City Council Cipher Posted September 28, 2019 City Council Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) Hey everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying the stuff on Pineapple (for those unaware, we’ve released a new patch on our test server, dubbed Pineapple, check out the patch notes here). It's time to talk finances again. There are two additional recurring charges this month; as mentioned last month, we have engaged a law firm (more details below), and the first invoice from them has come through. Additionally, we will be purchasing one more Advance-1 server to act as a security appliance after a recent incident within the wider community. -- September Breakdown Last month we accepted $3,695.82 in donations - $585.55 over our target for September. After our 1&1 bill increased by $10 this month, we were left with $575.55 in overrun which will be put towards our expenses for the month of October. Here’s what the funds from the September donation window went towards: $4,717.40 to OVH for our recurring hosting costs $96.00 to Google for our G-Suite Business account $40.00 ($10 higher than last month) to 1&1 IONOS for domain and outbound (server) email services $10.00 to Atlassian for Jira Cloud (10-user) Here is a screenshot of our payments / expenses since the last donation window: -- October Breakdown As previously mentioned, we have added one additional server (an Advance-1 w/ 1gb vRack upgrade) to act as an additional security appliance for our network. This will be an additional recurring cost of $102.99, bringing our new monthly total to $4,966.39. Here is a new breakdown of our recurring (monthly) expenses: $4,820.39 to OVH for hosting expenses Up $102.99 from previous months due to the new A1 $96.00 to Google for our G-Suite Business account $40.00 to 1&1 IONOS for our domain and outbound (server) email services $10.00 to Atlassian for Jira Cloud (10-user) As mentioned last month, we have engaged a law firm to assist us with the necessary legal work that’s required as we work towards our goal of creating a stable, long-term server for the community. They will primarily be working on new versions of our public legal documentation (Privacy Policy, User Agreement, etc) as well as providing legal advice in various other areas. Expect us to have additional legal fees each month moving forward. The first invoice from them totaled $1,326.04. As stated in our September donation post, we cannot provide a screenshot of this invoice as it contains a large amount of personal information for many of our team members (to the point that the entire invoice would have to be redacted). -- After applying the $575.55 overrun from September to October’s expenses, we’re left with a donation target of $5,716.88. As of the time of this post, our donation system will be open. As in previous months, once the donation target is met the donation system will automatically close. Thank you for all of the support! We’ve now hit our fundraising target for the month of October and donations are now closed. Thank you yet again for the continued support! Edited September 29, 2019 by Cipher OVH price change of $4.25 5 3 If you need help, please submit a support request here or use /petition in-game. Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master!
Asacledhae Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 This time i've been stalking you...... You didn't get away from me........ Wahaha 1
Kinestron Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Woohoo!!! I made it this time. Thank you, Homecoming team, for all your hard work. It is appreciated everyday I get home and am able to play CoH. 1
DoomStar Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Woot! I made it this time! Thank you all for bring this back to us! 1
milesalpha Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Got in for the first time too, well worth it. 1
Crimson Outcast Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 I had an error when trying to donate via PayPal, but I was able to backtrack and donate with my debit card. I was finally home when donations were open WooHoo! 1
DocRadio Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 In before the bell. Thanks for giving me my heroes back. 1
starro Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 I got my donation in. Thank you for the services you provide. 1 "She who lives by the cybernetic monstrosity powered by living coral, all too often dies by the cybernetic monstrosity powered by living coral." -Doc Buzzsaw Pineapple 🍍 Pizza 🍕 is my thumbs up.
dmaker Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Saw the Broadcast in game and was able to get a donation in this time 🙂 1
ZemyaSoldat Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Managed to sneak in another donation! Haven't managed that since June 🙂 1
Corelli Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Same, first time donor, able to catch this for once 🙂 1
Scarlet Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 How do I send money? It's early... only on first cup of coffee. 😕
MoggieCanada Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Snuck in my $10 American. Good to see a new server being added 🙂 Devs, keep up the good work and community, love you all. 1
Loanet Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 It's my first month here, so I donated $5, but I'll definitely be donating more if I stay longer, which I probably will. 1 "Oh, this day just keeps getting better and better..." - Breech Mason
Tater Todd Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 HA! I finally was able to donate for once! 1
Marine X Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 About time I managed to get in again, Donating is more of a competition than the game, sheesh... 1 1 " When it's too tough for everyone else, it's just right for me..." ( Unless it's Raining, or Cold, or Really Dirty or there are Sappers, Man I hate those Guys...) Marine X
Tyche Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Appreciated the in-game notice, finally was able to donate- I always miss the window cuz it opens and then completes so fast - what a great community! 1
Retired Game Master GM Capocollo Posted September 28, 2019 Retired Game Master Posted September 28, 2019 The goal has been met and the donation window's now closed. Thanks again for the support and please continue to enjoy the game. 1 2
srmalloy Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Got in this time, right on the end (98.6‰), but I made it. 1
Torcel Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tyche said: Appreciated the in-game notice, finally was able to donate- I always miss the window cuz it opens and then completes so fast - what a great community! Same! 1
Abraxus Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Didn't beat last month's record of 3 minutes 30 seconds (I think it was), but done is done. 😉 What was no more, is REBORN!
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