Carl-R

This is like calling microsoft and ask where to download a pirated version of windows.

Our Chernarus server is now 5th place overall of all Arma 2 Servers, and we are running no bullshit banking systems. The only servers above us is the 100 slots, militarized, 10000+ vehicle servers. and i am fine if some players wants it easy mode, being able to go to a traders take out cash and buy shit. But i hope that will not be standardized as that would indeed ruin the mod.

You at the moment got a currency and you can store it. thats just fine.

When first placing a object choose a object in your inventory and press build, you will now be able to place your object. use the [1] and [2] key to decide which build mode to use.   Press [1] to choose snap building mode. Press [2] to choose Manual building mode. Press [3] to rotate objects while in snap building mode. (used to rotate for example stairs)   Hold [E] or [Q] to rotate and flatten out object.   [insert] and [Delete] are used to move object left or right while picked up. [Home and [End] are used to push and pull the object away and towards you. [Page Up] and [Page Down] are used to raise or lower the object.

What the fuck is the point in adding the radios then, the whole system works like this. You got 8 different radios, you need Radio #1 to listen to what other people with radio #1 has. If you dont want to listen to people talk in radio chat just dont pick up a radio, problem solved. god... people even demanded kicks for people talking in radio chat..
 
   
What's wrong, don't you get any attention back home?

Amen.

Amen.

It simply comes down to, you did not create the game (Arma 2/3 in this case) nor the mod (DayZ / Epoch) and therefore you are not entitled to make any money from it, if you are receiving this money on the promise of giving content ingame away, i.e you are selling items.
 
However, I have always advocated that DayZ (and similar structured games) should be run by a big company (SOE / Blizzard MMORPG style) that provides the hardware/support for a fee (monthly sub) or through their own business model because it is a game that needs hardware provided (I'm not sure I agree that companies can sell multiplayer games for X price and then expect customers to buy even more equipment to be able to play it but thats another discussion) unbiased admins and fair decisions made, something you cannot guarantee will happen even with the best of servers out there. It takes time and effort to solve problems and those doing that SHOULD be paid for the time and effort they put in, if I could setup a legit server admin business I'd be all over it as I know I'd immediately have over a dozen well trained, capable, trust worthy staff and if profit was measured on how good admins were.. I'd buy you all a beer with my money ;)
 
If you want to provide a service and provide hardware for a community, you should have a model inplace that allows you to fund it without needing perks or item shops and if you can't, then you don't have a community worth keeping as they are not showing community spirit. What you are not allowed (I believe even legally, due to cease and desist orders being issued) to do is sell anything related to the game as it is not yours to sell. As per vbawols post donations should be given without return consideration.
 
Dota 2 is a perfect example of how a good game can sustain its self completely for free and by selling cosmetic items, that is the only way I'll ever agree with micro transactions as I really do not like pay2win and things have gotten out of hand with the current server hosting scene.
 
Yes, we offered base building kits but they were quite 'expensive' though this still did not stop people paying2win and after some research, we were close to the lower end compared to some servers especially at the start. I wanted both to keep my community alive and provide a way for decent community members to still be able to be a part of the community without being too far behind, what we did is definitely wrong and for the wrong reasons but with good intentions, whether people believe me on this I really do not care as the important people know the truth. Some communities are blatantly trying to make money while they still can as they know that people will buy their way through a game to get the upper hand. Someone likened it to buying scripts and tbh.. you're probably not wrong! The sooner you accept that people will be left behind due to various reasons, the better a community you will be able to provide. Strength in numbers, this is a survival game and I hate to relate things to real life when it comes to games.. its one time where it is as real and as balanced as it would be in real life, the only game changer is the skill of the individual.
 
Summary/TL:DR: Its not your game to monetize and you'll only care when you're caught, like piracy.. there are so many people doing it, it takes a while if at all before people are caught and punished. Though don't be surprised if your servers are blacklisted on popular browsers or even on official browsers, which will kill servers and communities off.
 
Stop using excuses for why you're doing what you're doing, if you're providing outside of your means to provide then its time to tighten that belt buckle. I'd liken surviving off of donator shops and perks akin to taking steroids, once you have no more steroids left you're going to lose those gains very quickly.
 
I personally want to bring CPC back to what it was once known for, being a harder place to play with zero pay2win, where the reason you play there is because you know you can trust the admins.

I am fine with anything aslong as its not some kind of banking bullshit system.

I thought I'd share my thoughts on the Alpha so far.   I'w been watching the streams quite often lately to get the last updates on what has been happening with epoch so far, and 2 days ago i won a key :D So about 10 minutes into playing i met B_Dubz somewhere close to the middle trader. He was kind enough to give me some gear to start out with Which was much needed as i met my first sapper about 5 minutes after he B_Dubz left me, i was almost killed by that thing. After that i found myself a first aid kit, before i wandered north to loot some towns, at this point i was carrying alot of stuff so i decided to log of as it was nighttime and alot of creepy stuff was going on.   I logged back on the next day and apparently i logged of almost right on top of a car. of course it was broken so i had to run back to the trader to buy myself a repair kit. on my way back to the car i met one of those drones, tried to shoot it down but failed miserably. so instead of fighting whatever got spawned by this thing i started running, and i just ran until i could not hear it anymore. I guess someone else engaged the drone because there were alot of gunfire after i left the area. So i fixed my car and went back to the trader, there i met B_Dubz again we made a little convoy and went around looting stuff for a couple of hours. we were gonna try finding a helicopter but with no luck.   The mod so far even though only a alpha is very fun,  except for the random couches and beds placed all over and the build limit being reached i found it very fun and quite glitch/bug free. i at least have not seen any major glitches.