Footing The Bill

Bommando · 10-25-2006, 12:26 PM

Well, with much fanfare, we are finally getting a new server.

The drawback is that the dedicated ranked server we ordered is considerably more expensive than any of our other dedicated servers and as such, we're asking for a little extra help from the people who frequent the server.

For those who can afford it, it would be awesome if you would consider a Platinum Supporting Membership when you next renew. For those who have been holding off on a Supporting Membership, now would be the ideal time to take the plunge.

Now, until we are able to work out a more efficient reserved slot system, I will be manually helping SMs onto the server during weekdays and possibly on weekends also. The admin team will do their absolute best to help everyone, but this will obviously be tough while admins are in game. This is being worked on.

Thanks for everyone's support and we hope to keep offering great teamwork-oriented, well-adminned (and reliable) servers for all of you.

Snail88 · 10-25-2006, 12:54 PM

I wish i could i really do, but im totally stretched thin with all my bills. Hopefully people with enough cash to buy two SLI 7950's *cough cough* can help out.

**Exploding_Silver** · 10-25-2006, 12:56 PM

I'm signing up for Platinum Supporting Membership now ...

EDIT done it and worth every penny

TheFatKidDeath · 10-25-2006, 01:18 PM

I'd like to help out with the new added cost. I became a member about six or seven weeks ago, can I apply what I paid for the Supporting membership to the Platinum? Difference is $40-50 bucks?

**Red** · 10-25-2006, 01:36 PM

How do I change to Platinum Member?

DirtyLude · 10-25-2006, 01:40 PM

Is there any way to find out the status of your membership? I have no idea when I became an SM or when the 1 year wil run out.

KestrelZ17 · 10-25-2006, 01:43 PM

Click on the member--->membership tab at the top and it should show you your active subscriptions.

**LuckyStrike** · 10-25-2006, 02:21 PM

I paid for the year membership. Is there a way I can donate additional $$ through paypal or similar?

**Apophis** · 10-25-2006, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyLude

Is there any way to find out the status of your membership? I have no idea when I became an SM or when the 1 year wil run out.

11/19/2006

**Apophis** · 10-25-2006, 02:33 PM

Hopefully this post will answer some questions. First off, if you have a yearly subscription and want to see how much time you have left. Check out your UserCP and you can see when your subscription expires. Let me also say that none of this is required; being a SM here has always been voluntary. We've added a lot of servers (and lost a number of servers) over the years, but in general out hosting bills have gone up. Games like Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 have greater CPU requirements than other servers. With some games, we can host 2-3 games per server with no issues. Battlefield 'x' is a different situation completely. It is a rather intensive server and in order to provide the quality level of service that our members expect, we're really restricted to only having one server per box. These boxes tend to be more expensive than those needed for our other games.

For those people with Monthly subscriptions that want to upgrade to Platinum:

Be sure you sign into PayPal and cancel your current standard subscription before subscribing under the Platinum level. If you don't cancel your normal subscription, PayPal will end up sending payments twice a month, once for the normal subscription and once for platinum.

The way PayPal's subscription system works is the opposite of what most people think. Tactical Gamer doesn't tell PayPal when your payment is due, nor does it request the funds on a monthly basis. The subscriber tells PayPal when PayPal should send money to TG. So the transfer of funds is initiated by PayPal, not TG.

For those that have Yearly subscriptions and want to switch to Platinum:

This situation is a little more complex. The yearly subscriptions are non-recurring. So once your year is up, your SM status is automatically terminated until you create a new subscription. You could always create a new monthly Platinum subscription, but that won't take into account any time you have left in your Yearly subscription. I could, on a manual basis, work with any individuals that want to convert to the monthly Platinum level. This would involve them sending me a PM with their PayPal address, creating a new Platinum subscription, and then I could refund the remainder of their yearly subscriptions. If you're interested in doing this; send me a PM and we'll work out the details.

For those that just want to donate a little extra to TG:

That's easy. Just donate whatever you like to paypal@tacticalgamer.com.

**Apophis** · 10-25-2006, 08:51 PM

We've gotten some great support so far. Thank you to everyone who is helping out! We've seen some totally new supporting members and some folks upgrading! Thanks to everyone!

Drizzid · 10-25-2006, 09:07 PM

I wish I could do more but things are tight right now for me and my family and I just can't, sorry. If I can help with my donating some time I would be more than happy to help. If the admins want help with making slots for SM and they want to play I would be more than happy to volunteer anyway I can to help

**Apophis** · 10-25-2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drizzid

I wish I could do more but things are tight right now for me and my family and I just can't, sorry. If I can help with my donating some time I would be more than happy to help. If the admins want help with making slots for SM and they want to play I would be more than happy to volunteer anyway I can to help

No worries at all. We appreciate the support you already provide!

Maus · 10-25-2006, 10:36 PM

I'm kind of in the same boat as Drizzid, but I'm thrilled to hear other people are helping out. Thanks -- you guys rock!

**Dick Blonov** · 10-25-2006, 10:42 PM

Just signed up for Platinum Supporting Membership.

Go TG!

DB

10-25-2006, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bommando Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30 Posts: 4,294	Footing The Bill Well, with much fanfare, we are finally getting a new server. The drawback is that the dedicated ranked server we ordered is considerably more expensive than any of our other dedicated servers and as such, we're asking for a little extra help from the people who frequent the server. For those who can afford it, it would be awesome if you would consider a Platinum Supporting Membership when you next renew. For those who have been holding off on a Supporting Membership, now would be the ideal time to take the plunge. Now, until we are able to work out a more efficient reserved slot system, I will be manually helping SMs onto the server during weekdays and possibly on weekends also. The admin team will do their absolute best to help everyone, but this will obviously be tough while admins are in game. This is being worked on. Thanks for everyone's support and we hope to keep offering great teamwork-oriented, well-adminned (and reliable) servers for all of you.

10-25-2006, 12:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Exploding_Silver Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: With Wonder Woman in Awesomeland ! Posts: 4,442	Re: Footing The Bill I'm signing up for Platinum Supporting Membership now ... EDIT done it and worth every penny __________________ TG-E1st TacticalGamer European Division - having fun on the battlefield, the "TG way" Little known facts about the mating habits of BigEyes, sometimes they flood the apartment to call in attractive bigeye females, then build hives from pies where their queen will lay eggs ..<=Awesomeness ribbon

10-25-2006, 01:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheFatKidDeath Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA Age: 39 Posts: 2,713	Re: Footing The Bill I'd like to help out with the new added cost. I became a member about six or seven weeks ago, can I apply what I paid for the Supporting membership to the Platinum? Difference is $40-50 bucks? __________________ \|TG-9th\| TheFatKidDeath "Born to Party, Forced to Work." http://www.theonion.com/content/node/55640 - Check me out on The Onion http://www.theonion.com/content/vide...ssfully_avoids - I'm on the local news!

10-25-2006, 01:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Red Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Age: 34 Posts: 821	Re: Footing The Bill How do I change to Platinum Member?

10-25-2006, 01:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
DirtyLude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 715	Re: Footing The Bill Is there any way to find out the status of your membership? I have no idea when I became an SM or when the 1 year wil run out. __________________ The Dirty

10-25-2006, 01:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
KestrelZ17 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Marshfield, MA Age: 41 Posts: 63	Re: Footing The Bill Click on the member--->membership tab at the top and it should show you your active subscriptions. __________________ [combat]

10-25-2006, 02:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
LuckyStrike Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Richland, WA Age: 40 Posts: 892	Re: Footing The Bill I paid for the year membership. Is there a way I can donate additional $$ through paypal or similar?

10-25-2006, 02:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Apophis Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA Age: 36 Posts: 8,919	Re: Footing The Bill Hopefully this post will answer some questions. First off, if you have a yearly subscription and want to see how much time you have left. Check out your UserCP and you can see when your subscription expires. Let me also say that none of this is required; being a SM here has always been voluntary. We've added a lot of servers (and lost a number of servers) over the years, but in general out hosting bills have gone up. Games like Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 have greater CPU requirements than other servers. With some games, we can host 2-3 games per server with no issues. Battlefield 'x' is a different situation completely. It is a rather intensive server and in order to provide the quality level of service that our members expect, we're really restricted to only having one server per box. These boxes tend to be more expensive than those needed for our other games. For those people with Monthly subscriptions that want to upgrade to Platinum: Be sure you sign into PayPal and cancel your current standard subscription before subscribing under the Platinum level. If you don't cancel your normal subscription, PayPal will end up sending payments twice a month, once for the normal subscription and once for platinum. The way PayPal's subscription system works is the opposite of what most people think. Tactical Gamer doesn't tell PayPal when your payment is due, nor does it request the funds on a monthly basis. The subscriber tells PayPal when PayPal should send money to TG. So the transfer of funds is initiated by PayPal, not TG. For those that have Yearly subscriptions and want to switch to Platinum: This situation is a little more complex. The yearly subscriptions are non-recurring. So once your year is up, your SM status is automatically terminated until you create a new subscription. You could always create a new monthly Platinum subscription, but that won't take into account any time you have left in your Yearly subscription. I could, on a manual basis, work with any individuals that want to convert to the monthly Platinum level. This would involve them sending me a PM with their PayPal address, creating a new Platinum subscription, and then I could refund the remainder of their yearly subscriptions. If you're interested in doing this; send me a PM and we'll work out the details. For those that just want to donate a little extra to TG: That's easy. Just donate whatever you like to paypal@tacticalgamer.com. __________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying "good doggie" while looking for a bigger stick.

10-25-2006, 08:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
Apophis Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA Age: 36 Posts: 8,919	Re: Footing The Bill We've gotten some great support so far. Thank you to everyone who is helping out! We've seen some totally new supporting members and some folks upgrading! Thanks to everyone! __________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying "good doggie" while looking for a bigger stick.

10-25-2006, 09:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
Drizzid Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Age: 37 Posts: 2,957	Re: Footing The Bill I wish I could do more but things are tight right now for me and my family and I just can't, sorry. If I can help with my donating some time I would be more than happy to help. If the admins want help with making slots for SM and they want to play I would be more than happy to volunteer anyway I can to help __________________

10-25-2006, 10:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Maus Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 326	Re: Footing The Bill I'm kind of in the same boat as Drizzid, but I'm thrilled to hear other people are helping out. Thanks -- you guys rock! __________________ 2142: \|TG-Irr\| Silverfish BF2: \|TG-Irr\| Maus

10-25-2006, 10:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dick Blonov Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: On the road to perdition! Age: 51 Posts: 3,343	Re: Footing The Bill Just signed up for Platinum Supporting Membership. Go TG! DB __________________ \|TG-6th\|Blonov «But what are chickens without their heads?.» Skud BattleField2 SOPs \| Teamspeak \| Server Rules and SOPs \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

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