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Could STO do a 'Well of Goodwill'?
bareel
Member Posts: 3 Arc User
Original Concept: https://www.google.com/search?q=well+of+goodwill&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
*Click the first link, stupid filter won't let me use the word rune scape in the hyperlink ugh*
Basically it would be a location where players could 'donate' energy credits (destroying them) and for every so many million credits applied Cryptic would donate actual money to a charity. Additionally players could directly donate Zen if they so desired.
Cryptic would set a cap after which it would end so they could decided the limit. With leaderboards, possibly a title and/or costumes or other prizes given away randomly or to top donors and to all who donate to offer a bit more incentive if desired.
This would also be a great way to get energy credits out of the economy and possibly reduce some zen stockpiles. And that is without even mentioning it's great for the charity!
I just think this is the most amazing solution to in game currency inflation I have ever seen and would love to see a Star Trek game do something similar.
*Click the first link, stupid filter won't let me use the word rune scape in the hyperlink ugh*
Basically it would be a location where players could 'donate' energy credits (destroying them) and for every so many million credits applied Cryptic would donate actual money to a charity. Additionally players could directly donate Zen if they so desired.
Cryptic would set a cap after which it would end so they could decided the limit. With leaderboards, possibly a title and/or costumes or other prizes given away randomly or to top donors and to all who donate to offer a bit more incentive if desired.
This would also be a great way to get energy credits out of the economy and possibly reduce some zen stockpiles. And that is without even mentioning it's great for the charity!
I just think this is the most amazing solution to in game currency inflation I have ever seen and would love to see a Star Trek game do something similar.
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If this happens, I hereby swear, I'll eat a sock.
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Are you out of your Vulcan mind?
I honestly didn't know that. It sounds out of character for such a blatantly money-grubbing corporation.
Can you cite a source of this blasphemy? And what was the final donation total? OH, and how much of the final number as from PWE and how much was from employee donations? You know...traceable numbers.
They seemed to have done reasonably well for it.
According to the the Extra Life website, this event had people donate $26,209 with a goal of $25,000. Obviously, PWE didn't donate $26,000, but it did get STO and other PWE MMO players to donate and get some ingame items in the process.
Does this mean PWE itself didn't donate?
Aside from some virtual items, exclusive hoodies, and Logitech accessories, no. Charity driven through greed usually has the company just donate the prizes and not actual money to the charity itself. PWE employees could have donated, but it was through their own personal accounts and not through PWE.
you had no further to look then the sto/cryptic very own web page here>
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9001023-star-trek-online-teams-up-with-extralife%21
When I think about everything we've been through together,
maybe it's not the destination that matters, maybe it's the journey,
and if that journey takes a little longer,
so we can do something we all believe in,
I can't think of any place I'd rather be or any people I'd rather be with.
It is a PR stunt so PWE would give all it raised to Extra Life. How much charities waste on operational costs is another story. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some charities that have 99% operational costs.
simple point; cryptic needs money to survive and they are not a charity business. if people have that much money they dont know what to do with, they should donate their own money instead of putting it into a computer game.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
Maybe add some sort of individual and fleet accolades for donation level. A public listing of the donations made etc.
I'm doubtful however that Cryptic would do anything on that scale. It would cost them time and money to develop and deploy properly, and they have hundreds of other issues on their plates.
You wan't rewards and public praising for making the highest donations? :rolleyes: Charity is not about buffing up your own ego. I always make my donations anonymously and I'm not donating at all where this isn't possible.
silly rabbit everything is for buffing up one's ego. :P
why do you thnk all those rich people talk about giving something back but it's never the money it's sometimes some money but never a whole lot compared to what they have.
if I stop posting it doesn't make you right it. just means I don't have enough rum to continue interacting with you.
my time gets them money for their business and its worth more then any money i can pull out which is very little anyways, its better this way.
there are other ways to go about getting a charity cause going but i still fail to see why some rich dude sets up a charity event when he wouldnt need to put himself through all types of TRIBBLE when he could just hand some money over to the cause instead.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
Again, cool for the charity. But PWE....NOT cool in the slightest.
I think the tax writeoff theory is a good one. That's why Oprah "gives away" free cars all the time.
This happens all the time in charity events especially with those Charity Lotteries. PWE didn't donate something as extravagant as a House, Vacation, or Car, but they did promote awareness for this charity. Most of the people that donated to this charity through this event would have either not donated at all or donated to something else without PWE's involvement.
Charity through greed is disgusting, but necessary considering what type of people most of us are.
Charity is not all about donating money. Donating time, services, and/or food are all methods of charity that don't require money. Besides donating things other than money means that it is more likely that your resources goes toward those who need it and not to pay for someone's yacht.
I have to agree with you there. Doctors Without Borders is a great example. They go to the ****tiest economically jacked up countries and stay in the finest hotels there....which equate to our basic Motel 6. Most of these docs can afford to take a year off and have a nice house waiting for them and whatnot...but going to a war-torn country for humanitarian aid is a huge thing. They mostly only go to help people (and add to their resume). I actually wish more charities had the core intents as DWB. I think a lot of grass-roots charity organizations stat out that way, but then get corrupted by the money.
This is why it is important to check out the charity's operational costs before you donate to them. If for every dollar you spend, 1 cent goes to help people, then find some other charity. If for every dollar you spend, 99 cents goes to help people, then it is hard to find a better charity to donate to. Of course, there are other requirements to figuring out which charity to donate to, but this is one of the main ones.
Completely agree, but reality says otherwise.
We spend time helping a group with fundraising. While a percentage of our donations comes from anonymous sources, the real meat and potatoes comes from a select few. Public ty's go a long way in reopening those wallets year after year.