Idea to generate revenue for the FAF project ( you will not like it )

[GrabADrink]

My "crazy" idea to generate revenue for the FAF project:

The Team Match Maker (TMM) could introduce a premium feature allowing players to use real money to customize specific game options. In the lobby, players can still do whatever they want without needing premium; this feature would be exclusive to the TMM.

Players could set the fee themselves, which should only amount to a few euro cents.

Here are some possible options, though more ideas are welcome:

No-Share / Full-Share
Custom Map Generator settings
Favorite team color
Prebuilt units
"Decapitation" mod

Premium players could also choose to enforce vanilla settings, simply to support the FAF project or flaunt their financial dominance. Premium players might receive a premium icon or awards as a perk.

If there are multiple premium players in a match, the one who contributes the highest amount determines the settings and pays the fees. There could also be an option for a player to only participate if they are the sole premium player in the match.

I predict this idea will provoke outrage, but I'm posting it anyway.
This is about revenue and money, and small sacrifices from players are necessary to keep the project alive.

FAF is a free project, and I don’t see a human right to play in the TMM for free.
If someone is adamant about playing with vanilla settings, they could load up premium currency to enforce those settings or host a lobby game. There’s also a high likelihood that no premium players will be present in a match, which would result in vanilla settings being used.

Sorry for the players in countries with a criminal goverment, where these criminals started a bad thing and the whole country got cut off the international payment system and then the currency went down to hell. but the FAF project should not account for that. I assume and expect that 90% of players who would complain about such a premium feature would continue playing regardless.

This isn’t about making radical changes. A few prebuilt units here, a different team color there – the world won’t end.

At the end of the day, the better team always wins.

[IndexLibrorum]

flaunt their financial dominance

There really is no good reason why stuff like this should be added to FAF, ever. FAF is not in financial need. Splitting the player base into groups of "those who pay" and "those who don't" just so that people with more money can flaunt it... what an incredibly unproductive idea.

[GrabADrink]

Ok, this line was just 4 fun added, don´t take it serious man.

I thought some money would help to improve the client, money will not help?

[IndexLibrorum]

@GrabADrink https://forum.faforever.com/topic/8434/ideas-on-how-to-use-the-financial-headroom-of-the-association
Have a read to understand the current financial situation of the FaF association.

[Brutus5000]

If you have too much money, just send it to me.

[Crofis]

While i dislike the option, before saying "FAF is not in financial need" i'd make a list of what should get fixed and the costs
Just by memory i recall a few operations possibly requiring more than the current total budget. More money can never hurt the project imo, still, not like this.

Sorry @GrabADrink but i'd never wanna see FAF in the micro transactions state many modern games adopted, even if just for lobbies. If the goal is to keep the project alive you won't do it by having people get mad and leave.

[waffelzNoob]

just add paid acu cosmetics and emotes already

[Ctrl-K]

Apologies for the Russian players, whose toilet-paper money might not go far, but the FAF project should not account for that. I assume and expect that 90% of players who would complain about such a premium feature would continue playing regardless.

I'd remove that sentense, you are just straight forward insulting players based on their nationality. And FYI there are players that are capable of contributing to project in other way. Thanks.

[GrabADrink]

@IndexLibrorum
Ok, i will take a look at this Post.

To be honest it´s not all about the faf financial situation, i would totally pay to not having ice maps with blue icons or always get the orange color, sometimes not in a mood for a navy map.

[GrabADrink]

@Brutus5000 I will consider it.

[GrabADrink]

@Ctrl-K i followed your advice and changed that sentense to not insult someone.