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Originally Posted by Trimm
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In my opinion, any rewards for donations should be strictly on the forums only. *Any* sort of reward in-game, regardless of how small it might be will only cause more drama and bitching, and we all know how much the Devs enjoy forums drama.
do·na·tion
–noun
1. an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
2. a gift, as to a fund; contribution.
We should not expect anything in return for a donation, that's why it's called a donation. If the Devs do decide to give some sort of recognition, I think it could be a special colored forum name or some sort of benefactor tag, something along the lines of that. At most, maybe a sub-forum that only people who donate could screw around and feel important in.
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Once you start incentivising it, it really doesn't matter what the manner of incentive is. It's no longer a true donation.
However, incentivising it with anything that directly affects a person's abilities concerning the game becomes a legal concern, as they aren't allowed to charge for the product. Said incentivising then looks a lot like payment; it certainly would to SOE lawyers.
For this reason, I'd imagine they're legally unable to do anything other than give you some sort of title or something on the board, but I'm not a lawyer whether or not there's a loophole or not they could get through.
I actually offered the suggestion of allowing a single boxed alt with this in mind. I was expecting to be quickly shot down under this exact pretense. The fact that I wasn't thus shot down in this manner I find both surprising and intriguing.