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  1. Posted

    You've got a lot highlighted there but the conversation isn't really that long...

     

    Him: Some home freekilled

    You: You moved, sorry

    Him: Homo

     

    That's gonna happen and I've played with yolo plenty to know he's an alright kid. Yeah, he probably moved, but he didnt' really to much of a length to argue.

     

    -1

  6. Posted

    Here's a handful of ways you can support xG with only a few seconds of your time...

     

    Ads

    If you have ad-blocking extensions installed in your web browser disable it (most will give you an option "for this site only"). Then, when you see ads, middle-click on them, this will open the tabs in the background in a new tab and your browsing will be uninterrupted. Then, whenever convenient, close the tabs. Every time you click an ad xG is listed as the referrer so eventually xG will get some sort of kick-back for that.

     

    Networking - Facebook/Twitter

    @Aegean! and @@serbiansnaga are the Facebook people. I'd love to see screenshots of all the different games on there, links to our youtube, etc. - really liven the place up. Once that happens it will become a great networking and marketing that everyone can share with friends. One Facebook gets a face lift @CookiePrinces will have plenty more fun stuff to link to on Twitter.

     

    Raffle

    Hopefully most of you have seen the raffle I posted. Anyone can do this (who has steam, of course)! Get your kid brother and your annoying neighbor in here, have them make an account, donate $10, then they can disappear until next month for all I care but hopefully they'll stay and check everything out. It's a raffle, who would turn down buying a $10 raffle ticket for the chance to win $50. I'm gonna try to do a monthly raffle if this one works out.

  9. Posted

    I'm gonna do a little raffle here and see what kind of response we get and hopefully do it again.

     

    Prize

    $50 electronic gift card to the merchant of your choice.

     

    How to play

    • For every $10 you donate you will earn 1 raffle ticket. Maximum 4 entries per person.
    • Once you donate, send me a PM on forums with your Steam ID and amount of donation.
    • Once confirmed players will be added below.

     

    Drawing and winner

    • The drawing will take place on Friday May 11 at 11:59 PM Central Time. Entrants do not need to be present to win. I will use random.org to choose the winner and share my screen online for anyone to view live so the drawing is not questioned.
    • Winner will be announced on this thread and via PM.

     

    Rules

    • Maximum 4 entries per person.
    • Donating $20 will give you 2 entries, $30 for 3 entries, $40+ for 4.
    • Entries must be received by Friday May 11 11:30 PM Central Time.
    • Winner must choose a merchant that can send you a gift card electronically.

     

    Terms and conditions

    • Persons within the moderation, administration, leader, etc ranks of xG may not play. This raffle is for the xG community and public only. You do not need to be an xG member to play.
    • Minimum donation total is $100. If less than $100 is received by the entry deadline the raffle will not go on.
    • Any terms set forth for this raffle are subject to change for clarification purposes but will not affect game play.
    • Feel free to discuss within the forum here but you MUST send me a PM if you enter.
    • This is a privately funded raffle and is not sponsored or endorsed by xG. Your donation dollars are not funding the prize.
    • Gift card will be valued at $50 USD. If winner requests a gift card in another currency it's value will be that of approximately $50 USD.

     

    Players

    @@DrizzyDraken - $45 total donated - Raffle ticket #1, 2, 3, 4

     

    Winner

    With only $45 reported during the contest period the raffle did not take place. Thanks to those who donated to the community. I might try a similar raffle again soon to see if it works.

  11. Posted

    Permission to speak freely? Ok thanks. @@silence @Aegean!

     

    Here's my two cents...

     

    To cut costs

     

    It's my understanding that xG has one box running multiple servers. In layman's terms that means one computer running multiple different games. So it doesn't matter if xG has one CS:S server or 20, the cost is the same. Now, I've never priced out game servers myself, but are there any cheaper options? Half xG's servers are empty most of the time anyway so what about a less powerful box? Or renting 3 or 4 servers individually?

     

    Next. How many domain names do we need? I understand domain names can be relatively inexpensive if purchased at the right time in the right place (as low as $1 a year), but they can get spendy too. On average let's say $10 a year. xenogamers.com makes perfect sense and that's what comes up when you do a Google search... So do we really need to drop money on more domains? I understand it's not much but every bit counts.

     

    What about this forum board? Is it on the same server as the games or is it a different server? Is it possible to downgrade the account - less storage space, less monthly bandwidth allotment, etc. (Don't go under what we're using of course, but can we downgrade and still have enough room to wiggle?)

     

    Also regarding this forum board, is the license bought and paid for or is it a monthly fee as well? There hundreds if not thousands of free option out there for forum boards. Sure they're not flashy but they work just as well.

     

    To raise money

     

    If we had a regular pub server I think it would open a lot of doors. We could have weekly contests, high score prizes, xg-vs-public events. Right now the RPG games are great but there's no way of fairly ranking an individual player within those.

     

    Try a referral program. "Have your friend donate $10 or more and mention your name and you get ..."

     

    PUSH PUSH PUSH networking. Facebook: "If this post gets 100 likes silence will shave his..." Twitter: "First five to share this get pictures of..." (sarcastic examples, but you get the idea).

     

    Paid staff?

     

    Does xG have any paid staff? Or do you guys need extra help with any back-end stuff or record keeping or whatever? I'll give ya 5 - 10 hours a week if you need something done, kept track of, etc.

  13. Posted

    I wasn't there so I'm not sure what happened but I'd def +1 for unban. Seen you in game a LOT and you know what you're doing. With no previous bans (that I could find in 20 seconds anyway) you should definitely get a second chance and a cookie if your explanation is how it went down.

     

    It was @Poncher who banned you so you'll have to wait for him.

  14. Posted

    I like the servers, I like the community, and I like most of the people. I don't expect anything here, this isn't some publicity stunt.

     

    I'll stick around the forums and the servers. Wherever you guys decide to stick me I'll do me and work my way up if and when I feel it's appropriate.

  15. Posted

    The problem is that one-time donations of any size can't cover on-going bills. And with new members few and far between you can't count on getting $700 a month from new people who want hats.

     

    If all the active members chipped in $5 a month shit should be covered. Shit that would be my smallest bill by far.

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  17. Posted

    I suggested this to @@silence but maybe you guys will have input...

     

    xG needs something that encourages on-going donations for on-going incentive.

     

    Right now everything is pay once, get shit for life. So people pay, get their shit, then play.

     

    A former clan I was in did this:

     

    $10 donation for one month of "donator" status

    $30 donation for four months or "donator" status

     

    Donator status got you:

    • Access to donator-only forum boards
    • Access to @ chat

     

    After 3 consecutive months* of donator status you got:

    • Access to !voteban, !votekick, and !votemap (the server didn't use rockthevote)
    • Access to !playsound - this opened a menu with a list of short funny sounds, one-liners ("thats what she said"), and short song clips. Only one !playsound per person per map was allowed.

    *If you paid for 3 or more months in advance you still had to wait 3 months time to get these.

     

    Most importantly, when you stopped donating the privileges were taken away, and your 3 month counter reset.

     

    This encouraged repeat donations and help control things after hours. A mod/admin can't always be there, but if someone likes the server enough to donate for 3+ months then it can usually safely be assumed that they will use !votekick or !voteban appropriately for the good of keeping gameplay fun for all.

     

    With hats and trails on xG servers you could mix that in. Say, keep what you have now $15 for one hatpack, but you could include all hatpacks as part of donator status.

     

    You could maybe play with other plugins as well. Maybe !days could be limited to donators? Unlock certain !lr's for donators?

     

    **Whenever I referred to "donators" I mean people who hold "donator status" as described.

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  19. Posted

    I've had support come in from all over and I've wathced how the whole paid-mod and paid-admin thing developed throughout the day. I've even been serenaded by a mod...

     

    I had the best intentions of trying to support this community and unfortunately it wasn't received well by others.

     

    I like this server and the community and most of you have your head on straight and can actually see what's going on.

     

    I'll follow your guys's lead and see where I end up and pick up from there.

  20. Posted

    Feel free to remove my powers. I'll most likely be around in game still.

     

    I just don't like being disrespected by a community that I've tried to help. You guys that have posted so far are all good, it's not you guys.

  21. Posted

    I can't beleive the level of disrespect I've received in the last 24 hours.

     

    If you haven't read my other posts please seek them out and do so, it might answer a few questions.

     

    I've put hours of effort into the community in game and on the forums to try to help whoever I could however I could. I love it here.

     

    When there was a cry for money yesterday I donated. In fact, I donated enough to get admin powers. But I said no. I told silence I had an open mod app and I wanted to earn it the hard way like everyone else. But he insisted in giving me something - so I took mod.

     

    Ever since then I've gotten support from a few people but I haven't heard the end of the "you paid for it" trolls. I've done my best to explain that I was donating to help, but that's not enough.

     

    To prove that I didn't pay for mod powers - and to prove that I only wanted to help the community - I am hearby leaving xg. Hopefully this proves that the powers really aren't that important to me... And hopefully I'll save someone the headache of a troll.

     

    It was fun. Good luck.

  22. Posted

    I was hoping it wouldn't come to this. I don't feel like I owe anyone an explanation but here it is:

     

    I created a mod app yesterday (here). If you read it you'll see that I was actually encouraged to apply by a handful of people and I've actually got something to back myself up. Furthermore you'll see serbiansnaga himself said I was on the right track.

     

    Shortly after I made the app I saw the SteamBOT notification with the plea for money. When I first started playing on this server I donated within 2 days because I liked the server. When I donated yesterday I also did it solely to support the community.

     

    With my donation I could have gotten Admin, but when Silence messaged me about the donation I told him not to give me anything and that I wanted to get mod the hard way. He insisted on giving me something, and since I was shooting for mod anyway, I took it.

     

    I know it appears, as many are saying, that powers are being bought. And the truth is, they are at the moment. Hopefully through my involvement in the community and with this explanation you can understand that I was sincerely trying to help the community.

     

    I intend to do plenty of question asking and watching before I use any commands outside of obvious rule breakers. I know I'm still new in the community so I haven't been around the block and earned the fullest respect from everyone which is another reason I plan on just taking it easy for the time being.

     

    If you haven't done so, feel free to read my mod app to learn a little more about me and my experience. Feel free to discuss anything here.