I'm just going to copy/paste my reply from another thread because I don't think enough people have seen it. - Game evolution
I honestly believe this is what's needed for the community atm.
"Someone finally brought this topic up eh?
Well personally, I believe Daneos is working with the intent to actually bring the entirety of the game back and host a stable server.
If he's enjoying the money, why wouldn't he continue the server? More and more people will join. = More $$$
So I doubt he's going to run away with the money and leave us all to the gutter, he doesn't seem like that type of person.
But Tbh, I believe as "donators" and anyone who supports the project; by either playing or paying etc. we should be given some sort of statistic regarding the amount of money supporting the project. With that information, we should also be informed on how the money is being spent and what it is being used for.
There is nothing to hide. Those numbers shouldn't affect anything else other than this project right? There's no competition right? There's nobody out there trying to better this project right? Also, this cash shop is completely legal; it's all based on donations so we have nothing to worry about with release of the those statistics. It's like a kickstarter campaign.
Daneos hasn't asked ONCE for people to donate more often because the server needs it; so we can assume that there is enough being donated already.
What's the money specifically being used for? I don't know yet.
Isn't the money only being donated for the server? Yes, it should be.
Do I trust Daneos to use the donation money solely for the purposes of the server? To an extent.
Right now, all I know is that the money being donated is to "help the server".
There's a ****load of cashers.. Like a lot. Don't even try discrediting me on this one. With that, wouldn't you expect more updates, and stable servers by now? Or at least more people working on the project. If Daneos wants to work on the project alone that's cool, but if the community starts asking to hire more devs onto the project with the money being donated, it's something he NEEDS to consider.
At this point of time, We revolve around Daneos, and he revolves around us. He's supplying the game, and the community is supplying the resources for him to accomplish that.
Showing these statistics isn't just going to establish our trust with Daneos, but it's going open more options for everyone.
Polls can be used to find the best way to use the money donated. It makes the community happy, THAT IS IMPORTANT."