Donations for credits?

[Fletcher]

Hey folks, just another thought crossing my unstable mind once more.

What would you think of the mechanic of people donating real money for the purpose of acquiring more funds in-game?

Pro's

Higher chance of income for the server maintenance and bandwidth costs
Possible future hardware upgrades or replacements when needed

Con's

Possibly less trading, but slightly I'd assume
Effectively 'buying' faction status with the 500 million cost


There are likely more things I'm not seeing in my mind right now as usual. That's what a forum is for. Oh and in my theory of this mechanic, one 'purchase' a month would only credit you in-game funds, any more would be just classed as donations. Helps prevent abuse I saw in one game.

Also, the more you donate, the more funds.

Thoughts?

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