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This wont work. If it did work it would get really complicated.
For example, if I make a p2p playerworld and it goes up, I would have a bunch of lower staff(GPs, LATs, etc). I would be plenty motivated to keep my PW going nicely because I'd be getting paid. But what motivation would the LATs and GPs have? The LATs would soon relize that they make great levels for me, the owner, I put them up, and then I get paid for them.
LAT teams would start going on strike until finally I lowered myself to pay them a percentage of my 'pay check'. But then I'd have to get everyone's address, send it off, and with the amount of LATs some p2p server's have the shipping cost of each amount would cost more than the actual amount the LAT is getting.
Then the GATs and NATs would relize the same thing.
Pretty soon the GPs are making a list of all the people they've helped and hackers they've caught over the week and demand a percentage of my pay for each person on that list.
Then what if the owner and co owner are on the same? And the GM too? Would they split up the paycheck 3 ways? And Stefan probibly hasn't gotten filthy rich off of graal, $2 per month.
So lets say then that the Owner is on a little, but does enough work to keep the server updated, the Co Owner is on a little more than the Owner and does a little more work, and the GM is on a and does a little more work than the Co Owner. Who would get the pay in this situation? The Owner would argue that he's on enough, and does enough work and is still considered the Owner of the server. The Co Owner would say that he's on more and does more work, same with GM. Things would get confusing.
So then if they did split up the paycheck 3 ways to get all 3 of those hard working people, lets say the paycheck was $10(It really couldn't be more could it? It only costs $2 a month to play...). It is split up 3 ways, and Owner, Co Owner, and GM all get $3.33. Then they each have to give up a dollar for the server's 5 LATs. Therefor each LAT gets 60 cents.
Then the LAT Admin would demand more than the LATs, so there goes another dollar from the Owner's Total.
Then the GATs, NATs, FAQs, GPs...even the Admins...
Pretty soon each person is getting 30 cents per paycheck.
And shipping in the U.S. is 33 cents.....but not all staff members on a PW are all in the US, it would cost more for shipping to send to those members in the UK and Canada...
I like the idea that p2p PW owner's get paid, but I think there would just be too much to work out, things would get too confusing.
-Jinx |