Defibyoulater

Australian Skial God
Contributor
Please don't think the community is just sharply changing it's mind on this matter. People really liked the credit gifting system and it made for a good alternative for people who can't donate.

Granted, we understood the dangers of people trading in-game items for credits, and its removal was accelerated because it was jettisoned by an ex-trade moderator. As seen in this thread - https://www.skial.com/threads/make-purchasing-selling-credits-against-the-rules.73986/

Though, we think this action was maybe too hasty. We're simply hoping that some trade issues don't have to stifle the rest of the community's spirit of giving.

Hopefully, you can return the credit gifting ability, and but also add cautions and disclosures to a credit gift in-game before one player gifts it to another. That way, players are well aware of their actions and gifting is returned.

TL: DR - Return credit gifting to the new credit system, but add cautions and disclosures before allowing player to finalize credit (gift) transfer.
 

Luke

Legendary Skial King
Contributor
-1

I don't think it's needed.

The point of credits is to benefit regulars - to get them rewards in the store.
However, with this they could be traded for items, or given to other players who aren't regulars.
 

Cream Tea

Epic Skial Regular
Legendary Mapper
I'd say +1.

But maybe make a rule where anybody caught trading points for items etc can get punished.
 

Sharky!

Gore-Spattered Heavy
Contributor
-1

I don't think it's needed.

The point of credits is to benefit regulars - to get them rewards in the store.
However, with this they could be traded for items, or given to other players who aren't regulars.
While I do agree on your view on the point of credits, you have to look at it from a gifter's perspective. They aren't gonna gift credits to some random person they've never seen before that asks for 100k credits just because. I don't see any reason not to add it back.

+1
 

the beet

Notably Dangerous Demo-Knight
+0 would be useful but ever heard of server seeding

you get X T R A C R E D I T S at the server that's being seeded
 

White Moose

Positively Inhumane Poster
also could create an alternative for currency in tf2
which means it will increase the value of credits
people will play more to get credits b/c its the only way to get them
more server traffic=profit
win win for everyone
 

҉ SP∑∑DY ҉

Sufficiently Lethal Scout
-1

Then the number of people seeding servers would decline. However, if gifting is brought back, then the "seed bonus" on empty servers should also increase accordingly.
 

Sargent¥

Australian Skial God
Contributor
-1

If you want to gift something, why should it come out of Skial's pocket? The credit system is a gift to the users, it's not something to make it easier for people to give gifts simply because they can't afford to pay for gifts themselves, that defeats the purpose of a gift.
 

White Moose

Positively Inhumane Poster
If you want to gift something, why should it come out of Skial's pocket?
youre acting as if there is a finite number of credits, as if the credits are backed by a tangible currency aka the gold standard
its not a cryptocurrency (however that could change if trading of them is allowed)
which could convert it into fiat money
not to mention it would add real value to the skial credit making people want more of it. so they play more on the servers
defeats the purpose of a gift
ever heard of re gifting? its something Americans do when they dont like the gift
 

Defibyoulater

Australian Skial God
Contributor
Credits become giftable/tradable, they will also become a sought commodity. Who wouldn't AFK or seed servers in their spare time to house credits at the least?

Two friends are collecting credits to get their titles, and one gifts their hard earned credits to the other. The credits are not lost, nor was the time played on servers. Simply transferred.

I used to donate for people as a in-skial gift, and as much as I like donating cash, I prefer striking up the game and seeding servers with friends and being able to gift the smaller decent amounts to more people.
 

Cream Tea

Epic Skial Regular
Legendary Mapper
Perhaps there could be a limit on how many credits you can gift per month or something?
 

White Moose

Positively Inhumane Poster
9.000 credit gifting as a max is decent. you cant get many perks at 9k making players to play more if they want to reach the desired perk