SOA|Donations

Donations

If you're donating for the good of the game and without thought of any personal gain, we appreciate that immensely. In fact, that's the best kind of donation. Please understand that the game costs a considerable amount of money to run and diverts a considerable amount of time from other money-generating activities. So if you like the game, please assist us in defraying the very many expenses related to it.

If you want something for your donation, here's a list of what you can currently get and the "suggested" donations. "Suggested" means you can give more if you like.

Donations are nonrefundable.

There are four ways to donate and all involve gift cards. Click one of the icons below to go to that particular site. The forms are all pretty self-explanatory. Make the recipient baldon@gmail.com, and fill in the appropriate amount. Please put something descriptive in the message so we have a permanent record of what you were ordering WITH your order. You will be given the item (or items) after we process the order. THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO is talk to Asherah/Kaneda before you do the transaction. That way you can get your item right away and there won't be any confusion about what you're ordering. Also, please check to see if we have a current wish list or which card we need most at that moment.



So, whad'ya want, huh?

Beginning December 6, if you give $100 for a custom house, house/shop combo, upgrade to a house or an elven bow/house combination, we will give you a free lake and your own personalized boat.

Houses

(Instructions for how to build buildings and pictures of all the building exteriors and interiors can be found by clicking here)

You can build any of a number of types of buildings - houses, guild halls, and shops. Below are the prices for standard buildings. If, after you buy a standard house/shop/guildhall you decide that you would prefer a nicer house, you can negotiate an upgrade with the admin.

The simplest way to get a house is to buy a standard automated deed. Houses generally are placed in a housing district, two per screen. All houses come with a stove, locking door and key, personal mailbox, and personal vault. You can buy additional accessories for your house at any time. If you decide, for instance, that later you want to add a windmill (they are awfully nice), you can do so whenever you like.

You may choose to build your house in any town that has a housing district. Select your site before you buy your deed and check with an admin to be sure there isn't an "invisible house" there. Every house ever built is still accessible on the maps, although the exteriors may not show up. You can't build your house until the "invisible house" has been moved.
  • Small House, $10
  • Blue Cottage, $10
  • Small Farm, $10
  • LargeHouse, $12
  • Windmill, $10
  • Fountain, $10
  • Extra Screens (Mining, woodcutting, farming, extra room, etc.), $10.00 per.
  • Anvil, $1.00
  • Alchemy Lab, $1.00
  • Crafting Table, $6.00


Since the interiors are ugly as sin (actually even uglier, since sin can be rather attractive), you can have them customized for a mere $8.00. This is a bargain, because otherwise every time you walk into your house you'll say, "OMG, this place is so freaking ugly I want to kill myself." Eight dollars is a pittance to mitigate that kind of suicidal ideation. These are some basic mods to the house (change the carpet, landscape, etc.). Again, you can do this at any time.

If you want a regular house (like the above) but you want it to be the only house on that map, add $8.00.

Custom houses are also available. These are houses that are designed and built specifically for you. Prices start at $50, for which you receive three custom screens (exterior, interior and one "work" screen of your choice) and all the accessories listed above with the regular house deeds. Plus you'll be able to choose things like the carpetting, furnishings, etc. We will be adding more interior items in the next client.

Houses inside towns, in pre-existing buildings, will be priced based on the attractiveness of the location and the demand.



Guild Halls

  • Small Guild Hall, $15
  • Fortress Guild Hall, $25
  • Custom Guild Hall (three screens), $60
  • Anvil, $1.00
  • Alchemy Lab, $1.00
  • Crafting Table, $6.00


Shops

Small Shop in the regular business district in your choice of towns - $15.00.

Larger custom shops are priced like guild halls. There are some pre-build custom shops in towns (especially in Rhine, which is absolutely wall to wall empty shops) which are priced individually.



Bows

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY. Please note. You may not lend/rent or sell donation/sale items (weapons/armor/rings) to other players even for five minutes. Even if they beg. If we find a donation item on a non-donor account, we will remove the item. If we have reason to believe you have been lending/renting or otherwise transferring donation/sale items to other players, you will forfeit the item. By lending/renting out donation items, you undercut the (rather meager) financial support of the game and thus undermine the future of the game. Everybody of any age and any financial class has the ability to get donation/sale items even if they don't have money simply by bringing players to the game.

Silver Crossbow, $20 (18 AP) with white arrows (25) and a BM ring (4), brings your Attack Power to 47.

Elven Bow, $40 (30 AP) with white arrows (25) and BM ring (4), gives you a total of 59 Attack Power.

Please note, the "suggested donation" is for the bow only.



Swords

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY. Please note. You may not lend/rent or sell donation/sale items (weapons/armor/rings) to other players even for five minutes. Even if they beg. If we find a donation item on a non-donor account, we will remove the item. If we have reason to believe you have been lending/renting or otherwise transferring donation/sale items to other players, you will forfeit the item. By lending/renting out donation items, you undercut the (rather meager) financial support of the game and thus undermine the future of the game. Everybody of any age and any financial class has the ability to get donation/sale items even if they don't have money simply by bringing players to the game.

Beta Sword, $20. Lists in the official sword stats as 30-43. The Attack Power reading on the GUI runs between 62 and 72 with a 20 test average of 68.2. In actual combat tests it repeatedly gives 38-60, with a 20-test average of 44.35.

Gamma Sword, $40. Lists in the official sword stats as 50-54. The Attack Power reading on the GUI runs between 80 and 84, with a 20-test average of 77.75. In actual combat tests it repeatedly gives 65-73, with an 20-test average of 59.65.

Rings

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY. Please note. You may not lend/rent or sell donation/sale items (weapons/armor/rings) to other players even for five minutes. Even if they beg. If we find a donation item on a non-donor account, we will remove the item. If we have reason to believe you have been lending/renting or otherwise transferring donation/sale items to other players, you will forfeit the item. By lending/renting out donation items, you undercut the (rather meager) financial support of the game and thus undermine the future of the game. Everybody of any age and any financial class has the ability to get donation/sale items even if they don't have money simply by bringing players to the game. (See the FAQ for more information.)

Rings are generally $10.00 each (except as noted). ABSOLUTELY talk to an admin before ordering these.

  • Ring of Quickness - Attack or "work" faster (+3) (Probably best at the beginning of the game with those pesky work skills)
  • Argon's Ring - Deal more physical damage
  • Ring of Fortitude
  • Ruby Ring - Take less damage (by 4)
  • Crafting Ring
  • Ring of Experience - increases the exp you get from monsters by +5 (this is good to have at the beginning of the game when mobs are giving you lower exp. If you're fighting a slime, your exp would go from 14 to 19. That's a pretty considerable increase. If you're fighting a 280 monster, adding five is not really worth it.)
  • BM - $15.00. Deal more Arrow Damage (Until Jan 22, 2014 it was only 4AP - NOW it's 10!)


Elixer of Full Regeneration - $10.00

(Unlike the weapons, special armor and rings, you CAN share these with your online friends. In fact, we encourage it!).

Restore "permanently lost HP". For more on this see our page on Potions and Elixers.

For the time being that's all that's on the actual "list". If you're interested in something else, by all means ask.

Prices are subject to change. We will post a spam on the game and make a post on the forum when there is a new price list. Obviously, again, the safest thing to do is talk to an admin before you do the transaction.

FAQ

Can I have my money back? I don't like this item/this game/you anymore.
Sorry, transactions are nonrefundable.

Not far! I only donated because...(fill in the blank - we've heard it all!)
Sorry, transactions are nonrefundable.

I don't have a credit card/I'm not 18/I don't believe in giving money to games because we all know you guys waste it on unimportant stuff, and besides, you run a game so you must be rich, because everybody who runs games are rich, aren't they?
If you can't donate/spend money on the game for whatever reason, you can still earn merchandise. All you have to do is introduce completely new players to the game (not simply have old players make new accounts). Personally mentor them through the process - that means be online with them when they play, answer their questions, make sure they know the rules, etc. Make a guild and have your friend join it as a member. When you friend gets to Arthos if they haven't been banned and are considered "in good standing", OR they've played regularly for at LEAST TEN DAYS (whichever is LONGER) you will receive $10 in merchandise. Regularly means they've played at least one hour on seven of the last ten days and the last day must have been within the last 48 hours. It's that easy.