I hope a game developer reads this

[Aramyth]

this would work too where u can just click a button "Donate April's monthly subscription"

Don't see why it has to be April's monthly subscription fee. Just make an option to donate, that way players can donate whatever they wish.

[Ezikiel]

Don't see why it has to be April's monthly subscription fee. Just make an option to donate, that way players can donate whatever they wish.

If you read all my post you may understand why. i'll say again Square has said they will not charge us for April hence they won't miss it i don't mind the charge i say take it and donate it make a banner

"From us here at Square enix and our player base we have decided to Donate April's monthly payment in the relief effort"
but i have aready donated in other ways and some peole who are a little stingier have already accounted for their monthly payment being taken will be better on board with being charged and donated over 1 million account and $13.00 dollars per account would be a big help and to come from us again as a community would be nice. did that help?

[Jalserba_Darkwood]

i think the idear is great but there is one downfall if u force people to donate instead of given them a choise then some players may leave due to lack of money to play any more i myself can only just afford to pay every month sometimes i cant.

[Alkalinehoe]

Or.... now bear with me with this one, you could just go out (or even online) to a charity and donate the money?

[Ezikiel]

Or.... now bear with me with this one, you could just go out (or even online) to a charity and donate the money?

indeed i could but since im in "FFXI" forum where they constantly add new thingsa in the menu and are directly affected by this which would bring more light to us as a community where people think we are self absorbed burn outs wo play the game all day and never leave the house or care about others i thought it might be nice to recognized as something else

[Miera]

Or.... now bear with me with this one, you could just go out (or even online) to a charity and donate the money?

I am from America, Sir.. Much too lazy to do that. ;D

[Chasorin]

I said in another thread that allowing us to chose to donate our April fees to the relief efforts was not viable, unless they turned on the POL servers. If you want to donate now, chose a reputable organization and donate.

I did, however, suggest that SE do something to allow us players to donate in game or through the game systems. A button on the title screen on POL would satisfy this. I also suggested that SE create a small in game item that players could "purchase", and the money going to the relief efforts. However it happens, I believe that the FFXI player base would be very receptive to donating.

[Gunit]

Go out and donate.
I am sure a lot of people could use April's fee for other stuff.

[Gunit]

Think of the players in Japan.

[RAIST]

Well... as it is the JP division of the Red Cross is saying it doesn't need the funds atm. US division just sent them $10 Mill, and there are no specific requests needed outside of the basics which they already have covered atm. So any money sent now might not actually get used for JP relief.

Maybe if things continue to go downhill things may change, but they say they appear to have it covered. Food, Gas, Water supplies are already in route, supplemental power sources are on the way, and temp. housing for the evacuees is already under construction. It's not perfect...but in the works.

Time will tell if it's enough.

Raist