World Name Award: Can you win ?

[Captain Jack]

Our world needs a name as we do not have one right now.
The world name will be used in a new page we are creating right now, which will show your account summary at the moment you login.

Also, it will replace Pirates Glory text on the MAP.

We have decided to give the naming privilege to a single player.
This player will be the one who buys the most credits till September 15th (It will count from September 1st). You just need to buy them, not use them.
On the 14th, you may send an email to webmaster@evdaimon.com and ask if you are the current leader. Please do so only if you think you have chances (to avoid mass emails that will be impossible to answer).

The winner will get to choose the name in cooperation with administration. It will be good to have multiple names in mind as there will be no blind accept, they will need to be confirmed.

The winner name will be kept confidential.

This is the best way to both allow a player to name the world and also improve our funding (the game is still in development after all with a heavy bulk of expenses every month).

[Admiral blackpants]

Wow...I think it is pretty obvious who will win that one. Why even post the contest up here? Everyone knows who buys the most credits.

[Xepshunall]

Are you envious of one of your own guild members? He might not buy any more. He and I are in similar circumstances. If, by some off chance, it turned out to be me, I wouldn't have what it takes to choose a name for the "world". I'd take suggestions in the public forums and put it to a vote. It's not a good idea to give the decision to a player for the wrong reasons. In the end, The player who is most irresponsible with his money is the one who makes a decision, however insignificant, that effects the whole "world". What are we...The United States of America? Creativity and money aren't guaranteed to be found in the same place.
If it were up to me to decide how the "world" gets a name, I'd add a feature in-game, on a screen that all players use. The font would be larger and more distinctive than the rest and would say something that indicates that there is a contest. You'd get directed to a page where you'd see the current suggestions and be given the choice to vote for one or enter a suggestion of your own. In the end the one with the most votes would be the winner. That's how you find creativity in a limited group. If there were to be any connection between choosing the name and getting credits, it would be that the player whose suggestion gets chosen by majority vote of his fellow players would get a reward of credits.
If you want players to buy credits that they wouldn't otherwise buy, provide a new use for the credits that makes them more desirable. You came up with voodoo. How about a contest to earn a reward of credits for the player who comes up with the best new use for credits.

[Admiral blackpants]

I absolutely agree with that, Xep. That was kind of my point for posting in the first place. It should be decided by active players not between (2) players that spend the most money. I am not envious, I just can't afford to spend the money to be that powerful in this game.

[M0nkeydluffy]

i love xeps suggestion. .hope they consider it. .anyways the more fair the devs are to those who play ths game the more loyalty they get frm the playerz. .the more loyal the playerz are the more generous we are or more we want to support the game. .as it is n0w only paying playerz are rewarded handsomely n0t active playerz. .sum changes need to be d0ne. .we need a reason to stay playing and buying creds more than to get even or avoiding our azes kickd. .

[Admiral blackpants]

Lol! Agreed!

[Black sparrow]

This player will be the one who buys the most credits till September 15th (It will count from September 1st). You just need to buy them, not use them.

From what I get, it is a special reward for who buys the most credits only in these 15 days.
I am in favor of whatever generates income for the game without unbalancing it, therefore I am more than okay with this.

[Captain Jack]

If the winner desires to put it on a public vote, we have no reason to block this.

This is not meant as an effort to push anyone to buy credits. It is mostly a reward case for those that buy.
Even if it was such, the game after all needs funds for its development and running costs. Nothing to reason here.

[Xepshunall]

If I were willing to buy the "Privilege" I would choose a negative name out of spite. I still think that you should have a contest to find the best new way to use credits. It seems like there must be other ideas that would get players to buy them.

This is a short-term solution to a concern of yours that I'd rather not speculate on though I will say that I doubt it is for the game's benefit. If it is really for development, then you should be looking at long-term solutions.

[Xepshunall]

....This is not meant as an effort to push anyone to buy credits...Even if it was such, the game after all needs funds for its development and running costs. Nothing to reason here.

Please don't insult our intelligence. It is a credit push pure and clear. You claim to have created this game for the thinking crowd (not your words but your expression). I read it somewhere so I know you said it. You have those people here playing now. Some pay. Some don't. We do pay if it seems to be worth it. As of late, I have been trying to leave this game so far behind me that the memories can't even catch up. There are people playing this game that I enjoy playing with so I stay. Again some pay and some don't. I use the resources that I've paid for to assist them and to protect them. They still have value to me whether they pay or not. I know you have expenses. I don't fault you for trying to make a profit. I do have a problem with an effort to deceive us, the intelligent people that you wanted to play your game. We can improve your financial situation just as well as we have improved your game. Give us a chance to come up with ideas for that.

This player will be the one who buys the most credits till September 15th (It will count from September 1st). You just need to buy them, not use them.

From what I get, it is a special reward for who buys the most credits only in these 15 days.
I am in favor of whatever generates income for the game without unbalancing it, therefore I am more than okay with this.

It's not good form to agree with everything that the developers think. If you question what looks wrong then something right can come of it. Just let those of us who understand the real issue here keep at it long enough for our positive efforts to take root.