Hi,
I wanted to suggest to noobcrew the idea that he can make pet kits in the shop, like buy the command for a pet chicken for like 3 bucks or something along those lines. This could also be used for bigger things like iron golems or even ender dragons for more money( thats something id buy). I think this would be an awesome way to 1. make a lot of money to benefit the server and 2. make the server even cooler.
Thanks,
Paskov123

 

This suggestion can be considered from two different perspectives. The players' perspective (which we'd all want it to be judged from), and the financial perspective (which it's actually going to be judged from, as this is a business).

Speaking from the players' eyes, this is a perfect suggestion. A lot of people donate primarily because they want access to the pets (especially the small donations such as $10 and $25), but feel like they're overpaying because they get this whole pack of animals to choose between, where they might only want one of them, and thus feel like they should pay less, as they don't need the "donor" prefix, or the commands that come along with it.

However, speaking from a financial level, this is a horrible idea, not because it's not going to be purchased, but because it's going to be "over-purchased" in the sense that a lot of people will - as I mentioned before - stick to buying a single pet or two. So long as a majority of the donors do not mind paying a higher premium for the full package that includes the pets, it's simply not going to be profitable for the server's financial background. Think of it this way: There's a limited number of players who would donate any kind of money to the server. Establishing that, it's fair to assume that implementing this would only raise the number of total sales by 5%. However, perhaps 20% of the total sales would be pets alone. So, ask yourself: If we have a pool of 100 potential donors, or 108 with the pets implemented, which is more profitable? 100 donations of at least $10 (equalling out to $1000), or 105 of which 21 are only $5 (equalling $945).

For every 105 sales, the server will have lost $55, compared to what it could earn from just 100 sales without the pets. So, while I support your suggestion, I find it extremely unlikely that you'll ever see it implemented. The numbers only get worse if we're looking at $25 donations, compared to say.. $7 for one of the other passive pets.

 

It's gonna be hard to calculate though, without full access to the donation statistics. There's plenty of people with a couple of dollars here and there they'd spend, but are unable to afford the full $25.

 

I don't really support this idea because you can just get pets by donating to the server which allows you to /pet. Also Enderdragon is not a good idea for a pet because it will get into peoples way when the build and it's too big and it will be hard to see.

 

Maybe make some of them for a higher price, like $20 for a range of 3-5 pets.

 

You forgot to mention this would be a permissions nightmare as the 3rd point. Simplicity is key when owning a server, its better to have pets assigned to the ranks, rather that individual purchases unlocking permissions. This would make a good 3rd point/perspective from the server's aspect and one based on necessity. I know from experience more plugins = more permissions = more problems. At the end of the day a well maintained server will make decisions based on necessity and what simply makes sense to do.

 

To be honest the pets are just a benefit of donating for particular ranks, I wouldn't spend money on them as stand alone donations. I actually find them quite annoying at times.

 

I haven't used my pet in ages, it just gets in the way.