No Prefix How to make a better Platinium ^

Guys there're a lot of changes that could potentially buff Platinium and Up without breaking the well known EULA we all know is unfair and as we know only allows to add cosmetic changes... Then lets add some I've been asking for a /nick feature for VIPS sometimes we want to play a lot without any focuser/ targeting / distractions. Another feature could be the possibility for us to change our color tag (without taking the [P] Color we don't want confusions but wouldn't be cool to change your tag name we all know blue is boooring. Other than that I let your imagination to create new ideas and share it to our community
Atte: AnniMaster

/nick would be quite fun, there would be alot of trolls using it DD

with the colours though, i think you should only change to the colours below you, e.g. platinium, you could be gold silver or basic
e.g. emerald, platinium gold silver and basic, and obsidian you have them all...

that is only so people who want to remain there rank still have exclusivity so a gold person cant have the colour of a plat

I understand but EULA And the fact you guys don't trust us are the main reasons why VIP ranks are so disappointing

Seriously, I would add a option to change the color of your names to the ranks below you, the only reason I haven't upgraded to obsidian is I simply don't like the color, and on a side note what's the color for Ruby?

Probably Red

Some more platinum features would be cool, but I don't agree with the ones suggested above. /nick = Trolls. And just keep name tag the same.

Right, and nobody has any incentive to spend money on this server anymore if you don't buff the awful ranks

It's all Eula's fault don't judge shotbow

Would the benefits of having ruby or obsidian be public knowledge or will only the people that have the ranks be told? I think I'm at around 650$ but again, purely not upgrading because of the color but if I need to be obsidian in order to get the perks I will certainly upgrade.

Thanks

I suggested maybe using bitcoin payments to buy perks.

The official Mojang website says this.


We don’t mind in-game currencies which are earned through playing, but you are not allowed to sell them for real-world cash. Remember - if the stuff you sell affects gameplay, we’re not cool with it.

The U.S. Treasury classified bitcoin as a convertible decentralized virtual currency in 2013.[23] The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CFTC, classified bitcoin as a commodity in September 2015. Per IRS, bitcoin is taxed as a property.[24]

Note the words "real world cash." So does Bitcoin count as "real world cash." It might, but it is taxed as "property" by the IRS. It is also recognized as a "commodity" by the CFTC.

A "decentralized virtual currency" could arguably be considered "real world cash." It could also be argued that since it is decentralized and not the official currency of any country, that it doesn't count as "real world cash." Bitcoin is completely virtual so is it even really "real?"

If bitcoin isn't "real world cash," are you really selling anything? Mojang doesn't prohibit just giving people stuff that gives them an advantage.

If Mojang were to attempt to shut down shotbow for breaking EULA given that they implement Bitcoin for perks, I believe Shotbow could legally sue.

Companies are not allowed to just shut down entities that don't break their rules on a whim.

So Mojang blacklisting Shotbow would be like a gun company taking away your gun because they didn't like how you used it. Minecraft being the gun and Mojang the gun company.

The worst case scenario is that Mojang changes its EULA to specifically prohibit Bitcoin and Shotbow drops Bitcoin. Therefore going back to its now current state.

Conclusion: It is worth attempting because the benefit of succeeding is very large and the penalty would be basically nothing.

*Yeah i'm going to college for law like you would never have guessed.

I actually agree with you its too risky and I doubt it would make much profit.

I have an idea for another loophole though, what if Shotbow were to have something like "shotbow bucks." They are purchasable with real money and then the "shotbow bucks" are used to purchase an in game currency which can be used to gain perks.

We don’t mind in-game currencies which are earned through playing, but you are not allowed to sell them for real-world cash. Remember - if the stuff you sell affects gameplay, we’re not cool with it.

Basically the in game currency is not being purchased with real money but instead with "shotbow bucks." In essence you create a proxy between the in game currency and real money so that the real money isn't what is purchasing the in game perks.

Technically the shotbow bucks that are being sold for real money are not what is effecting gameplay, its the in game currency then purchased with the shotbow bucks that effects gameplay.

This isn't a TV show where you watch a montage of a group of lawyers combing through a contract in search of 'loopholes'. That's not the way things work in the real world. What you suggested is prohibited by the EULA, and even if it wasn't, it's clearly not something that Mojang would deem acceptable.

Trying to toe the line with license agreements is not a wise idea, considering that the potential repercussions for doing so can include having your server blacklisted and/or being sued by a multi billion dollar company.

Well back to perks. I think colored text would be cool to have. Although you run the risk of people abusing it. I think it would satisfy my needs as a Donator.

Add some of MTrouts ideas in this post
He basically has the point.