system. We decided the fairest way to handle the users who already have bonuses from contributing, rather than allowing them to double-dip between both the old, deprecated system, and the new one, was to allow them to choose which donation system they'd like to receive bonuses from. Users who contributed under the old system will be able to keep their existing perks, or upgrade to the new system and receive the new ones (and in addition, a free bonus of 15 Credits as a thank you for your continued support!). All users, regardless of when they've contributed, will continue to have a separate user group.

One large advantage that the new system also has over the old one is that it's completely automated - that is to say, when you complete your purchase, in most cases (essentially, unless you pay via eCheck), you'll instantly and automagically receive your Credits (as opposed to how it was before, when I had to manually change the user group of each and every contributor).

One thing I wanted to make sure to make absolutely clear is that Credits will never, in any way shape or form, be able to be used in any way that only benefit the purchaser. Our core philosophy has always been that the entire game should be available to everyone, whether they are willing to and able to contribute financially or not, and that there should be no gameplay advantages to said users (as much as we do greatly appreciate any and every financial contribution you make!). Even with this new system, however, and any future additions we may make to it, this philosophy remains completely unchanged.

We hope you'll enjoy the new system, and the benefits it will bring to everyone! We'd very much like to not have to return to penalizing users who block the advertisements on the site, but if this new system proves unsuccessful, for the good of all GPX users, that will likely be the next step we'll take.

If you've contributed between when the old system was discontinued (when the v3 site went live) and today, you should have already been given an appropriate number of Credits. If not, please PM me about it, including the email on the PayPal account that you used, as well the transaction ID (you can find this information in an email you would have received from PayPal, as well as on PayPal itself).

A more detailed explanation of everything will be available soon in the help page, along with answers to several questions we anticipate you may have.

This thread will automagically open 10 minutes after being posted. Please take the time to read the entire post before replying, yup yup.

This post has been edited by Big Bidoof: Oct 10 2012, 05:13 PM


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Big Bidoof   New Donation System   Oct 10 2012, 03:55 PM
Zerxer   Please take the time to read everything on the pag...   Oct 10 2012, 03:58 PM
Commander Wymsy   And do note if I notice a decent amount of people ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:03 PM
Wizboy777   I really, really appreciate how you guys stuck to ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:05 PM
Rhapsody   This is a quite nice revision of the system you ha...   Oct 10 2012, 04:05 PM
Mephistopheles   This is pretty nice idea C: Might donate a bit lat...   Oct 10 2012, 04:05 PM
Keyda   Does the tab for it have to be at the very top? I...   Oct 10 2012, 04:05 PM
Erwan   Very interesting, I like the concept! :p   Oct 10 2012, 04:05 PM
Darth Krytie   I think this new system is excellent and I'll ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:06 PM
Boogie Ronnster   I want the hatch power. Now. Must. Get. edit: but...   Oct 10 2012, 04:06 PM
Rafiki   Whoa, neat! o-o Some of those new "Plus...   Oct 10 2012, 04:06 PM
Eucharistica   So if I was to upgrade to this new donation thingy...   Oct 10 2012, 04:06 PM
Virginia Woolf   omg this is awesome omgggggggggggggggggggggggggggg...   Oct 10 2012, 04:07 PM
Manticore   Interesting. I'll have to think about which sy...   Oct 10 2012, 04:07 PM
Manah   Aside from all the stuff about the system itself: ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:07 PM
Pokii   Don't know if I'll get any, but hope it he...   Oct 10 2012, 04:07 PM
ThunderMoss   I think this is a good plan. I donated a long tim...   Oct 10 2012, 04:08 PM
Kelleo   This sounds like a really great idea! I'd...   Oct 10 2012, 04:09 PM
Chrome   So basically, you're letting every single user...   Oct 10 2012, 04:09 PM
Manticore   QUOTE(Chrome @ Oct 10 2012, 05:09 PM) So ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:12 PM
Chrome   QUOTE(Manticore @ Oct 10 2012, 05:12 PM) ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:16 PM
Manticore   QUOTE(Chrome @ Oct 10 2012, 05:16 PM) QUO...   Oct 10 2012, 04:17 PM
Spacecat   I really appreciate that this system benefits all ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:10 PM
Spoovo The Pirate   So now that the old system's defunct, can we a...   Oct 10 2012, 04:19 PM
Slix   I think I'll leave my donor status as it was, ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:11 PM
Big Bidoof   QUOTE(Eucharistica @ Oct 10 2012, 05:06 P...   Oct 10 2012, 04:13 PM
Kaiii   For a moment I thought it would this would be some...   Oct 10 2012, 04:13 PM
thunderpelt299   I love donating stuff to websites and people or ev...   Oct 10 2012, 04:13 PM
Rafiki   QUOTE(Big Bidoof @ Oct 10 2012, 04:55 PM)...   Oct 10 2012, 04:16 PM
Synchronize   I love to see GPX+ getting better and better (afte...   Oct 10 2012, 04:17 PM
Mysticman89   Sweets+ and Honey+ allow you to use the respective...   Oct 10 2012, 04:18 PM
Big Bidoof   QUOTE(Rafiki @ Oct 10 2012, 05:16 PM) QUO...   Oct 10 2012, 04:20 PM
pumpkinking0192   QUOTE(Chrome @ Oct 10 2012, 04:09 PM) Tha...   Oct 10 2012, 04:25 PM
Chrome   QUOTE(pumpkinking0192 @ Oct 10 2012, 05:2...   Oct 10 2012, 04:42 PM
Hiralui   QUOTE(Big Bidoof @ Oct 10 2012, 11:20 PM)...   Oct 10 2012, 04:27 PM
Snowsky   Even if I can't buy Credits, I'm very glad...   Oct 10 2012, 04:20 PM
Manticore   Also, just checking, if old donors switch over, do...   Oct 10 2012, 04:21 PM
Eucharistica   QUOTE(Rafiki @ Oct 10 2012, 10:16 PM) QUO...   Oct 10 2012, 04:21 PM
Rafiki   QUOTE(Eucharistica @ Oct 10 2012, 05:21 P...   Oct 10 2012, 04:28 PM
DJ PON 3   Holy cow these perks! I really like that it be...   Oct 10 2012, 04:21 PM
Big Bidoof   QUOTE(Mysticman89 @ Oct 10 2012, 05:18 PM...   Oct 10 2012, 04:22 PM
Samoo   Well this is certainly interesting. Back in the d...   Oct 10 2012, 04:22 PM
Kelleo   I mentioned this earlier, but no one responded to ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:25 PM
Manticore   QUOTE(Kelleo @ Oct 10 2012, 05:25 PM) I m...   Oct 10 2012, 04:28 PM
Kelleo   QUOTE(Manticore @ Oct 10 2012, 05:28 PM) ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:33 PM
Manticore   QUOTE(Kelleo @ Oct 10 2012, 05:33 PM) QUO...   Oct 10 2012, 04:38 PM
pumpkinking0192   QUOTE(Kelleo @ Oct 10 2012, 04:33 PM) QUO...   Oct 10 2012, 04:40 PM
Kelleo   QUOTE(pumpkinking0192 @ Oct 10 2012, 05:4...   Oct 10 2012, 04:48 PM
nokrow889   QUOTE(Hiralui @ Oct 10 2012, 05:27 PM) QU...   Oct 10 2012, 04:28 PM
Clara Oswin   Reading this thread made me realise my AdBlock for...   Oct 10 2012, 04:29 PM
terminallyCapricious   it took me a few minutes to understand fully what ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:29 PM
Rapps   This is a fantastic update, a really good motivati...   Oct 10 2012, 04:31 PM
Crystal Shards   I do not have an option to switch over. Neat idea...   Oct 10 2012, 04:31 PM
Big Bidoof   Anyone having issues seeing the option to switch o...   Oct 10 2012, 04:33 PM
Crystal Shards   Awesome, that fixed it. Thanks, SaS. Also I don...   Oct 10 2012, 04:35 PM
Esc   I personally don't like this system, but I do ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:38 PM
Commander Wymsy   QUOTE(Esc @ Oct 10 2012, 02:38 PM) I pers...   Oct 10 2012, 04:44 PM
Thor94   How the free counter does works?? some bonus are e...   Oct 10 2012, 04:43 PM
Esc   ALSO, Can we have an option of hiding the button t...   Oct 10 2012, 04:45 PM
Synchronize   QUOTE(Esc @ Oct 10 2012, 06:45 PM) ALSO, ...   Oct 10 2012, 04:48 PM
Nardaviel   QUOTE(Synchronize @ Oct 10 2012, 04:48 PM...   Oct 10 2012, 04:52 PM
LavenderEyedNinetales   I've come up with a situation to try and under...   Oct 10 2012, 04:48 PM
Esc   QUOTE(LavenderEyedNinetales @ Oct 10 2012, 05...   Oct 10 2012, 04:52 PM
pumpkinking0192   QUOTE(LavenderEyedNinetales @ Oct 10 2012, 04...   Oct 10 2012, 04:53 PM
Rafiki   QUOTE(LavenderEyedNinetales @ Oct 10 2012, 05...   Oct 10 2012, 04:56 PM
Nardaviel   QUOTE(Rafiki @ Oct 10 2012, 04:56 PM) QUO...   Oct 10 2012, 05:02 PM
Spirit of Auron   QUOTE(Nardaviel @ Oct 10 2012, 05:02 PM) ...   Oct 10 2012, 05:03 PM
Zerxer   QUOTE(LavenderEyedNinetales @ Oct 10 2012, 04...   Oct 10 2012, 05:05 PM
Joltik   If it's possible, could you PLEASE look into a...   Oct 10 2012, 04:50 PM
mizukitty   i love this system. plain and simple.   Oct 10 2012, 04:52 PM
Spirit of Auron   So from how I"m understanding this, if I want...   Oct 10 2012, 04:54 PM
Thor94   For me, only the trinket plus (and maybe hatch+ an...   Oct 10 2012, 04:56 PM
Clara Oswin   QUOTE(Thor94 @ Oct 10 2012, 11:56 PM) dis...   Oct 10 2012, 04:58 PM
Manticore   QUOTE(Clara Oswin @ Oct 10 2012, 05:58 PM...   Oct 10 2012, 04:59 PM
Manah   @Rafiki If I got that right, you get 30 days per 5...   Oct 10 2012, 04:59 PM
SilverLugia456   After reading the full first post, I have to say I...   Oct 10 2012, 05:01 PM
YunikoYokai   I decided to switch, because, although it is unlik...   Oct 10 2012, 05:03 PM
Kelleo   QUOTE(YunikoYokai @ Oct 10 2012, 06:03 PM...   Oct 10 2012, 05:05 PM
Big Bidoof   QUOTE(Joltik @ Oct 10 2012, 05:50 PM) If ...   Oct 10 2012, 05:08 PM
Sign Seven   I really appreciate that you guys are trying to fi...   Oct 10 2012, 05:18 PM
SagaDavid   I think I like this new system. Now let's see ...   Oct 10 2012, 05:19 PM
LavenderEyedNinetales   Another question - would it be possible to manuall...   Oct 10 2012, 05:22 PM
Thor94   if i understand the system. The user how buy cred...   Oct 10 2012, 05:23 PM
Big Bidoof   QUOTE(LavenderEyedNinetales @ Oct 10 2012, 06...   Oct 10 2012, 05:25 PM
LavenderEyedNinetales   QUOTE(Big Bidoof @ Oct 10 2012, 06:25 PM)...   Oct 10 2012, 06:15 PM
numbuh 893   I believe that when the old system we got slightly...   Oct 10 2012, 05:25 PM
Rhapsody   QUOTE(numbuh 893 @ Oct 10 2012, 06:25 PM)...   Oct 10 2012, 05:29 PM
Deide   As much as I hate ads, I'm appreciative of the...   Oct 10 2012, 05:31 PM
Lugia182   I can see how this is fairer (fairer than rival si...   Oct 10 2012, 05:34 PM
Thor94   ok. This system is really good I can't wait t...   Oct 10 2012, 05:39 PM
Gryphaena   Uh, I'm one of the people who had enabled AdBl...   Oct 10 2012, 05:44 PM
Obelisk429   This seems like an amazing idea, kudos to the admi...   Oct 10 2012, 05:46 PM
SararahSundae   This is a very nice system! Thank you so much...   Oct 10 2012, 05:52 PM
AmyL   when there is a multiplier from the plus power wil...   Oct 10 2012, 05:53 PM
Rabies Girl   This is amazing and the best way I ever heard to k...   Oct 10 2012, 05:55 PM
Esc   What would happen if On Day 0, Hatch + has reache...   Oct 10 2012, 06:07 PM
Big Bidoof   QUOTE(AmyL @ Oct 10 2012, 06:53 PM) when ...   Oct 10 2012, 06:10 PM
Slade Wilson   I actually think this is really cool (: One thing ...   Oct 10 2012, 06:14 PM
Giraffe A Laugh   Oh my god I have been waiting for this for a while...   Oct 10 2012, 06:19 PM
Lunar Dance   Man, this new system looks really, really fantasti...   Oct 10 2012, 06:27 PM

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