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Voting Raffles

Discussion in 'Announcements and Information' started by Kazyyk, Oct 1, 2015.

  1. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    Link to previous announcement:
    Announcement - Our Domain | Starbound Roleplay

    Hello Antares!

    The Starbound leaderboard has been reset for the month of October and as such we have a whole month of opportunity laid out before us!

    Therefore, we want to try something new for you all. In the past, we have given out badges for voting consistently; however, we frankly just don't feel those are a good enough reward for the amount of support you guys give us each month.

    So! Everybody likes prizes, right? From here on out, we'll be hosting two raffles each month!

    Here's a quick run-down on how they'll work:

    "Daily Voting" Raffle
    Each time you vote is an entry to win. Your name in the hat another time, in other words.
    So if you vote 25 times, you have 25 entries. This naturally increases your chance of winning compared to others who have voted less than you.

    "Monthly Voting" Raffle
    If you manage to vote every single day in a given month, you'll be entered into a new raffle to win a bigger prize than the "daily voting" raffle. You can't win the prize for the "daily voting" raffle if you're entered into the "monthly voting" raffle, just to keep things fair for the "daily voting" raffle folk.

    Prizes
    If you win the "daily voting" raffle, you get: a $20 Steam Gift Card or Content of Equivalent value or less*
    If you win the "monthly voting" raffle, you get: a $50 Steam Gift Card or Content of Equivalent value or less*

    Selecting a Winner

    Every 1st of the following month, the prize winners will be decided using a random number generator. Each player will have their name sorted alphabetically and listed the number of times they voted (for the "daily voting" raffle only) and assigned a number starting from 1. The player who's number is generated will be the winner.

    *Content may include Games, DLC, Game Multipacks, and/or Marketplace Items. Content may only be sourced from Steam. If Content value is less than what the Gift Card amount would have been, any remainder amount will not be credited. It is the responsibility of the prize winner to choose Content that does not exceed the value of the Gift Card prize. Gift Cards may not be available to prize winners outside of the United States.
     
  2. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    Just for those that might not realize, the orange link at the top of the forums will automagically use your forum name to make keeping track easy. Can't win anything if we don't know who you are, after all.
     
  3. The Grand Mugwump

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    Are you using magic to counterfeit the monies to pay for all this?
     
  4. Awe

    Awe Gotta go fast!

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    Genuine question, can we chose to put the prize's worth into the server as a donation if we win it?
     
  5. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    I got a better job and thus have disposable income I can use to reward people and support Antares at the same time.
    You can decline the prize, though I'll just generate a new number for another winner. You don't have to worry about prize money being detrimental the server. See above.
     
  6. The Grand Mugwump

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    Nice! Glad to hear things are improving for you!
     
  7. Awe

    Awe Gotta go fast!

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    Fair enough.
     
  8. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    Did you know? If you highlight someone's text, you can actually quote that particular snippet or reply to it.

    There's a lot of cool subtle features like that in the forum.
     
  9. Awe

    Awe Gotta go fast!

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    Magic
     
  10. Redwilt

    Redwilt Washed up has been

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    Honestly, I prolly wont commit to this but I still think its an awesome thing to do for the folks, especially the donators.
     
  11. yoyohaloreach

    yoyohaloreach New Member

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    Kaz it's been some time since the beginning of the server. And I for one am so glad to see how much it has grown.
     
  12. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    Just so as everyone is aware, since I didn't specify in the original post, Staff members cannot win the raffles even though we vote.
     
  13. Awe

    Awe Gotta go fast!

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    Don't see what the problem is if they could but okay!
     
  14. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    It's about rewarding the players. Staff have their own forms of appreciation - from players who take the time to thank them for what they do to the sense of accomplishment from helping maintain a community such as ours. So, yeah, the prizes are intended for the players.
     
  15. The Grand Mugwump

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    Moderators are already motivated to help the server. They don't need more motivation!
     
  16. meanwhile

    meanwhile drunk cyberpunk catgirl

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    no such thing as too much motivation
     
  17. Avis

    Avis Halloweenie of the Serengeti

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    So if I quit I can win free games right?
     
  18. TaintedMythos

    TaintedMythos New Member

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    I used to have months where I would vote every day, but I've become less active on here for whatever reason...
    I'll definitely start voting more, not just for the prize, but also to help with the server's popularity.

    But also the chance for a prize. Prizes are good too.
     
  19. Avis

    Avis Halloweenie of the Serengeti

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    DISCLAIMER: I do not intend on quitting. Have fun with your games, you lucky future winners.
     
  20. Tallen

    Tallen New Member

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    Voting raffles prizes: 70$
    Seeing an actual starbound RP server at the top of the RP list?

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    Priceless.