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EdzUp
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While as a carer for a family member, I’m sometimes time rich, I’m frequently cash poor… even my VPS which is very cheap, is courtesy of me maintaining another VPS for a less technically savvy friend…
That said I could probably afford $1 a month…
on one hand I think if 10,000 people did that Mark would be very happy, but on the other hand I look at the average monthly ( 68 patrons @ $364 ) most people would seem to be paying the suggested amount of $5 and wonder if $1 wouldn’t be a bit of an insult, especially considering how good mx2 is ?
I doubt I’m not the only one who doesn’t think $5 is insignificant….
mind you 4 people could be paying $75 a month…. :o)
$1 is not an insult IMO – everything counts.
But, with $5+ you get special binary releases in the future,
as a Patreon reward. No hassle anymore with building yourself,
so you may want to consider the $5+ reward.
Paypal ‘donate’ will go nearly 100% in mark’s pocket.. You could give him 10$ this way. It will probably be more than a one year patreon of 1$. Some patreons switched to ‘Donate’ after patreon had made a mistake with their server security. And realised they take a percentage too..
Hell NO!
All those $1 donations add up over time, and given that monkey2’s been in dev for quite a while now I’d be significantly worse off without the ‘$1 crowd’.
And beyond that, just the fact you think it’s worth anything in the first place is encouraging – each time a new patron joins up, regardless of the amount, it gives me a little burst of enthusiasm!
Do users really think that Mark work is not worth more than $1?
I guess, considering that that there are users not contributing at all than $1 is better than nothing.> Do users really think that Mark work is not worth more than $1?
It doesn’t really matter what something’s worth if you can’t afford it.
Times are tough for many people, myself included to a degree – although I don’t have family/mortgage/debts etc to deal with, which is really what allows me to give this a shot in the first place – so like with lots of things, you do what you can and, with enough people doing what they can, things might just work out in the end!
what’s better for you paypal or patreon ?
I get you Mark. I am also having a hard time. i have been in disability for the last 8 months living only on disability insurance which is a misery. Supporting a wife and two dogs. I still donate because I don’t see my small donation and don’t miss it.
I had the intention to switch to a yearly donate equivalent to 12 monthly patreon (starting in january). If it’s not a good idea please tell..
…well in the end I found a little extra (touch wood doing a little better than I thought lol spreadsheet for the win!) ended up doing a monthly paypal…
Nothing wrong with the $1 tier. Not everyone’s making dough off monkey/mx2 right now and might not even be pulling in decent bank to begin with! Some people just want to support continuing further development of a great language with a great heritage while working towards their own big break, and I don’t see anything wrong with that. ‘Specially those who are still in the “wait-and-see” camp and aren’t active in the community at the moment. Once you start donating it’s like opening a door, it says you’re ready to spend something to see something succeed and there’s power in having that “captive audience” if you’re the person being donated to
I ended up with a modest $2 a month, as I found some wiggle room, but yeah if I ever get around to publishing something with it and it actually sells, a decent donation has to be in order!
I see that you are very good developer based on what you posted on this forum. Perhaps you can use this power to create an awesome game and donate the 10% of your earnings. It’s more challenging (because you will complete the project that way) and fair (win-2-win) in my opinion.
coding has to be the smallest component of creating a *good* game…
Just saw that my last pledges did not went through due to credit card issues. Sorry Mark. This has been fixed now, count me back in!
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